AI receptionist for home-service contractors

The call you miss
is the job you lose.

DispatchAI answers the calls you can't take while you're on a job. It captures what the customer needs, texts them for a photo, drafts an estimate priced against your own rates, and books the appointment — then hands you the work, already sorted.

  • Keep your existing number
  • Free trial on every plan
  • Cancel anytime

Ava

AI receptionist · always on

Live

Caller

“My water heater's leaking all over the garage floor — there's rust all around the bottom of the tank.”

Ava

“That sounds urgent — I'm flagging it now. What's the service address? I'm texting you a link so you can send a photo.”

Text sent · photo received

Estimate drafted$1,650

Tank corroded at the base, not repairable · 50-gal replacement · priced from your rates · awaiting your review

Time proposed · today, 2:00–4:00 PM

Awaiting your approval before the customer is texted.

24/7

Calls answered, nights and weekends

71

Trades supported at signup

7

Languages spoken on the call

0

New phone numbers to advertise

What missed calls actually cost

Every trade business loses work the same four ways. None of them are a sales problem.

You can't answer with your hands full

Under a sink, on a roof, in a crawlspace. The phone rings and there is nothing you can do about it.

Voicemail loses the job

Most people calling a contractor don't leave a message. They call the next name on the list.

Quoting needs a trip before the trip

You often can't price the work without seeing it, so a job needs a visit before it earns a visit.

Follow-up slides when the day runs long

Confirmations, reminders, and review requests are the first things to fall off at 7pm.

How it works

Setup is one forwarding change on the number you already use.

01

Forward your existing number

Keep the number already on your truck, your website, and your Google listing. Forward it when you don't pick up — your phone still rings first.

02

The assistant answers and captures the job

It asks what's wrong, where, and how urgent, then texts the caller a link to send a photo. Emergencies alert you immediately.

03

You review, you approve, then the customer hears back

An estimate is drafted from the photo and a time is proposed from your calendar. Both land on your dashboard first — you review, edit if needed, and approve. Only then does the customer get a text.

See it in action

A two-minute walkthrough of how Ava answers, triages the job, and gets it booked — start to finish. Prefer to try it yourself? Talk to Ava live instead.

The contractor's side

That call didn't just disappear into a black box. Here's the real dashboard — the same one you'd use — reviewing the estimate, checking settings, and looking at billing, all real screens from a live account.

What you get

Answers 24/7, never a voicemail beep

Nights, weekends, and while you're under a sink. Callers get a real conversation, not a phone menu.

Estimates drafted from a photo

The customer texts a photo. You get a line-item draft priced against your own rates — to review and edit, never sent automatically.

Priced for your trade and your market

Starter prices are generated for your specific trade and ZIP at signup, so they land in the right range instead of a national average.

Speaks your customers' language

English, Spanish, French, Nigerian Pidgin English, Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa — detected live on the call.

Real calendar availability, your approval required

The assistant already knows your real working hours, holidays, and days off, so every time it offers is genuinely open — no calendar account required. Connect Google, Outlook, Apple/iCloud, or any other calendar too and it narrows further around your real appointments. The proposed time lands on your dashboard for you to review and approve — never booked automatically.

One real calendar for the whole business

Every booking, holiday, and day off in one place — day, week, month, or year view. Plan your week or check next month's load in seconds, not by scrolling a call list.

Gets the address right, the first time

Every spoken address is checked against a real address database on the call, so a mishearing gets corrected before it ever reaches your dashboard.

Follows up so you don't have to

Appointment confirmations, a nudge if the photo never arrives, and a review request once the job is done.

Start with a free trial

A card is needed to claim your phone number, but you aren't charged until the trial ends.

Common questions

Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You keep the number you already advertise. Set it to forward to your DispatchAI number when you can't answer, so your phone rings first and the assistant only picks up what you'd otherwise miss.
What happens to a call it can't handle?
It gathers facts, it doesn't improvise. If a caller asks for a person, sounds frustrated, or raises something outside a normal service request, it says so plainly and hands off rather than stalling.
Will it quote prices to my customers?
Never on the call. It gathers details and tells the caller an estimate is coming. The draft goes to you first — nothing priced reaches a customer until you review and send it.
Will it book an appointment without me approving it?
No. It can offer real open times from your calendar on the call, but the appointment is only proposed, not booked. It lands on your dashboard for you to review, adjust if needed, and approve — that's the moment the customer actually gets a confirmation text.
What text messages are sent to my customers?
Only messages tied to that customer's own service request: a photo-upload link, one reminder if no photo arrives, the appointment confirmation, a cancellation notice, a call summary, and a single review request after the job. No marketing, no bulk messaging, no purchased lists.
How do customers consent to those texts?
Verbally, on a call they placed to your business. The assistant states on that call that a text is being sent before sending it. Anyone can reply STOP at any time to opt out, or HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply.
Which trades does it work for?
All of them — 71 trades are supported at signup, from plumbing, HVAC, and electrical to landscaping, roofing, appliance repair, and specialty work.
See the full list

🏗️ Construction & Building

General ContractingPlumbingElectricalCarpentryMasonryRoofingFramingDrywall InstallationFlooringInsulationHVACConcrete WorkSteel ErectionScaffolding

⚙️ Mechanical & Industrial

WeldingMachiningFabricationPipefittingBoilermakingIndustrial MaintenanceMillwrightRiggingInstrumentation

🌳 Exterior & Site Work

LandscapingExcavationPavingFencingDeck BuildingTree ServicesIrrigation

🏠 Home Services

Appliance RepairLocksmithingHandyman ServicesPest ControlHome InspectionSecurity SystemsSmart Home InstallationSolar InstallationEV Charger Installation

🚗 Automotive & Marine

Auto RepairBodywork & PaintingTire ServicesDiesel MechanicsMarine MechanicsFleet MaintenanceBoat Repair

💡 Technology & Electrical Systems

IT ServicesNetworkingTelecommunicationsAutomation & ControlsAudio/Visual InstallationCCTV & Access Control

🧱 Finishing & Design

Interior DesignCabinet MakingTile SettingGlass & GlazingUpholsteryPainting & DecoratingWallpaper Installation

🧹 Cleaning & Maintenance

Janitorial ServicesPressure WashingWindow CleaningCarpet CleaningRestoration ServicesMold Remediation

🧑‍🔬 Emerging & Specialized

Drone Inspection3D Printing ServicesGreen Building ConsultingEnergy AuditingEnvironmental EngineeringFire Protection Systems
What is an AI answering service?
A phone line answered by a voice AI instead of a person or a menu. For a home-service business, that means every call gets a real conversation 24/7 — the caller's job, address, and urgency captured the same way a good office manager would, without anyone on staff having to pick up.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
Plans start at $199/mo for one location. See current pricing, seat, and call-minute details on the pricing page — the numbers there are live, so they're always accurate.
Is this different from a traditional answering service or call center?
Yes. A human answering service reads a script and takes a message. DispatchAI has a real conversation, captures the job details, texts the customer for a photo, drafts a priced estimate from your own rates, and proposes a real appointment time — all before you've done anything.
Does it work with my existing office phone system?
Yes. You forward your existing number to DispatchAI only for calls you don't answer — nothing about your current phone system, PBX, or provider has to change.
Can it handle after-hours and emergency calls?
Yes — that's when it matters most. It answers nights, weekends, and mid-job the same way it does during business hours, and flags anything urgent (an active leak, no heat in freezing weather) so you see it first.
Do you have a referral program?
Yes — refer another contractor, and you both get a month free the moment their trial converts to a paying account. Your own referral link is on your Settings page once you sign up.

Full details: SMS program & opt-in · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service

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Tell us about your business and we'll show you how it handles your calls. Or email us directly at [email protected].

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Your customers speak a language we don't list, or you're outside the United States and Canada? Ask us to support it.

About the company

DispatchAI is a product of Tegmine star LLC. This site and the company website below are operated by the same business.

Legal entity
Tegmine star LLC
Location
Richmond, Texas, United States
Phone
(832) 499-0816
Email
[email protected]
Company website
tegminestar.com