Contractor Scale reviews
Named clients, real pipeline outcomes, and screenshots exactly as supplied. If you searched for proof before committing — this is the page.
Results with the numbers behind them
One headline proof angle per story — spend, leads, margin, or packages sold. Screenshots and Ads Manager exports on file; figures are as supplied, not independently audited. All case studies →

JRA Construction · Auckland
Auckland townhouse project: demand that matched a multi-unit sell-down
JRA needed buyers for a tight eight-unit programme — not tyre-kickers. Four Meta lead-generation angles (General, Young Pros, Investors, Growing Families) produced 287 form leads at about $4,424 spend. When every property in the development was under contract, the client asked to pull the ads.
- Units — all under contract
- 8
- Lead form results
- 287
- Total Meta spend
- $4,424
- Blended cost per lead
- ~$15.41

Davies Building · Brisbane
Brisbane remodels: search intent into two solid contracts — not quote fodder
Google Ads reached homeowners already looking to remodel in Brisbane. Two solid projects advanced from that demand. Poor-fit enquiries were ruled out fast rather than chased.
- Projects contracted
- 2 major remodels
- Combined project value
- ~$1.2M
- Primary channel
- Google Ads

Ambient — Sustainable Living · Perth
Perth: new brand for high-performance homes, then demand at a low single-digit CPL
Ambient builds high-performance, low-energy custom homes in a niche where buyers evaluate hard before they contact anyone. The work started with positioning and a site that matched that scrutiny, then layered paid demand on top. Early CPL landed around $5 AUD.
- Cost per lead (early window)
- ~$5 AUD
- Deliverables
- Brand, site, paid demand
- Niche
- High-performance / low-energy custom homes

Chris De Lury Builders · Christchurch
Christchurch: Google demand into a signed custom build
South Island buyers often research longer before they contact anyone. The goal was not more forms — it was a buyer ready to commit. The campaign path led to a signed build from search-led interest.
- Outcome
- Signed custom build
- Channel
- Google Ads

Diack Homes
Meta-led attention that closed two house-and-land packages
With sections ready to move, the risk is quiet weekends, not lack of product. Creative and targeting reached buyers already thinking about land and build, and two packages sold from that activity.
- Packages sold
- 2 house-and-land
- Primary channel
- Meta (Facebook / Instagram)

Lane @ O'Brien Contracting
Canada: from first search to a committed garage build
Lane needed a contained project to prove the system in a new geography. The path ran from first touch through qualification to a sold garage project — the kind of early win that trains the whole funnel. The north elevation shows the calibre of the build.
- Project
- Custom garage / workshop — multi-bay
- Market
- Canada

J & J Custom Homes · Georgia
~$150k margin on a ~$650k contract from ~$3,800 ad spend — and five paid prelims in two weeks
Packaging the prelim offer and tightening marketing-to-sales handoffs stopped the team burning time on free-advice enquiries. Five paid consults sold in a fortnight, with the same paid push supporting a major contract. The prelim sprint was one chapter — the broader arc is a custom builder who moved from ~$2.1M to ~$5.75M USD year on year, with ~$10M in their sights for 2026.
- Ad spend
- ~$3,800
- Contract value
- ~$650k
- Margin
- ~23% (~$150k)
- Paid prelims sold
- 5 in 14 days

Mace Custom Homes · Texas
Mace Custom Homes: a year of work booked in four months
Joel was new to structured marketing and comparing options. The Growth System's roadmap — demand to response to conversion explained in plain sequence — was what made the decision. Four months later the forward order book was full.
- Pipeline result
- ~1 year of work booked
- Time to achieve
- ~4 months
- Market
- Texas, USA

Marlborough Building Services · Marlborough
Marlborough Building Services: a professional website that worked — after one that didn't
Sam needed an online presence and had already tried another company with no result. The Contractor Scale build was fast, professional, and set up to convert. By the January account review, the foundation was in place and the conversation had moved to demand.
- Outcome
- Professional site live
- Previous provider
- Failed to deliver
- Status
- Foundation built — demand next

Connor James · Dunedin
Same reach as $8k/month traditional media — for ~$100 with a digital strategy
Tom was committed to ~$8k a month in traditional media spend with nothing to show for it in the CRM. Switching to a digital-first approach delivered comparable eyeballs on Connor James for roughly $100, and introduced tracking across the whole spend.
- Previous media spend
- ~$8,000 / month
- Digital equivalent cost
- ~$100
- Key shift
- Full spend tracking live
Screenshots and pipeline proof
Social posts, CRM boards, and ad reporting. Captions summarise what each image shows; figures are exactly as they appeared in the source (not third-party audited).

Ben Emery — “After just 1 week we’ve had 5 enquires for potential work” after being skeptical following prior marketing disappointments. 
Anthony Awkar — Honeymoon trip while jobs run smoothly; new work from lead generation plus architect-led quote (“preferred tender”). 
Alan Macaulay — Five leads from the “quick grab” video; one lead paying for quote and kitchen design. UK kitchen showroom context. 
Cameron Diack — First two house-and-land packages sold; on-site signage visible next to the development (strong local display). 
Mark Taylor — Eight qualifying leads queued from a new campaign; new build signed day one of lockdown; two further new builds to price same week. 
Mat Moore — Shout-out on cash flow forecasting (BDO / BuildaPrice) and “really good leads” from geofenced Facebook ads. 
Scott Todd — “Homeshow Houdini” ad: two leads the first morning after years without Facebook traction. 
Michaela Papst — Recruitment: four phone interviews in one week of targeted ads vs zero when she ran it alone. 
Pipeline snapshot — opportunities, funnel stages, and pipeline value as shown in the CRM dashboard. 
High-volume pipeline view — open opportunity value, 111 open deals, and full-funnel stage breakdown. 
Google Ads (Mar–Jun 2024) — Portfolio summary + “JJ-s-New” row: ~$650k attributed revenue on ~$3.3k spend as recorded in the reporting UI. 
Renovation campaign (NZD) — ~$1,747 spend → $200k attributed revenue in-platform; strong ROI callout as shown. 
Deal board — opportunities staged from design through contract signed; totals per column as visible in the CRM.
Client video interviews
Short interviews and walkthroughs — how leads and pipeline show up on real projects.
Cameron Diack — marketing process and results
First 60 days — leads, appointments, first deal
Honest feedback before signing on
What clients say
“Website launched & got a new lead that same day. The same lead is also paying for my first preliminary budget.”
— Florin Barbu, Builder
“Had 5 leads from the new campaign — and the best bit — one of those leads is PAYING me to do a quote & kitchen renovation design.”
— Alan Macaulay
“Managed to get in 2 x $600k renovation/extension jobs, next door to each other and being built at the same time.”
— John Dickson
“Been a good week. New marketing campaign last week and am fully loaded with 8 qualifying leads to visit.”
— Mark Taylor, Renovation builder
“The roadmap and the guidance were what pulled me in — I was newer to marketing the business and wanted something clearer than what I'd seen elsewhere.”
— Joel Mace, Mace Custom Homes
“We needed a proper web presence — we'd tried another company without much luck. This process was straightforward, and we got a quick, professional site.”
— Sam Newman, Marlborough Building Services
“It's the full package — website, Google, and a CRM so leads are managed properly. That side of it is going to be huge for how we run things.”
— Tom Connor, Connor James
“8 leads through this week thanks to Cam, awesome setup…”
— Cameron Diack
“Homeshow Houdini ad last night and have had 2 leads come through this morning… We've had no success with Facebook previously…”
— Scott Todd
“For those of you out there not doing marketing, start now or regret it later.”
— Martin Oelofse
Reported outcomes
$3,800 ad spend → $2.5M in house & land packages sold
Campaign result — Cameron Diack
69 leads at ~$38 each
Toronto custom builder — reported pipeline value in the tens of millions (campaign tracking).
Markets we've worked in
Clients across New Zealand, Australia, and North America — approximate locations only.

New Zealand

Australia

North America
Approximate markets shown — exact territories not disclosed
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