Answering service for contractors
Stop losing bids to voicemail.
When you're on the job, the phone keeps ringing, and a missed call is a missed bid. Our AI answering service picks up every call, captures the project and the address, flags the urgency, and books the estimate, so every lead becomes a chance to win the work.
Built for contractors
Win the jobs you're missing.
24/7 call coverage
Answers while you're on the job, after hours, and on weekends.
Captures the project
Name, address, project type, and timeline every time.
Books estimates
Schedules site visits and estimates into your calendar.
Dispatches to you
Texts you the lead instantly so you can respond fast.
No per-minute fees
A busy bid week never blows up your bill.
Sounds like your crew
Trained on your trades and service area.
How it works
Live in 72 hours.
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Tell us about your business
Your trades, service area, and how to handle estimates.
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We build your demo
A custom AI answering service for your contracting business.
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Forward your calls
Capture every project lead, day or night.
What a good answering service for contractors should do
Contractors lose bids on the job site. You can't answer the phone on a roof, under a house or in a client meeting, and a homeowner with a remodel budget calls three companies and books whoever answers. A construction answering service has to capture the project, qualify it and get the estimate on your calendar.
- Answers while you are on the job, with no voicemail
- Qualifies the project: type of work, scope, timeline, budget range and location
- Books site visits and estimates into your calendar
- Filters out tire-kickers and out-of-area calls so you only drive to real bids
- Routes subcontractor, supplier and inspector calls the way you want
- Texts you a clean summary of every lead
AI vs a traditional contractor answering service
Most contractor businesses compare three options. Here is how they stack up on the things that actually win or lose jobs.
| AI answering service | Traditional call center | Voicemail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price model | Flat monthly rate, no per-minute fees | Billed per minute or per call | Free |
| Answers | Instantly, unlimited calls at once, 24/7 | 24/7, but callers can queue at peak times | Never, most callers hang up |
| Books the job | Yes, straight into your calendar | Usually takes a message | No |
| Emergencies | Captures details, flags urgency, texts you in seconds | Pages your on-call line by script | Only when you check messages |
| Knows your business | Trained on your services, service area and rules | A generic script | No |
| Setup | Working demo in 72 hours | Days to weeks of onboarding | Minutes |
How much does a answering service for contractors cost?
Answering services for construction usually bill per minute. Ours is a one-time setup plus a flat monthly rate, with no per-minute fees. One extra won bid a month typically covers the cost many times over. See pricing.
Questions to ask before you choose
- Will it qualify projects, or just take a name and number?
- Can it book estimates straight into my calendar?
- How does it handle subs, suppliers and existing clients?
- Am I billed per minute?
- Can I hear it on my own business before committing?
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Why do contractors need an answering service?
You're on a job site, under a truck, or up a ladder when the phone rings, and most callers won't leave a voicemail. Our AI answers every call, captures the project, and books the estimate so you stop losing bids you never knew you had.
Does it capture project and estimate requests?
Yes. It gets the caller's name, address, project type, and timeline, flags urgency, and texts you the lead, then books the site visit or estimate into your calendar.
Does it work after hours?
Yes. It answers 24/7, so the emergency and after-hours calls competitors send to voicemail become booked jobs for you.
What does it cost?
It depends on your call volume and project, there's a one-time setup fee plus a monthly rate, and we give you a custom quote after a quick assessment of your business. The demo itself is free. It's month-to-month, and backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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