Home improvement marketing agency

Marketing for showrooms with more than one front door.

We help kitchen fitters, bathroom installers, extension builders and window and door companies get found by homeowners searching in their area, and turn those visits into quote requests, design appointments and showroom visits. One team runs your SEO, AI search, Google Ads, paid social, email and website as a single plan, and reports on enquiries, not clicks.

  • 5.0 on Google reviews
  • UK Search Awards 2025 finalist
Who we work with
Established, owner-led home improvement firms: kitchen, bathroom, extension, window and door, and renovation companies.
What we run
SEO, AI search, Google Ads, paid social, email, landing pages and CRO.
How we report
Robyn as your account manager, monthly reports on enquiries and quarterly reviews.
Where
Based in Brighton, working with firms across the UK.

Marketing for kitchen fitters, bathroom installers, extension builders and window and door companies

Each type of project is chosen in a different way.

A homeowner planning a new kitchen searches, compares and decides differently from one replacing a front door. We plan your marketing around how your customers actually choose.

Kitchen fitters and showrooms.

What their clients search

kitchen fitters near mebespoke kitchen designkitchen showroom Brighton

Most homeowners start with inspiration, then search for a fitter or showroom nearby. They look at project photos and reviews, and often visit two or three showrooms before they book a design appointment.

What we focus on

  • A page for each kitchen style and each town you serve
  • Google Business Profile, project photos and a steady flow of reviews
  • Google Ads on design appointment and quote searches
  • Project galleries and a simple design appointment booking
NH Kitchens case study

Bathroom installers.

What their clients search

bathroom fitters near mewet room installationbathroom renovation cost

Bathroom searches are more urgent than kitchens. Homeowners want a price guide, proof of tidy work and a firm that can start soon, and many request quotes from several installers in one evening.

What we focus on

  • Local SEO for each town, with pages for bathrooms, wet rooms and en suites
  • Price guide and “what's included” pages that answer the cost question
  • Google Ads on quote searches, paused when your diary is full
  • Tracking for every call, form and quote request

Extension and loft builders.

What their clients search

house extension buildersloft conversion costsingle storey extension Sussex

Extensions are a long decision. Homeowners research planning, costs and timescales for months, compare builders on past projects and want to see finished work like theirs before they get in touch.

What we focus on

  • Content that answers planning, cost and timescale questions
  • Project case studies with photos, locations and budgets
  • Remarketing and email to stay in front of homeowners while they decide
  • A landing page for each project type and each area you cover

Windows, doors and conservatories.

What their clients search

double glazing quotecomposite front doorsconservatory installers near me

Replacement windows and doors are often compared on price first. Homeowners collect several quotes, read reviews and check guarantees and accreditations before they book a survey.

What we focus on

  • A page for each product and each area, built around quote searches
  • Google Ads with negative keywords that filter out DIY and supply-only searches
  • Reviews, guarantees and accreditations shown where visitors compare
  • Quick quote and survey booking forms, tracked back to source

How homeowners choose a home improvement company

Four steps from search to signed-off project.

Most enquiries are lost between the first search and the first quote request. We look at each step and fix the ones where your firm drops out.

  1. STEP 01

    They search.

    On Google, on Maps, on Instagram and Pinterest, and more often in AI tools like ChatGPT. If your firm isn't in the first few results or answers, it isn't on the shortlist.

    We run: SEO, AI search, Google Ads, Google Business Profile

  2. STEP 02

    They compare.

    They open two or three firms' websites, look at project photos and reviews, and check prices, guarantees and whether you cover their area.

    We run: service pages, project galleries, reviews, CRO

  3. STEP 03

    They wait.

    A new kitchen or extension is a big spend. Most homeowners leave, talk it over and come back weeks later to whichever firm they remember.

    We run: remarketing, paid social, email

  4. STEP 04

    They get in touch.

    By quote form, phone, or a showroom or survey booking. Every route needs to be simple, and every enquiry needs to be tracked back to where it came from.

    We run: forms, call tracking, GA4 and Looker Studio

Our home improvement marketing services

What we run for your firm.

You don't need every channel. Your 12-month roadmap picks the ones that match how your customers choose, and sets the budget for each.

How we build a marketing strategy

Before we start

Plan and measure.

Agree who you want to win and how we will prove it.

01

Strategy and ideal client profile.

We define the customers most worth winning, by project type, value and location, and build a 12-month roadmap with goals, budget and channel mix agreed with you.

Marketing strategy
02

Tracking and reporting.

GA4, Google Search Console and Looker Studio set up to track every quote form, call and showroom booking. Your account manager reports monthly and reviews the plan with you each quarter.

How we report

Step 01: They search

Get found.

Be in the results and answers when homeowners look for a firm like yours.

03

SEO and local search.

Pages for each service and location, technical fixes, Google Business Profile management and reviews, so your firm ranks for the kitchen, bathroom and extension searches homeowners make in your area.

SEO services
04

AI search.

Clear, well-structured answers to the questions homeowners ask, from costs to timescales, so your firm is cited when people use Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot.

05

Google Ads.

Search campaigns on project and product terms, with tight location targeting and negative keywords that filter out DIY, jobs and supply-only searches.

Paid search

Step 02: They compare

Win the comparison.

Give visitors a reason to choose you over the other tabs they have open.

06

Landing pages and CRO.

Conversion rate optimisation, or CRO, means changing your pages so more visitors get in touch. We test project galleries, price guides, quote forms and calls to action against real enquiry data.

Conversion rate optimisation

Steps 03 and 04: They wait, then enquire

Stay in mind.

Keep your firm in front of homeowners until they are ready to get a quote.

07

Paid social.

Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest campaigns that put your finished projects in front of homeowners in your area, and remind past visitors of your firm while they decide.

08

Email marketing.

Automated follow-ups for new quotes, seasonal reminders, and regular updates that keep past customers coming back and referring you.

Home improvement marketing case studies and results

What changed for our clients.

Three businesses that win work by enquiry. Each result is measured in the client's own analytics. Some of these reviews use our previous name, Catalyst.

See all case studies
Painted in-frame kitchen by NH Kitchens

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NH Kitchens.

Local SEO across Cambridgeshire to turn search demand for bespoke kitchen design into enquiries, while word of mouth and showroom traffic kept growing.

Read the NH Kitchens case study
+270%Sessions, year on year
+334%Engaged sessions, year on year
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PLATF9RM.

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+337%Organic search traffic, 2023 vs 2022
£5.44Cost per conversion
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Powerdown220.

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+772%Users, period on period
1st“Voltage Optimisation UK”
“Working with Catalyst has made a real difference to our online visibility. Their approach to SEO has helped us climb the rankings for key search terms in our local areas, and we’re seeing more traffic coming through as a result. They’ve also been easy to work with and a real asset to our marketing efforts.”
RossNH Kitchens
“We’ve been working with Catalyst for coming up to 5 years now and I see this working relationship continuing long into the future. The best agency relationships are ones that feel easy and with Catalyst it’s exactly that. They are competent, responsive and incredibly capable and are 100% my first recommendation to anyone in need of Digital Marketing Services.”
EthanPLATF9RM

Home improvement marketing FAQs

Questions firms ask before they start.

Channels, timescales, seasonality, reviews and reporting, answered plainly.

More marketing FAQs

What does a home improvement marketing agency do?

A home improvement marketing agency helps firms such as kitchen fitters, bathroom installers, extension builders and window and door companies win more of the right enquiries from homeowners in their area. At LastToLeave that means one plan across SEO, AI search, Google Ads, paid social, email and conversion rate optimisation, run by one team, with a dedicated account manager reporting on enquiries every month.

Which marketing channels work best for kitchen, bathroom and extension companies?

It depends on how your customers choose. Bathroom and window companies usually get most enquiries from local search, their Google Business Profile and Google Ads, because homeowners want a quote soon. Kitchen and extension firms have a longer decision, so project galleries, Instagram and Pinterest, remarketing and email matter more. We set the mix in your 12-month roadmap and change it as the results come in.

How long does home improvement marketing take to bring in enquiries?

Google Ads can start bringing in quote requests soon after launch, because you are bidding on searches happening today. SEO and AI search build over months, as new service and location pages are indexed and your firm earns reviews and links. Most plans run both, so paid search covers the gap while organic visibility grows. Your roadmap sets out what to expect and when.

How do you handle seasonal peaks and quiet months?

Home improvement demand moves with the seasons: kitchens and extensions pick up in the new year and spring, and most firms go quiet in December. We plan budgets around your calendar, raise Google Ads spend when homeowners are searching and pause it when your diary is full. Email and remarketing keep past visitors warm through quieter months, so January starts with a pipeline.

Can you help my firm appear in AI search?

Yes. AI search, also called LLM search, is when people get answers from tools like Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot instead of a list of links. Homeowners now ask these tools which kitchen fitter or builder to call. We write clear, well-structured pages that answer the questions they ask, and build the reviews and local signals these tools use when they recommend a firm.

How do you get more reviews and make them count?

Reviews decide most home improvement enquiries, so we build them into the plan. We set up a simple review request that goes out when a project is signed off, by email or text, and point it at your Google Business Profile. We then show your best reviews, project photos and accreditations on the pages where visitors compare you with other firms.

How will I know what my marketing is earning?

Every quote form, call and showroom or survey booking is tracked through GA4, Google Search Console and Looker Studio, so you can see which channel each enquiry came from. Robyn, your account manager, reports every month on what worked, what didn't and what we are doing next, and we review results against your roadmap every quarter.

Do you only work with firms in Brighton?

No. We are based in Brighton and work with firms across the UK, including NH Kitchens in Cambridgeshire. Local search matters for every home improvement firm, so we build visibility in each town you serve, whether you have one showroom or several.

Chris, Founder of LastToLeave, smiling at his desk in front of a chalkboard wall

Free home improvement marketing consultation

Talk to Chris about your firm.

Chris, our Founder, takes discovery calls himself. Tell him which projects you want more of, and he'll tell you straight whether we can help.

  1. 01Discovery call. Your firm, the projects you want more of and what you've tried so far.
  2. 02Review. We look at your website, local search visibility, reviews and tracking.
  3. 03Plan. If we're the right fit, we put together a 12-month roadmap for your firm.