--- title: "Paving before-and-after photos for contractor websites" description: "Build paving before-and-after pages with matched project photos, dates, scope, and captions. 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Identify the dates, actual work, and stage shown. Use the comparison to explain the project rather than make unsupported performance claims. Start with a job whose accepted scope and image sequence you can verify. Ask the project owner to approve its public description before requesting a gallery layout. ## Match photographs to the project record Locate the original images and their job reference. Confirm which area each picture shows and when it was taken. Compare the sequence with the accepted quote and completion notes. Check publication permission before placing an image in the public draft. Keep customer identities, precise residential addresses, vehicle plates, and private access details out unless specifically approved. If the sequence is incomplete, do not invent a before image. Publish a clearly labeled project view with the evidence you have. Keep the missing comparison unresolved in the private brief. ## State what your company performed Use the project record to name the service and your role. Keep new paving, replacement, maintenance, concrete work, and other scope descriptions tied to the actual job. Do not let the final photograph decide the work description. Ask the estimator to confirm materials, quantities, preparation, exclusions, and completion claims before including them. Use this proposed caption sheet: | Caption field | What to verify | | --- | --- | | Project area | Same documented location within the job | | Image date | Actual capture date or confirmed project-stage date | | Stage | Before work, during work, or completed scope as documented | | Work shown | Service your company performed | | Viewpoint | Any difference that affects the comparison | | Visible conditions | Relevant appearance differences the project owner can explain | | Claim limits | What the photograph does not establish | Leave uncertain details out of public captions. A short supported description is enough. ## Keep appearance separate from performance For your editorial review, reject a caption that claims load capacity, drainage performance, compaction, service life, or compliance solely from appearance. Require the relevant project evidence and qualified review for those claims. Label photographs from different stages clearly. Do not pair an unfinished surface with a completed project without explaining the stages. Keep any later work by others distinct from your own scope. Review edits as well as originals. Avoid retouching a defect out of the comparison or changing the surface to imply a result the project record does not support. Preserve the approved source images privately. ## Make the comparison usable without a slider As a proposed layout requirement, provide clear labels and captions for both views. If the website uses a slider, require the same information to remain available without operating it. Ask the builder to demonstrate the images on a phone and with keyboard navigation. Keep the project summary and inquiry control outside an image overlay. Google uses page context and image descriptions to understand images. It recommends standard HTML image elements and useful alternative text. [Google's image guidance, checked 2026.10.22](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/google-images). Give alternative text to the visible subject rather than repeating a list of towns. Use the surrounding text to describe project scope and stage. ## Connect the photograph to a service request Explain which current service the example represents. Link to that service page and give visitors a way to ask about their own property. Keep the inquiry language specific to assessment. Do not imply the same price, materials, preparation, or schedule applies to a new site. Have the estimator approve any example terms before publication. Arrange a labeled inquiry test from the project page. Require the received message to retain the question, reply details, and originating project where specified. Record that result separately from the visual comparison review. ## Approve the evidence before expanding the gallery Check one complete comparison against the original images and scope record. Review its dates, captions, visible conditions, service link, and contact path. Keep the approved copy with the publication permission. The [paving, concrete, and flooring overview](/for/paving) connects public project material with accepted quote and job records. Use those records to resolve differences before adding more examples. Send Scale With Search the approved image pairs, scope notes, and gallery requirements through [the written scope form](/work). 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