Drain Designs Website report · Nov. 12, 2026

Your new website
is live and working.

A plain-language look at where the Drain Designs website started, what has been done, and where it stands today. For owners and every franchise location.

LIVE at draindesigns.com since Nov. 6, 2026

At a glance

The site today, in four numbers

Checked on the live site Nov. 12, 2026.

140pages, every one loading
8locations, each with its own page and quote form
198of 198 existing web addresses still working
0broken pages in today's full check

The story

From where it started to where it stands

Tap each step.

The starting point

  • A WordPress website that relied on 24 add-on plugins, each needing regular updates
  • 198 web addresses, 56 of them automatic lists and not real pages
  • 385 images and files to sort through
  • One website serving eight local teams

The work

  • Read every page of the old site: 6,457 sentences checked, 100% accounted for
  • Rebuilt every page on a faster, simpler platform
  • Connected each location's own Jobber request form
  • Cleaned up and placed 34 real Drain Designs job photos
  • Applied six rounds of Kevin's review notes
  • Pointed every existing address to its new home

In good hands

  • 140 purposeful pages, built for phones first
  • Every customer request goes to the right local team
  • Phone taps and quote requests are counted
  • Automated overseas traffic is screened out of the visitor counts
  • Submitted to Google and Bing, with the full page list accepted
  • Watched, checked and improved every month

By the numbers

What the site is made of

Every page has a job: explain a problem, explain a service, or connect a customer to a local team.

140 pages by type

Live sitemap, Nov. 12, 2026
Articles68
Location pages20
Services16
Article hubs12
Problem guides9
Core pages9
FAQ3
About3

Every existing address still works

198 addresses tested Nov. 12, 2026
198 of 198
125 forward to their new page 73 kept the same address

How Google's own page test scores the site

Google Lighthouse, four sample pages, Nov. 7, 2026. 100 is the top score.
100Search readinessall four pages
100Best practicesall four pages
96+Accessibility96 to 100
87+Phone speed87 to 95

Behind the scenes

What else was built in

The parts a customer never notices, but that make the site easier to find, safer and easier to use.

50+site updates shipped in 15 days, Oct. 28 to Nov. 12
6rounds of owner review notes applied, most the same day
290placements of real Drain Designs job photos across the site
8job videos placed across the site
316forwarding rules, so no old link is a dead end
0broken links found in the full site crawl
744paragraphs rewritten to read more easily
56new links connecting related pages and guides
17priority pages confirmed on Google within two days of launch
9branded preview images for texts and social shares: one per location, one for the brand
Newfounder article on foundation cracks, with a tap-through crack check
72articles given real job photos between sections
Searchbuilt into the site, so visitors can find any topic
Secureencrypted on every page, with email addresses shielded from spam
Localeach location's name, area and hours labeled for Google
AI-readya plain summary file so AI search assistants describe Drain Designs accurately
Trackedcalls, quote requests and ZIP lookups counted
Screenedautomated overseas traffic is filtered out, so visitor counts reflect real customers
Accessiblebuilt to work with screen readers and keyboards

Timeline

What happened, and when

Tap a date.

The customer's path

What a customer sees

Five steps from "I have water where it should not be" to a request in the right team's hands.

Home page

Clear headline, phone number, and the American Drain next to a standard French drain.

Their problem

Nine common problems. They pick the one that matches.

The service

What Drain Designs does about it, with real job photos and video.

Their local team

Owner's name, local number, service area and photos.

Request a quote

They enter a ZIP code and that location's own form opens.

Real work, real product

The site shows what you install

Real Drain Designs jobs and the actual American Drain product. Tap a photo.

Installation in progress, real job
Installation in progress, real job

Your page

Find your location

Open your page, then try your own ZIP code on the contact page.

Then test the ZIP lookup at draindesigns.com/contact.

How each location can help

Three things that make your page stronger

Tick them off as you go. Send everything to Kevin.

0 of 3 done

Coming next

Where the site goes from here

The foundation is in place. The next phase is about each location being found and chosen locally.

Website and Search Program

Looked after every month

The site is not a one-time project. It is watched, kept current and improved on an ongoing basis.

Hosting and upkeep

Fast, secure hosting with the site kept running.

Search work

Ongoing work to help each location be found on Google.

Updates

Your notes, photos and changes applied to the site.

Tracking

Calls and quote requests counted and reported.