Contractor & Home Services Web Design for the Twin Cities
When a homeowner in your service area needs work done, they search, they skim a few sites, and they request a quote from whoever looks legit. We build contractor sites that win that comparison and turn it into a lead.
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Word of mouth is great until it runs out. The homeowners who don't already know you are finding contractors on Google, and if you don't show up — or if your site looks like it was built in 2009 — you're invisible for the jobs you'd most want to bid. A working website is how you compete for the customers who aren't already in your phone.
Hammer Forge Apps is a small Minneapolis team that hand-codes fast, mobile-friendly sites for contractors and home-service pros across the Twin Cities metro. We build the things that turn a searcher into a lead: clear service-area pages so you rank in the suburbs you actually serve, before-and-after galleries that prove your work, trust signals like licensing and insurance, and quote-request forms that land in your inbox.
Where Most Contractors & Home Services Sites Fall Short
If any of these sound familiar, you're losing customers you never even hear about.
No real online presence
A Facebook page and a phone number aren't enough anymore. Homeowners vetting contractors expect a real website, and not having one makes you look smaller and less established than the competition bidding the same jobs.
You can't get found locally
If your site doesn't clearly say which cities and suburbs you serve, you won't show up when someone nearby searches for your trade. Generic, location-free sites get buried under competitors who spelled out their service area.
No easy way to request a quote
When the only way to reach you is a phone number, you lose the homeowner who's researching after hours or comparing a few bids at once. A simple quote form captures that lead while they're still interested.
Nothing proves you're legit
Homeowners are letting you into their house and writing real checks. Without photos of past work, licensing and insurance info, and reviews, you're asking strangers to take a risk on the unknown.
What We Build In
The features that actually move the needle for a contractor.
Quote-request forms
Clean, simple forms that let a homeowner describe the job and reach you in under a minute. Leads land straight in your inbox so you can follow up while the interest is hot.
Service-area pages
Dedicated pages for the cities and suburbs you serve, so when someone in Maple Grove or Eagan searches your trade, there's a real reason for you to show up in their results.
Before & after galleries
Side-by-side project photos that show the quality and scope of your work. Nothing sells a remodel, roof, or landscape job like seeing the transformation you actually delivered.
Trust signals
We put your licensing, insurance, certifications, and reviews where homeowners can see them, so the people letting you into their home feel confident hiring you over an unknown.
Click-to-call
A tap-to-dial button on every page for the homeowner who'd rather just talk it through. For urgent jobs and big projects, many people want a voice on the line.
Fast, mobile-first build
Homeowners often search from the driveway or the couch on their phone. We hand-code a lightweight site that loads fast and reads cleanly on any device so you never lose a lead to a slow page.
Basic gets your services, service-area pages, project gallery, trust signals, and a quote form online with a fast mobile site starting at $399 — enough to start winning local searches and capturing leads. Advanced adds more involved lead tools like multi-step estimate forms or online scheduling. Custom fits larger operations needing CRM integration, multiple trades, or specialized functionality.
Simple, Honest Pricing
One-time builds. No retainers, no surprises. We'll tell you straight if your project needs less than you think.
Basic
A professional site, done right.
A fast, mobile-first website that gets your business online and looking sharp. No online ordering.
- Up to ~5 pages, hand-coded
- Mobile-first and fast-loading
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Hours, location, and Google Maps
- On-page SEO basics
- Connected to your own domain
Advanced
Sell, order, and book online.
Everything in Basic, plus online ordering, e-commerce, or online booking wired in cleanly.
- Everything in Basic
- Online ordering or e-commerce
- Online booking and appointments
- Payment integration
- Product or service catalog
- More pages and custom sections
Custom
Built around your idea.
Web apps, dashboards, integrations, or multi-location builds. Scoped and quoted to fit exactly what you need.
- Custom web apps and tools
- Third-party integrations
- Multi-location or franchise
- Dashboards and customer portals
- Scoped and quoted up front
Every price is a one-time build, and the site is yours. We set you up on Vercel or Railway and you pay only the host’s fee at cost — no markup, no lock-in. Optional monthly plans are available for SEO, content updates, and ongoing maintenance if you’d like us to keep it running smoothly.
Contractors & Home Services Web Design FAQs
Can homeowners request a quote on my site?
Yes. Every contractor site we build includes a clean quote-request form, even at the Basic tier. A homeowner can describe the job and send it to you in under a minute, and the lead lands in your inbox so you can respond fast. Faster follow-up is often what wins the job over a slower competitor.
Will this help me show up on Google in my area?
We build with local search in mind — service-area pages for the suburbs you cover, clean code, and fast load times all help. We don't sell guaranteed rankings, because nobody honestly can. What we deliver is a solid, search-friendly foundation that's far better positioned than a generic, location-free site.
Can I show off my past projects?
Absolutely. Before-and-after galleries are one of the most effective parts of a contractor site, so we make them easy to build and update. As you finish new jobs, you can add photos yourself without code. Seeing real, completed work is often what convinces a homeowner to trust you with theirs.
How much does a contractor website cost?
Basic professional sites start at $399 and include your services, service-area pages, a project gallery, trust signals, and a quote form on a fast mobile-friendly site. More advanced lead tools or CRM integrations move you to Advanced or Custom. We'll quote your specific build clearly before any work begins.
Do I need a separate page for each city I serve?
It helps. Dedicated service-area pages give search engines a clear reason to show your site when someone in a specific suburb looks for your trade. We'll set up pages for the areas that matter most to your business so you're competing for local jobs instead of being invisible outside your hometown.
Contractors & Home Services Web Design Across the Twin Cities
We work with contractor owners all over the metro.
Let's build your contractor a better website
Tell us about your contractor and we'll send back a clear scope and a fair price, usually within a day.