Local business website rebuild.
Recovering a lost website from an archive, not a blank page.
Initial condition
A local flooring retailer's previous website was gone, with no usable backup to restore from.
Constraints
The rebuild needed to recover the business's real, existing content rather than start from a blank page, and the result had to stay simple enough for a small retail business to maintain long-term without a developer on call.
What was changed
We recovered the original site content from the Wayback Machine archive, rebuilt it as a fast static site, corrected the contact email to the business's current address, added a working contact form with service options, and ran a look-and-feel improvement pass plus a full pre-launch audit.
Tools used
Wayback Machine archive recovery, a static HTML/CSS build, and Claude Code for the contact form and design pass.
What was human-reviewed
All recovered content was verified against the business's current services and contact details before launch.
Result
The site is live again on a fast static build, with working contact information and a functioning contact form.
Limitations
A rebuild restores presence. It does not by itself restore search visibility lost while the site was down.