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WEB DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Real Canadian websites we've designed, line by line

Most Calgary web design portfolios show pretty mockups. This one shows receipts. Every site below is a live small-business website with a real owner's name on the About page, real review counts you can verify on Google, and real credentials, WCB numbers, BBB ratings, manufacturer certifications, corporate registration. Nine sites across roofing, painting, tile, courier, exterior renovations, and architectural consulting. One playbook: SEO-first architecture, fast Canadian hosting, and the conversion mechanics each industry actually needs to book work.

9 live sites across roofing, painting, tile, courier, and consultancy
Mix of Astro static + WordPress, picked per project
Embedded review widgets, founder bios, before/after galleries
Every site built with Core Web Vitals + SEO baked in

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Receipts, not mockups

What authentic Canadian small-business websites actually look like

calgaryparging.com

Stucco & parging

Calgary Parging

A fast, conversion-focused site for one of Calgary's most established stucco and parging contractors. Built for ranking on dozens of long-tail repair searches and engineered to turn cold traffic into booked estimates.

Tech: Astro static build, WebP image pipeline, Core Web Vitals tuned for mobile-first stucco searches.
6 service pages labelled the way customers search: Parging (foundation coating), Stucco Repair (crack patching), Stucco Painting (exterior refresh), Woodpecker Damage (bird hole repair), Foundation Repair (structural fixes), Masonry (brick & stone).
Social proof: embedded Google reviews widget (387+ reviews, 4.9 stars) with rotating customer cards.
Before/after sliders on 6 separate jobs so prospects can see craftsmanship at a glance.
Animated stats counters: 5,000+ projects, 6x award winner, 14+ years.
Trust stack: BBB A+ + RenovationFind badges, dedicated 10-year materials and lifetime bird-damage warranty page, sticky phone CTA, Google Maps embed.

Visit calgaryparging.com

cprgroup.ca

Roofing & exterior renovations

CPR Group

A full multi-line contractor site covering three distinct service hubs without losing focus. Built around a mega menu that lets prospects find an obscure sub-service in two clicks and a credentials wall that closes B2B and insurance work.

Tech: Astro static build, WebP imagery, mega menu navigation with sub-category nesting.
23 sub-service pages across 3 hubs: Roofing (9), Restoration (5), Exterior Renovations (9), plus a Learn hub.
Service-area coverage: 13 communities listed for local-SEO geo-targeting.
Team & social proof: founder photo of Glen Aliko with crew, embedded Google reviews (36, 4.7 stars), Pioneer Acres Museum heritage case study.
Credentials wall: BBB A+, AARA, SECOR safety, CCI, plus manufacturer certifications (Owens Corning, IKO, Malarkey, BP, James Hardie, Soprema).
Hard-numbers section: 17+ years, $5M liability, A+ since 2015, 12 active credentials. Sticky "Book a Tech" CTA in nav.

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ezroofrepaircalgary.ca

Roofing

EZ Roof Repair Calgary

A personality-led WordPress build for a single-operator emergency roofer. Every page leans into the owner's name and direct-line phone number to convert urgent 2am hail and leak searches.

Tech: WordPress, mobile-first design tuned for emergency searches with 24/7 phone-CTA repeated through the page.
4 service pages built for clarity at first glance: Roof Repair (leaks & shingles), Hail Resistant (impact roofing), Skylights (install & seal), Warranty (coverage terms).
Owner-branded conversion: "Get Sokol On-Site, Free" CTA throughout, leveraging single-operator trust.
Social proof: embedded testimonial section with 10+ verified customer quotes (44 Google reviews, 4.9 stars).
Compliance + trust copy: $2M insured, WCB certified, Alberta Corp #2023600071, City of Calgary licence #16375420 displayed in-line.
Local-SEO blog: 5-post blog covering Calgary roofing insights, building codes, contractor hiring, and asphalt shingles.

Visit ezroofrepaircalgary.ca

flashexpress.ca

Courier & delivery

Flash Express

A WordPress build for a Calgary-based courier with the biggest branded search footprint in this portfolio. Designed to handle both same-day quote requests and a thought-leadership blog that ranks for industry-commentary queries.

Tech: WordPress on the www. canonical, fronted by Cloudflare with bot protection for production-grade infra.
Vertical service pages each tuned to its own buyer: Standard delivery (same-day courier), White Glove Delivery (high-value handling), Pharmacy Delivery (medical Rx runs).
Multi-author thought-leadership blog: founder Drilon Beqa bylined on industry-commentary posts (postal disruptions in Calgary, fragile packing, why local couriers are more reliable).
Branded authority: the homepage alone earns ~763 monthly organic visits on branded queries, largest of any site in this portfolio.
Standard WP feed: RSS + comments feeds live for syndication and aggregator pickup.
Conversion architecture: About + Contact pages tied to a multi-channel quote pipeline.

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masterpropainting.ca

Residential & commercial painting

Master Pro Painting

A static, Cloudflare-fronted painting contractor site with a clean five-service architecture and personality-branded About page that names the two principals so prospects know exactly who shows up on the job.

Tech: static build behind Cloudflare with email obfuscation, no WordPress overhead.
5 service pages all Calgary-scoped for local SEO: Interior Painting (rooms & trim), Exterior Painting (siding & soffit), Commercial Painting (offices & retail), Stucco Painting (exterior refresh), Fence and Deck Painting (yard refresh).
Personality branding: About page titled "About Master Pro Painting | Calgary Painters Valerii & Briken" naming the two principals.
Seasonal content engine: blog with topical posts like "Top Painting Trends for Calgary Exteriors in 2025".
Lead-tracking flow: dedicated thank-you page wired to capture form submissions for analytics and ad attribution.
Privacy-conscious build: Cloudflare email-protection layer to keep painter contact details out of scraper crosshairs.

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mbtile.ca

Tile installation

MB Tile

A craft-forward site for a Schluter-certified tile installer. Built to showcase 15 before/after jobs and let the work and the 4.9-star review history do the closing.

5 service pages mapped to how tile work actually gets bought: Residential (home installs), Kitchen & Bathroom (wet-area tile), Commercial (office & retail), Repair & Maintenance (cracked grout & loose tile), Bathroom Remodeling (full reno).
Embedded Google reviews carousel: 54 reviews at 4.9 stars, auto-rotating with full review text and dates.
15-image before/after portfolio carousel with tap-to-enlarge gallery.
Owner bio + photo: Valdrin Morina with personal story on the About page.
Credentials wall: Schluter Systems certification, WCB-Alberta #8244615, $5MM CGL liability coverage.
Sales support: Google Maps embed with directions, FAQ accordion, repeated "Book Free Estimate" + phone CTAs.

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1838.ca

Architectural & permit consultancy

1838 Project X

A B2B-leaning WordPress build for an architectural and permit consultancy. Designed around founder authority, an external Client Portal handoff, and a project gallery that does the talking for a four-decade career.

Tech: WordPress with Smush image-optimization plugin for clean Lighthouse scores on imagery-heavy pages.
4 service pages spanning a build from sketch to handover: Drafting (architectural drawings), Building Permits (City approvals), Building Analysis (code & feasibility review), Construction Project Management (build oversight).
Founder authority: Murray Lawrence bio + headshot positioning four decades of field experience.
External Client Portal (SharePoint integration) for active project handoff, uncommon for a small-business site and a clear B2B signal.
Project Gallery: showcase of completed builds and architectural sketches.
Dual conversion path: "Book a Technical Building Consultation" and "Start Your Project" CTAs, plus a collapsible FAQ.

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nationalstarroofing.ca

Residential & commercial roofing

National Star Roofing

A WordPress build for one of Calgary's longest-running roofers, anchored on a 500+ five-star review headline backed by real HomeStars and Google embeds. Optimized for the high-stakes hail and insurance-claim search market.

Tech: WordPress on Cloudflare CDN with Smush image optimization for fast roof-photo pages.
6 service pages + process page covering every common roof type: Residential (home roofs), Commercial (multi-tenant), Flat (low-slope), Roof Repair (leak fixes), Impact Resistant (hail-rated), Soffit & Fascia (eave finishing), plus an "Our Roofing Process" walkthrough.
500+ five-star reviews headline backed by an embedded HomeStars widget (370+ reviews) and a Google reviews link (175+).
Awards + certs: HomeStars "Best of" 2018–2021, BBB A+, Owens Corning Preferred Contractor.
Animated counters: 21+ years, 10k+ clients, 8k+ projects, 21+ staff.
Dedicated portfolio page + 10-question FAQ accordion + Google Maps footer embed.

Visit nationalstarroofing.ca

skyviewstarexteriors.ca

Exterior renovations

Skyview Star Exteriors

A brand-new launch in the same design system we built for Calgary Parging, CPR Group, and Master Pro Painting. Same fast-loading, conversion-first foundation, sized for an exterior-renovations contractor still building its review history.

Tech: Cloudflare-protected launch build sharing the conversion architecture used across our roofing and stucco portfolio.
Service focus: exterior renovations (siding, soffit, fascia, eaves), positioned for a fresh-market entry.
Mobile-first hero tuned for "exterior renovations Calgary" intent searches.
Foundation ready for review-building: review-widget slots and case-study sections wired in from launch.
Local-SEO scaffolding: service-area metadata, schema, and contact infrastructure live from day one.
Aligned visual language: consistent typography and component patterns with our other contractor portfolios so the brand reads as established, not a fresh-launch.

Visit skyviewstarexteriors.ca

Want to be next

Your business deserves a site like these

Authenticity is what books the job in Calgary trades, not stock photos and not generic taglines. The sites above each carry the owner's name, the licence numbers, the warranty terms, and the review history that turn a cold visitor into a quote request. If you're a Canadian SMB looking for a website that proves you exist before it asks for the sale, that's the playbook we run. Builds start at $3,000 and include SEO, hosting, and content.

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