Handyman · setup steps, not a score
How to set up an AI receptionist for handyman businesses
Handyman setup keeps every item on the caller's list, promises this week only when the calendar says so, and states an hourly minimum only if you supplied it.
Updated (America/New_York). A checklist, not a price check and not a call result.
A dripping faucet, a stuck door, and a loose railing all stay on the note. Same-week requests get only the availability you actually have. Hourly rates and minimums are quoted only when you entered them. A property-manager turnover keeps the deadline.
Checklist
- Step 1
Capture the whole list
Address, every item they named, callback, preferred day. Do not drop the faucet or the railing, and do not invent a package price. The lines are on the handyman call scripts.
- Step 2
Availability is the real calendar
"Can you come this week?" gets only the availability the shop has, or a message. It does not get a promise of this week.
- Step 3
Rates and minimums must be yours
Hourly rate and minimum charge are stated only if you gave them to the agent. Otherwise it takes a message. It does not invent a minimum.
- Step 4
Turnovers keep the date
A property manager's rental turnover captures the property address, the deadline, the company name, and a callback. The deadline stays in the note.
- Step 5
One job record for mixed work
Small jobs still need a schedule and an invoice. That is the field service checklist. A general contractor with mixed small-repair calls can use this page; the directory has no separate general-contracting trade.
Situations to practice
The caller lines and pass rules are on the Handyman call scripts. Use these situation names on the trial line. This directory has not call-tested any product against them.
- Small-repair list from a homeowner
- Same-week availability question
- Hourly rate or minimum charge question
- Rental turnover request from a property manager
Pages to open with this
- Handyman call scripts
- Answering checklist
- Field service checklist
- CRM checklist
- Review request checklist
- 30-day rollout
- Missed-call cost calculator
- Missed-call ROI calculator
- AI receptionist prices
- Field service software
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FAQ
How do I set up an AI receptionist for a handyman business?
Keep every item the caller listed, offer only real availability, and state hourly rates or minimums only when you entered them. Property-manager turnovers keep the deadline.
What if they ask for a package price for three small repairs?
Do not invent one. The pass rule is to capture the list as they said it and not drop items or invent a package price.
I am a general contractor. Is this the right page?
It is the closest published script set when the calls are mixed small repairs. There is no general-contracting trade in the directory. Use the 30-day plan for the rest of the stack.
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