Does the page cost anything, now or later?

No. Listing and the landing page are free. remodel.pt earns a referral fee only on projects sourced through the marketplace.

Can I use the page for clients I find myself, outside remodel.pt?

Yes. The page is yours to send to any prospect, it isn't restricted to owners matched through the platform.

What if my alvará isn't verified yet?

Verification against IMPIC records happens during onboarding and is required before the page goes live. Most contractors clear this within a few days of submitting documents.

Do I need to speak English to sign up?

No. Onboarding and the profile can be completed in Portuguese. English capacity matters for matched foreign-owner projects specifically, not for having a page.

Can I remove my page later?

Yes, contractors can deactivate their listing at any time.

For Contractors · 2026

A Free Website for Your Renovation Business, No Catch

By Kellogg Fairbank · Co-founder of remodel.pt · Last updated August 2026

remodel.pt gives every verified contractor a free landing page listing their alvará status, past work, and services, live within days of onboarding, with no project or fee required to activate it. The page exists independently of the marketplace: contractors can send it to any prospect, not only owners matched through remodel.pt. Referral fees only apply to projects sourced through the platform itself.

Why most contractors have no web presence

Most independent contractors and small renovation firms in Portugal operate through WhatsApp, word of mouth, and a printed business card, with no page a prospect can review before making contact.

A prospect asking a Portuguese contractor for references today typically gets a phone number, a few photos sent one at a time, and a verbal claim about years in business. There is nothing to check against IMPIC records, no structured list of services, no way to see a portfolio side by side. For a foreign property owner already wary of unlicensed operators, this absence of a page is itself a trust signal, and not a good one.

Building a proper website independently costs time and money most small contractors and tradespeople don't have spare. That is the gap remodel.pt's free landing page closes.

What's actually on a remodel.pt landing page

Every remodel.pt contractor page includes a verified alvará badge, region coverage, years of experience, service categories, languages spoken, and a portfolio of past project photos.

The page is built from the same profile data used inside the marketplace, so there's no separate content to write:

✓Name, company, trade specialisation

✓Alvará de construção verification badge, checked against IMPIC

✓Region coverage (e.g., Cascais, Sintra, Lisboa)

✓Years of experience and project count

✓Languages spoken (PT, EN, FR, DE, NL)

✓Portfolio: past project photos organised by category

✓Rating, once projects have been completed through the platform

See a live example profileView example →

The page reads as a credential, not a brochure, closer to a verified professional profile than a marketing site. That matters more to a skeptical prospect than a polished home page ever does.

How this differs from paying for a website

A remodel.pt landing page costs nothing to create or maintain, and the alvará verification badge is something no independent website can offer without IMPIC integration.

A contractor could hire someone to build a site. It would cost money upfront, need updating, and still have no way to display third-party-verified licensing status, a prospect would have to take the contractor's word for it. The remodel.pt page carries that verification built in, at no cost, and it updates automatically as the profile does.

Do I need a project from remodel.pt to get a page?

No. The landing page activates as part of onboarding, before any project is matched, and contractors can use and share it independently of whether remodel.pt sends them work.

This is the point most contractors ask about first, and it's worth being direct: the page is not a reward for winning a project. It goes live once alvará verification and the profile review are complete. remodel.pt earns a referral fee only when a project is sourced through the platform, the page itself is free, full stop, whether or not a project ever comes through it.

Get Your Free Page in Days, Not Weeks

Submit your alvará and portfolio, get verified against IMPIC records, and have a page live to send to any prospect, on or off remodel.pt.

Create Your Free Page

How to activate your page

Activating a remodel.pt landing page takes five steps: apply, submit alvará and insurance, pass IMPIC verification, complete the profile, and the page goes live.

Apply

Basic details: name, company, trade, region coverage.

Submit documents

Alvará de construção number and liability insurance (seguro de responsabilidade civil).

IMPIC verification

remodel.pt checks the alvará against live IMPIC records.

Complete your profile

Languages, portfolio photos, service categories.

Page goes live

Share the link with any prospect, on or off the platform.

Frequently asked questions

A page a prospect can actually check, alvará status, real portfolio, service list, costs a contractor nothing on remodel.pt, and it works whether or not a project ever comes through the platform.

Apply to Activate Your Free Page

Submit your alvará and portfolio, get verified against IMPIC records, and have a page live within days.

Create Your Free Page

Related reading: For contractors · See an example profile · Create your free page

Kellogg Fairbank

Co-founder, Remodel.pt · Cascais, Portugal

Kellogg is a former payments executive turned entrepreneur, with a family background in real estate. He has spent the past year bringing that experience to the Portuguese property market, and co-founded remodel.pt to apply the same rigor to how contractors are vetted.