Girder General contractor website template
Girder is for general contractors and construction managers who win work on their record. Projects sit in a strip of tall photo cards and filter by category on the Projects page, and each service has its own page. A Get in touch button on every page opens your office address and phone number; on smaller screens it links to the contact page.
Who Girder is for
Built for these, and tested against them.
- General contractors and construction managers
- Design and build firms
- Commercial and residential builders
- Industrial and institutional builders
- Property developers who build their own schemes
What’s included
Everything below ships with the template, already filled in.
- Pages
- 9 pages, written and laid out
- Grows with you
- 7 project entries at /projects/, 4 service entries at /services/, 5 news entries at /news/ — add one and its index and detail page both update
- Enquiries
- A working form — messages land in your Sitelas inbox
- Fonts
- Titillium Web · light theme
- Everywhere
- Built and checked at phone, tablet and desktop widths
- Yours to change
- Every colour, word and photograph — in the editor or by asking an AI agent
Build Girder by asking your AI agent
No editor required. The agent writes your copy, swaps the photos and publishes the site.
- 1Connect Sitelas to Claude, ChatGPT or another AI agent that supports MCP. How to connect
- 2Ask for it in plain words: “Build a website for a commercial general contractor building offices, housing and hotels using the Girder template.”
- 3Open the preview link it sends back, ask for changes, and publish when it reads right.
Then keep changing it from the same chat
- Rewrite the copy“Rewrite every page in a warmer, friendlier voice.”
- Change the design“Make the colours earthier and use a serif for headings.”
- Add or remove pages“Add a Pricing page and remove the Blog.”
- Rearrange sections“Move the testimonials higher and add an FAQ.”
- Swap the photos“Replace the photos with ones that fit my business.”
- Run the site“Show me this week's form messages, then publish.”
Everything here can also be done by hand in the visual editor.
About the Girder template
Built for
General contractors, construction managers and design and build firms whose best sales argument is the work they have already finished, with a few regional offices and a steady stream of projects and site news.
What's on the site
- Home — a full-width photograph, a strip of project cards, sectors, services, figures, leadership and the latest news
- About us — who you are, your history, your community work and your leadership team
- Services — every service in a list, each with its own page and a strip of recent projects
- Projects — every project in category tabs, each with its own page
- News — the latest story first and the rest in a grid, each with its own page
- Careers — why people work for you and an application form
- Contact — your offices and a project enquiry form
Keeping it current
Projects, services and news are collections: add one from the editor, or ask your AI agent, and it gets its own page and joins the lists. A new project category needs a category option and its own tab on the Projects page, and a new service needs a link in the Services menu. Enquiries and applications land in your Sitelas inbox.
When to pick something else
Girder is the wrong template for these. Where there is a better one, it is linked.
- Civil or heavy trade firm that sells on ruggedness and a phone number — try Ironclad
- High-craft residential renovation contractor — try Gable
- Builder selling standard house models — try Parcel
- One-person trade or handyman taking call-outs
- Architecture studio selling design rather than construction — try Whitford or Obsidian
- Ecommerce
Free to use · No credit card required
- 1Opens in the editor with the starter content in place
- 2Change the words and pictures to yours
- 3Publish to a sitelas.com address, or your own domain
Key Highlights
Questions about Girder
Can I sort projects by type of work?
Yes. Each project has a category, and the Projects page shows them in tabs: all, buildings, residential, hospitality, public buildings, heavy industrial and renovation.
Can people apply for jobs through the site?
Yes. The Careers page has an application form asking for a name, contact details, the kind of role and a short note, and every application lands in your Sitelas inbox. There is no job board or CV upload; add a section listing open roles yourself.
Who is Girder for?
Girder is built for a commercial general contractor building offices, housing and hotels, a construction management firm selling pre-construction and design and build and a design and build contractor with a portfolio of completed projects. Not built for civil or heavy trade firm that sells on ruggedness and a phone number — try Ironclad instead.
What pages come with Girder?
9 pages, already written and laid out: Home, About us, Services, Projects, News, Careers, Contact, Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Add, rename or remove pages whenever you like.
Can Claude or ChatGPT build my site from Girder?
Yes. Connect Sitelas to your AI agent and ask for a site that uses Girder. It fills in your details, sends you a preview link, and publishes when you approve. The same chat can keep running the site afterwards.
Can I change Girder without code?
Yes. Click any text, photo or colour to change it in the visual editor, or ask your AI agent to make the change. Nothing is locked.
What does it cost?
Nothing to start, with no trial clock. A free site runs on a sitelas.com address; Pro is $16 a month per site ($160 a year) for your own domain, analytics and more room.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, on Pro. Point your domain at the site and the SSL certificate is issued and renewed for you.
Make Girder yours
It opens in the editor with every page already written. Change what you want, publish when it reads like you.
Free to use · No credit card required
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