AI voice agent

AI answering service for general contractors

Contractor leads are big-ticket and rarely call twice — and you’re on a site all day, not at a desk. Telenow answers every call, qualifies scope, budget and timeline, books the estimate visit and keeps status calls from clients and subs off your back.

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Last updated 2026-09-16

The calls you’re losing today

On site, not on the phone

The remodel inquiry that rings at 10am gets answered, qualified and booked — not returned at 7pm to someone else’s voicemail.

Unqualified estimate visits

Scope, budget expectations and decision timeline captured first, so site visits go to real projects.

Bids that die of silence

Outbound follow-up calls chase outstanding estimates before the project quietly goes to someone else.

What the agent handles

1
Qualify the project
Project type and scope, property details, budget range, timeline, whether plans or permits exist, and how they found you.
2
Book the estimate
Site-visit slots from your real calendar, with confirmations and reminders to cut no-show walkthroughs.
3
Work the pipeline
Follow-up campaigns on open bids, and structured lead records into your CRM or sheet — tagged by project size and type.

Works with the tools you already use

Google CalendarHubSpotGoogle SheetsWhatsAppCustom API webhook

Ready-made agent templates

Home-services quote intake

Captures quote requests for home projects — job type, scope and details — saves the lead, and books a free estimate visit so no enquiry slips away after hours.

Outbound lead qualifier

Calls inbound leads and qualifies them on Budget, Authority, Need and Timeline, then routes hot leads to a human and books a follow-up for the rest.

General front-desk receptionist

A polished virtual receptionist that greets callers, answers basic questions, takes messages, and routes calls to the right person or department.

Frequently asked questions

Can it separate a full remodel from a small repair call?+

Yes — per-project-type question flows ask what matters for each: a kitchen remodel captures scope, budget and timeline, while a small repair books straight to the right slot or gets your referral script.

Can it follow up on estimates I’ve already sent?+

Yes — load the list and an outbound campaign calls inside your chosen windows, gauges where the decision stands and books the next step, with DNC suppression and full attempt logs.

Can clients and subs get updates without calling me?+

Routine “when are you coming?” calls can be answered from your shared schedule or taken as messages with instant notification — you choose the rules per caller type.

How much does a contractor answering service cost per month?+

Telenow bills per minute of actual talk time with itemized, component-level pricing (model, speech, telephony, platform fee). Unanswered and failed calls are not billed. There are no per-call fees and no long-term contract.