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AI receptionist for contractors that quotes the job and books the visit.

Quote jobs from your rate card, book first visits, and reschedule existing ones.

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Turn more price calls into booked visits

Each call ends with a defined outcome, like a price quoted, a first visit booked, a visit moved, or a pest inspection scheduled.

The agent checks the address is in your service area, asks the lot size, and reads the price for that size from your rate card.

What an AI receptionist for contractors does with a price call

What is an AI receptionist for contractors?

An AI receptionist for contractors answers the phone and turns a price question into a booked visit while your crews are out. The sample is a lawn and pest company, because that kind of contractor sells set-price work by phone.

  • Check the service area
  • Read the rate card
  • Find visit times
  • Book a visit
  • Reschedule a visit

How does it quote a job over the phone?

It takes the street address and checks your service area before any price. Then it asks the lot size band, reads the number from your rate card, offers the times your calendar returns and reads the booking back. Termite calls get a slot from the inspection calendar.

How much for monthly lawn care?

Happy to price it. What's the address, and about how big is the lot?

14 Alder Lane, about a quarter acre.

Is there a 24/7 AI receptionist for contractors?

This one answers 24/7, so a homeowner calling at night gets a price and a time. It moves existing visits the same way, which saves a crew the drive out to a locked gate. It only knows what you load into it.

  • First lawn visit, Mina Castellano3:33
  • Monthly lawn care price1:46
  • Visit moved to Friday1:02

Will it work as an AI receptionist for building contractors?

Less well. Large lots and custom jobs transfer to the office, so builders who bid every job on site get calls handed back. An AI receptionist for hardscape contractors hits the same limit on patios. An AI receptionist for HVAC contractors with set tune-up prices sits closer to this sample.

Resolved on the call

Did the agent resolve the customer's request before the call ended, without a transfer?

What booking from a rate card changes for a small contractor

Each call should end with a defined result. A price gets quoted, a visit gets booked or moved, or the office takes over.

Quotes match what you charge

Lot size goes in and your rate card price comes out. Two neighbors on one street hear the same number on any day of the week.

No bookings outside your area

The address check runs before any price, so nobody gets a quote for a street your trucks don't reach.

First visits land on the calendar

Callers pick from the times your calendar returns, and the agent reads back a reference before the call ends.

Schedule changes happen before the truck rolls

Someone who can't make Thursday gets the next open times by phone, and the crew's day changes before they load up.

Pest inspections get booked too

A worried caller who thinks they have termites gets an inspection time on the spot. The inspector gives the quote on site.

Custom work goes to a person

A big lot, a landscaping design or anything off the rate card transfers to your office. The agent won't guess at a job you haven't priced.

Price calls rarely go in a straight line

Homeowners ask about price, then lot size, then Tuesday, in any order. Cartesia's speech models keep up when a caller changes direction.

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  • 24/7answers every call, at any hour

Lets callers work out the lot size

People stop to guess at a quarter acre or ask someone in the next room. The agent waits, then takes the band they land on.

Rate card in, booking out

Pick the LLM and attach the tools that check the service area, read the rate card, find visit times, and book or reschedule.

A friendly first impression

For a new customer, this voice is your company. Browse the library for one that suits a neighborhood business and hear it read your rate card.

What to weigh when picking the best AI receptionist for contractors

For a small contractor, the real alternatives are usually the truck cab or part-time office help. Compare them on the calls that bring in new work.

Cartesia agentAnswering from the truckPart-time office help
Price call in the middle of a jobAnswered from your rate cardOften missed or called back laterAnswered during office hours
Night and weekend callsAnswers 24/7Usually voicemailUsually voicemail
Checks the service areaBefore every quoteIf you remember to askUsually, from memory
Custom or large jobsTransfers to the officeBest here, since you know the workTakes the details for you
Books on your calendarYes, from the times it returnsLater, from notes on your phoneYes
Cost$0.03 per minute plus LLM usageNo bill, but the job stops while you talkHourly wages

See which calls resolved the customer's request

Every call is recorded and transcribed. See which calls quoted a price, booked a first visit, or moved a scheduled one.

Launch a home services voice agent in three steps

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  1. Clone the quote and booking line

    Copy the agent, then replace the sample lawn prices with your own rate card, service area and size bands.

  2. Connect your calendar

    Link your scheduling or field service software through tools you configure, set the office transfer, and forward your business number to the agent.

  3. Book a fake first visit

    Call in from an address inside your area and one outside it. Confirm the first gets a rate card price and a visit, and the second gets neither.

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Home services FAQs

What is an AI receptionist for contractors?

An AI receptionist for contractors is a voice agent that answers a home services company's phone. It quotes jobs from your rate card, books first visits, reschedules existing ones and books pest inspections. You decide which systems it can use and what it's allowed to do.

Can an AI receptionist for contractors quote prices?

Yes. The agent checks the address is in your service area and reads the price from your rate card, so every quote matches what you charge.

Can the agent book and reschedule visits?

Yes. The agent offers the times your calendar returns and books or moves the visit the customer picks.

Does an AI receptionist for contractors answer after hours?

Yes. The agent answers 24/7, so a customer who calls at night can get a price and a booked visit.

Does Cartesia work with our scheduling software?

Yes. The agent connects to your scheduling and field service software through tools you configure.

Can an agent hand a caller over to a person?

Yes. Large lots and custom quotes go to the office, and you control exactly when else the agent transfers.

How is it different from a home services answering service?

This agent books new work from your rate card. The home services answering service answers an office line for customers and crew, with visit windows and parts status.

How much does an AI receptionist for contractors cost?

Agent time is $0.03 per minute of call time, so a short price check costs less than a full first-visit booking. LLM usage is billed separately, and a Cartesia phone number adds $0.014 per minute, or nothing if you bring your own Twilio account or SIP trunk. The free plan includes $1 of agent calls a month, so you can test the line before you pay. See pricing.

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