How to grow your payments app with conservatory and orangery builders
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Conservatory and orangery builders design and build glass rooms onto homes, from small lean-to conservatories to larger orangeries with solid roofs. Most jobs start with a deposit so the frames and glass can be ordered, then stage payments as the base, frame and roof go up, and a final balance at the end. A payments app that handles deposits, stage payments and final balances can win conservatory builders, and every homeowner that pays them sees your app.
Talk to conservatory builders
Ask local conservatory and orangery builders:
- How much deposit do you take to order frames and glass?
- How do you split the rest into stage payments?
- How do customers pay the final balance?
- How long do payments take to reach you?
Take a deposit when the job is signed
A link sent with the signed quote lets the customer pay the deposit straight away, so the builder can order frames and glass without waiting.
Make stage payments simple
A link for each stage, such as the base, the frame and the roof, lets the customer pay as the work goes on, so the builder is never out of pocket.
Grow through building trades
Conservatory builders work alongside bricklayers, electricians, plasterers and flooring fitters. When those businesses take payments through your app, each builder can bring more of them onto it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about extensions?
The builders and bricklayers guide covers deposits for materials and stage payments for extensions, walls and garden projects.
Builders and bricklayers →What about loft conversions?
The loft conversion specialists guide covers deposits, stage payments and final balances for turning lofts into new rooms.
Loft conversion specialists →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.