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Call Kettle
General contractor · Call coverage

You're on the job site. A new project is calling.

General contractors and other trades live on estimates and referrals, and a new project often goes to whoever answers first. Call Kettle answers when you are on site or the office is closed, captures what the caller wants and where, and books an estimate visit inside your hours or alerts you.

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Not a customer recording. HVAC, plumbing and auto repair use saved test-call text; the other trades are scripted examples. Audio is synthetic narration, not the live phone voice.

Example scenario, not a customer story

A typical general contractor call, handled

New projects are captured on the first call, so the estimate goes to you and not to whoever picked up first.

  1. 10:30 a.m.You are on a job site with a saw running. A homeowner calls about a kitchen remodel.
  2. 10:30 a.m.Call Kettle answers in your business name and gets the address, what they want done and a good time.
  3. 10:33 a.m.It books an estimate visit inside the hours you set, or takes a callback request and alerts you.
  4. That eveningThe ticket and call are in your dashboard, and you quote properly instead of chasing a missed call.

Where general contractor calls get missed, and what changes

Estimate and project requests

A homeowner describing a remodel or a roof is captured on the first call, with the address and what they want done.

Calls while you are on site

Hands full, saw running, or in a meeting with a client: the call is answered instead of going to voicemail.

After-hours and weekend inquiries

People research projects in the evening. The AI answers, takes the details or books a visit, and you read it in the morning.

What it handles for general contractor companies

  • Captures the type of work, the address and a good time, and books an estimate visit inside your hours
  • Answers service area and hours from your words
  • Puts a caller through to your phone when they ask, on paid plans
  • Never gives a price, a quote or a timeline you did not give it
  • Tells callers who describe a fire or an injury to call 911, and alerts you

It always tells callers it is an AI, and a caller can ask for a person at any point.

Try it before you trust it. Call the live demo line, (571) 556-3587, and be the customer. We set it up with you, you call it on a private test line, and nothing handles your customers until you approve it.

Other trades

If you book appointments, estimates or site visits, it fits

The setup is built around your services, hours and questions, so the same receptionist works across appointment-based trades. We write the intake questions for your kind of work with you.

  • Roofing
  • Remodeling and renovation
  • Landscaping and lawn care
  • House cleaning
  • Painting
  • Flooring
  • Fencing and decks
  • Pest control
  • Auto repair
How we set you up

We do the work. You make three decisions.

Our target is to have your receptionist built and ready to test about a day after you send your details, and your calls forwarded about two days in. It is a target, not a promise: it depends on how quickly you send your hours and services and on your phone carrier. Nothing goes live until you have heard it and approved it.

Day 0: start free

Send your business name, hours, services and call rules through the setup form, about five minutes. We review every request by hand. No card for Free.

Day 1: we build and test it

We build the receptionist from your answers and place practice calls against it. Starter and above also get a readiness report that shows what we checked. You call a private test line and tell us what to change.

Day 2: you forward your calls

With us on the phone you turn on forwarding from the number your customers already know, and we place a test call together. You can switch it off yourself at any time.

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You choose when it answers

Overflow

Your phone rings first. If nobody picks up, the AI answers instead of voicemail.

A common place to start.

After hours

Your team answers during the day. Nights, weekends and holidays go to the AI.

Keeps the office in charge.

When you're busy

If you are already on another call, the next caller gets the AI instead of a busy signal.

For peak days.

Everything

The AI answers every call and puts callers through when they ask.

For owners who are rarely at a desk.

Selective

Certain numbers, such as family or your best customers, always ring you first.

Add it to any mode.

General contractor questions

Does it work for roofing, landscaping, cleaning or auto repair?

Yes. The setup is built around your services, hours and questions, so the same service works for any appointment-based trade. The call player on the home page has spoken examples for roofing, landscaping, cleaning, auto repair and general contractors. It is not for healthcare or legal offices.

Can it give a quote for a project?

No. It does not invent prices. It captures the project details and books an estimate visit, or takes a message so you can quote properly.

Will it replace my office staff?

No. Your team stays primary. It covers calls nobody can get to: while you are on site, after hours and during busy periods.

All questions · Using your existing number · Plans and pricing

Hear it handle a call before you decide.

Start free with 25 real calls a month, no card. Or call the demo line first and talk to it like a customer. Nothing goes live until you approve it and test it.

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