AI receptionist for contractors who cannot answer the phone on site

The call you miss is usually a job you lose

A homeowner with a leaking roof or a failed furnace rarely leaves a voicemail. They ring the next contractor on the list. If you are the one on the ladder, you lose the lead you paid to attract, whether it came from a map listing, a referral or a yard sign.

A contractor's phone is also the first sales conversation. The caller wants to know if you cover their area, if you do that type of work, and when someone can look at it. Those questions repeat all day, which is exactly what a voice agent handles well.

Our AI voice agent service is built around that rhythm. The agent greets the caller as your company, collects the job details in plain speech and writes them straight into your calendar or CRM.

What the agent asks on a contractor call

A generic receptionist script does not work for trades. The agent needs to know a burst pipe from a dripping tap, and a roof leak today from a re-roof next spring. We write the question flow with you, then test it on recorded calls.

Anything unclear goes to a person. The agent says it is an AI at the start of the call and can transfer to your mobile if the caller asks.

Connecting it to the tools you already use

Many contractors run on Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan or a shared Google Calendar and a spreadsheet. We connect to whichever you have, for example creating the lead in your job software with the caller's notes attached. If your tools have no usable connection, we use a simple calendar plus an email or text summary, and say so up front.

Photos help contractors more than most trades. After the call, the agent can text the caller a link to upload pictures of the problem, so your estimate starts with something to look at. You can see more about this kind of hand-off in our AI automation work.

Rules to check before going live

• Call recording: some US states and other countries require all parties to consent. Add a notice to the greeting and check with your lawyer.
• Licence display: many states and councils expect your licence number in ads and on contracts. The agent can state it if you want, but check what your licensing board requires.
• Pricing talk: keep the agent away from firm quotes. It collects details and books the estimate.
• Emergency work: define what counts as one, and who gets the alert out of hours.

Our AI agent security checklist covers how call data is stored and who can read transcripts.

How the project runs and what it costs

We start with a short call about your trades, service area and busiest seasons. Within one working day you get a fixed quote. We build the call flow, connect your calendar, record test calls for your approval, and go live on a forwarding number so you can switch it off at any time.

Projects start at $1,500 and extra work is billed at $30 an hour. What moves the price is the number of job types, how many systems we connect and whether you want after-hours emergency routing. For a wider view of typical ranges, see our AI voice agent cost guide. Telephony and speech usage are paid to the providers on top, and we estimate them in the quote.