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stylecrafthomes.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 21 October 202640 issues · 91 checks
This review found 40 issues worth fixing on stylecrafthomes.com, 16 of them high impact, across 91 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
63DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 236 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 229 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 220 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 231 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 245 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 233 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 230 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 242 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 247 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 254 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 247 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 254 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 253 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 295 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 295 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 299 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 304 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 297 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 315 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 336 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
1.4 s
2.8 s
4.3 s
5.7 s
7.1 s
8.5 s
9.9 s
11.3 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
4.4 s · 1.1 MBAbout 1.1 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
2.3 s5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.3 s.
Mobile performance score: 23
23/100Your mobile performance score is 23 (desktop: 52). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 5.5 s
A phone's processor spends 5.5 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 1.9 s. During a long task the page ignores taps.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, hsappstatic.net and Facebook and others), adding 1.7 MB and 1.5 s of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
500 ms · 338 KiB12 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (338 KiB).
Improve image delivery
500 ms · 223 KiB5 images could be 223 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 500 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 558 ms
558 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 558 ms of main-thread work and 532 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
hsappstatic.net adds 428 ms
428 mshsappstatic.net costs a phone 428 ms of main-thread work and 695 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 135 KiBAbout 135 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 21 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 21 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Phones get a much slower page than desktops
Desktop scores 52 but mobile only 23. A gap that wide usually means heavy scripts and images that hit phones hardest.
Minify CSS
8 KiB8 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 172 ms
172 msYour server sent the HTML in 172 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
First Contentful Paint: 8.7 s
8.7 sThe first text or image appears after 8.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 25.5 s
25.5 sYour largest element takes 25.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “NEW HOMES DESIGNED FOR YOUR LIFE NEW HOUSES, TOWNHOMES, AND…”.
Speed Index: 18.8 s
18.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 18.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 32.5 s
32.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 32.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.9 s
1.9 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.9 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user LCP: 2.8 s
2.8 sReal visitors wait 2.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 342 ms
342 msReal visitors wait 342 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.19
0.19For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.19 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 40% slower for real visitors
+40%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 236 ms to 336 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 37% slower for real visitors
+37%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.1 s to 2.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors wait 1.0 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.13
0.13The layout shifts by 0.13 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
4 images without width and height
4 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 15.3 MB in 105 requests
15.3 MBYour homepage downloads 15.3 MB in 105 requests on a phone: media 9.5 MB (2), scripts 2.7 MB (26) and images 1.7 MB (38). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
25-year-logo.png is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
12 images far larger than shown
205 KiB12 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 1200 at 1,200 px wide, shown at 360 px. Resized copies would save about 205 KiB.
About 4.3 g of CO₂ per visit
4.33 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.33 g of CO₂e: 519.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
ARIA commands must have an accessible name (4 elements)
ARIA commands must have an accessible name: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Links look like plain text
4 links inside paragraphs rely on colour alone to stand out.
2 text elements with low contrast
2 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Interactive controls must not be nested (2 elements)
Interactive controls must not be nested: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (10 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 10 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 35 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
42 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 48 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 42 passed and 6 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
No X (Twitter) card tag
No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is set, so this is minor.
30 internal links, 6 external
The homepage links to 30 pages on stylecrafthomes.com and 6 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 146 characters
Your meta description is 146 characters: “From Ashland to the Swift Creek Reservoir, we build exceptional homes in excellent locations all over the Richmond area…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Find Your Home”.
Title: 50 characters
Your title is a healthy 50 characters: “New Home Builder in Richmond VA | StyleCraft Homes”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.stylecrafthomes.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: HomeAndConstructionBusiness, LocalBusiness, Organization and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.stylecrafthomes.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.stylecrafthomes.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (754 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 22 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
7 small tap targets
7 of 18 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 7 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 503 words of copy
The homepage carries about 503 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
3 calls to action
The homepage has 3 calls to action, for example “LEARN MORE”, “Learn More” and “Call (804) 523-4663”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 5 phone links and 1 email link.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
LocalBusiness structured data
Your homepage describes the business with LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants can read its address, hours and phone reliably.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and HubSpot and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (HubSpot cookie banner) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
17 cookies set on arrival
17Opening the homepage sets 17 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
38 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 38 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner
A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at stylecrafthomes.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
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