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Websites for kitchen and bathroom companies

A kitchen or bathroom website has two jobs. Inspire the homeowner who's still collecting ideas. Then convince them you can run a disruptive, high-value project from design to final fix.

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From £1,800 per project

The situation

Why your customers are searching.

Buyers visit several kitchen and bathroom websites over weeks, comparing styles, finishes and whether each company designs, supplies and fits. A site full of manufacturer imagery and a contact form looks like every other retailer of the same range. Why would anyone book there?

What sends them looking

  • Showroom footfall or design consultation bookings have slowed, and your designers have spare capacity.
  • Too many enquiries are for fitting-only jobs when you earn more on supply and fit.
  • You've opened a showroom, added a new kitchen range or started offering bathrooms alongside kitchens.
  • Homeowners turn up having already seen competitors' 3D designs and finance offers online.
  • Relying on one builder or retailer for fitting referrals has started to feel risky.

The problem

What costs kitchen and bathroom companies work.

Where the work slips away

  • Buyers spend months gathering kitchen and bathroom ideas on Instagram, Pinterest and Houzz. Turn up only at the final search and you're competing on price alone.
  • Showroom and no-showroom businesses need very different websites. One has to drive booked visits; the other has to prove quality without a display to walk round.
  • Fitting-only, supply-only and supply-and-fit enquiries arrive through the same channels and need separating early.
  • Each design consultation eats into designer time on a high-value project, so a poorly qualified booking hurts.
  • Room galleries go stale fast, and manufacturer photography looks the same as every other retailer of that range.

What makes customers hesitate

  • Buyers worry the finished kitchen or bathroom won't match the 3D design they approved.
  • Many fear an overrun that leaves them without a working kitchen or bathroom for longer than planned.
  • Homeowners aren't sure who handles the plumbing, electrics, gas, tiling and plastering, or whether they'll end up coordinating several trades themselves.
  • Some suspect showroom prices carry a big margin and wonder whether an independent fitter would be better value.

How it helps

What a better website changes.

  • Galleries of finished rooms in local homes set you apart from sites using the same manufacturer photos.
  • The design consultation booking is the main call to action, with showroom, home and video options where you offer them.
  • Supply and fit, supply only and fitting only each get a plain explanation, so enquiries land in the right category.
  • The refit process, from survey to design to fitting, is laid out step by step. Buyers can see how the disruption is managed.

What you get

Room galleries by style and budget

Kitchen and bathroom project pages filterable by style, such as shaker, handleless or wet room, with notes on materials and duration.

Design to finished comparisons

3D design visuals side by side with finished photos for selected rooms, showing how closely the result matched the plan.

Design consultation booking flow

A booking form for showroom, home or video consultations that asks about room type, rough budget and timing.

Refit process and trades page

A walk-through of each stage, who handles the plumbing, electrical, gas and tiling work, and how long typical refits take.

Showroom or samples page

Opening times, parking and current displays, with a booking link. No showroom? Then it explains how samples and home visits work.

Finance and guarantees section

Workmanship and product guarantee terms, scheme memberships and finance information in compliant wording, placed near the booking form.

Measurement

The enquiries that count, tracked properly.

What counts as an enquiry

  • A design consultation booking in the showroom, at home or by video call.
  • A showroom visit booking with a preferred date and the room being planned.
  • A quote or brochure request that captures room type, rough budget and timing.
  • A phone call tracked by source, especially calls from ads.

What gets tracked

  • Design consultation and showroom bookings, split by kitchens and bathrooms.
  • Booking form completions that include a budget band and timeframe.
  • Room gallery and refit process pages viewed before an enquiry.
  • Brochure or quote requests, tracked separately from consultation bookings.

Worth knowing

What customers check, and the rules to follow.

What customers look for before they call

  • Photos of completed rooms in customers' homes, grouped by style and rough budget, with manufacturer imagery in a supporting role.
  • 3D design visuals shown next to the finished room, so buyers can see how closely the result matched.
  • A plain breakdown of who does each trade, including Gas Safe registered engineers and qualified electricians where the project needs them.
  • Reviews that talk about project management, communication and timekeeping during the refit, as well as the look of the room.
  • Guarantee terms for workmanship and products, and membership of schemes such as TrustMark where it applies.

Rules worth knowing

  • Gas work, such as moving a hob or boiler, must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and your copy should say plainly who does it.
  • In England and Wales, some electrical work in homes is notifiable under Part P of the building regulations, including certain work in rooms with a bath or shower. The electrical scope of a refit should be described accurately.
  • Finance offers are regulated consumer credit. Advertising them needs to follow FCA financial promotion rules, normally with wording supplied by the finance provider.
  • Lead times on cabinetry, worktops and sanitaryware affect which start dates you can offer, so timelines on the site stay realistic.

Straight answer

Is it right for you?

If you're design-led, start here. A high-value room project is largely won or lost on how capable you look before the consultation.

Made for

  • Design-led kitchen and bathroom companies with photos of completed installations.
  • Showrooms that want appointments booked ahead instead of relying on walk-ins.
  • Businesses without a showroom that need the website to carry more of the reassurance.

Not for

  • Fitting-only sole traders who get steady work from retailers and builders and rarely deal with homeowners directly.
  • Businesses that mainly sell flat-pack units online, where an ecommerce build would suit better.

Starting price

From £1,800

per project, fixed scope

What moves the price

  • Number of pages and page templates
  • How much copywriting and photography support is needed
  • A content management system or blog
  • Booking systems, integrations or multilingual structure
  • Custom animation and interaction

See all starting prices

Questions

Websites for kitchen and bathroom companies: your questions answered

Should a kitchen website use manufacturer photos or photos of your own installations?

Manufacturer photos can illustrate a range. Photos of finished rooms in local homes do far more to show you can deliver. Use both, with your own projects leading the galleries and manufacturer imagery supporting the range pages.

Can a kitchen and bathroom website filter out buyers whose budget does not fit?

To a degree. Asking about budget band and timing on the consultation form, and showing typical project ranges, lets buyers self-select and lets your designers prioritise. You'll still need a follow-up conversation every time.

Start a conversation

Tell Arête about the business and what currently feels missing.

You will receive a direct reply with the most sensible next step, even if that means recommending that nothing needs changing yet.

  1. A direct reply

    A personal reply, usually within one working day. No sales script, no chasing.

  2. A short conversation

    A look at the business, your current website and what a good result would look like for you.

  3. A clear recommendation

    The leanest sensible next step, with fixed scope and a fixed price. Sometimes that's nothing yet, and you'll be told so.

Prefer email? Write to info@aretemarketing.co.uk.

No sales script. Arête will reply directly, usually within one working day.