AI Receptionist for Contractors
Welco’s AI receptionist for contractors and construction companies captures every project call, books estimates instantly, and handles emergency requests—day or night. No more missed leads, unanswered calls, or lost projects.
Built for busy contractors and growing construction teams, Welco ensures your calls are always answered, clients get quick responses, and your crew stays focused on the job—not on the phone.
Enjoy 24/7 coverage, faster lead response, and more booked projects—365 days a year.
The Hidden Gaps Costing Contractors Jobs and Revenue
Every missed call, unanswered estimate request, or after-hours emergency means lost work and lower profits. In construction, speed and responsiveness win jobs. If your business can’t answer when clients need you most, competitors will—and they’ll take the project too.
After-Hours Emergencies That Slip Away
Most urgent jobs don’t happen during office hours. When a homeowner’s basement floods at 11 PM or a builder needs urgent repair on-site, they expect an immediate response. If your voicemail picks up, they’ll call the next contractor who answers—and that could mean thousands in lost revenue overnight.
Peak-Hour Call Overload
During busy hours, multiple calls come in while your crew’s on-site and your receptionist’s handling estimates or invoices. Two or three potential clients don’t get through. Each missed call could have been a renovation project, repair contract, or long-term partnership—gone simply because no one picked up in time.
Missed Bids and Lost Leads
A single missed inquiry from a commercial client or property manager can cost you a multi-thousand-dollar project. Without real-time response, bids are delayed, clients move on, and your pipeline shrinks—without you even realizing it.
Your 24/7 AI Receptionist -Welco That Never Misses a Job
Capture Every Call—Day or Night
Welco’s AI receptionist for contractors answers every call 24/7 with natural, human-like voices. Whether it’s after-hours, during weekends, or when your team’s busy on-site, every customer gets an instant, professional response—not voicemail or a busy tone. With full contractor call coverage, you’ll never miss high-value emergencies or new project inquiries again.
Route Emergencies Instantly, Schedule Routine Work Automatically
Welco’s AI understands real-world contractor language—recognizing urgent keywords like “burst pipe,” “power outage,” “leak,” or “broken HVAC.” It routes emergencies to the right on-call technician, dispatcher, or team lead instantly. Non-urgent estimate requests are booked automatically during business hours. You stay responsive to emergencies while automating routine scheduling.
Book Estimates Instantly with Calendar Integration
Stop losing time to endless callbacks and missed follow-ups. Connect your Google Calendar, Outlook, or job scheduling tool directly with Welco. Clients can see your real-time availability, book appointments 24/7, and get instant confirmation messages. Welco handles reminders, updates, and rescheduling automatically—so your project pipeline stays full without phone tag.
Collect Complete Project Details—Before You Even Call Back
Each call includes a full project intake form: job type, property location, budget range, urgency, and more. Welco automatically transcribes and summarizes every conversation—so you arrive informed, prepared, and ready to quote. It’s not just an answering service—it’s intelligent lead qualification that saves time and closes jobs faster
Never Lose Another High-Value Job
From flooded basements to last-minute estimate requests, Welco ensures your contracting business is always reachable and always ready. Whether you’re a plumber, electrician, HVAC tech, or general contractor, every call becomes an opportunity—and no client slips through the cracks again.
Get Your Contractor AI Receptionist Live in 15 Minutes
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Quick Setup
Create your Welco account and instantly receive a dedicated business phone number through Twilio. Choose your preferred AI voice and connect it to your contracting business—no technical setup required. Start with a free trial to see how Welco captures and manages your calls in real time.
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Upload Service Information
Upload your list of services—plumbing, electrical, HVAC, remodeling, or general contracting—along with pricing and service zones. Set up emergency trigger phrases like “burst pipe,” “power issue,” or “leak.” Welco learns when to treat calls as urgent versus routine and routes them accordingly, all from a simple no-code dashboard.
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Start Capturing Project Leads
Once live, Welco begins answering calls instantly. It books estimates, routes emergencies, and collects detailed project information automatically. You can monitor call transcripts, listen to recordings, and adjust FAQs anytime. While your crew focuses on the job site, Welco ensures you never miss another high-value lead.
Don’t Let Missed Calls Cost You Projects
Every unanswered call could be your next high-value emergency repair, renovation, or long-term contract. Welco ensures your construction answering service line responds instantly to storm damage, plumbing failures, or power outages—so you never lose business to a competitor who simply answers first.
Turn Phone Chaos into 24/7 Patient Support with Welco
Current Challenges
After-hours calls go to voicemail; emergency work goes elsewhere
Multiple simultaneous calls overwhelm your staff
Generic answering services can’t detect true emergencies
Manual scheduling leads to double bookings
Lack of details before estimates
Limited insight into customer patterns
With Welco
Welco answers every call 24/7/365 with AI voices, ensuring no emergency is missed
Handles unlimited concurrent calls, no busy signals
Uses workflows to identify urgency and route instantly
Offers smart calendar integration scheduling with Google and Calendly
Captures complete project info, transcripts, and recordings
Provides call logs and reports showing call types and peak times
Real Stories from Contractor Owners
Our old contractor answering service just took messages. A homeowner called at 11 PM about flooding, and the message sat until Monday. They hired someone else. Now Welco detects emergencies and texts me instantly. We’re capturing those premium late-night jobs instead of losing them.
Denver
General Contractor
Ten to twenty daily prescription refills—metformin, lisinopril, levothyroxine—were consuming 30-45 minutes reviewing charts. Welco collects patient name, DOB, medication, pharmacy conversationally. My nurse triages routine refills per protocol. I’m reviewing five complex cases instead of twenty routine ones.
Portland
Construction Company Owner
Our old live answering service treated every call the same. Mondays were chaos sorting which messages were emergencies. Welco recognizes real issues like burst pipes and electrical hazards and routes them immediately.
Chicago
Licensed Contractor
Turn Every Inquiry Into Your Next Project
Every missed call could be your next renovation, emergency repair, or repeat client. With Welco, your phone line transforms into a 24/7 construction answering service that captures storm damage jobs, HVAC emergencies, and electrical calls automatically.
FAQs About AI Receptionist for Contractors
Does Welco actually work 24/7, including holidays and weekends?
Yes. Welco operates 24/7/365, including nights, weekends, and holidays. It’s always active—no missed calls, no sick days, no vacations. Whether it’s a plumbing emergency at 2 AM or a renovation inquiry on Sunday morning, Welco ensures your contracting business is always reachable.
Can Welco tell the difference between emergencies and routine calls?
Absolutely. Welco’s AI is trained to understand industry-specific keywords like “burst pipe,” “electrical outage,” “gas leak,” or “roof damage.” It automatically identifies emergencies, routes them to the right technician or department, and notifies you instantly via text or call transfer. Routine estimate or inspection requests are booked directly into your schedule—no manual filtering needed.
Will Welco work with my existing phone system or answering service?
Yes. You can forward your existing business number to Welco so customers still dial your same number—but now reach your AI contractor receptionist. Welco also integrates with major tools like Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, and popular contractor scheduling platforms. It can work alone or alongside your human answering service to handle overflow or after-hours calls seamlessly.
What if customers want to talk to a real person on my team?
You stay fully in control. Welco can instantly transfer calls to your staff for complex projects or high-priority clients. You decide which types of calls the AI handles independently and which get escalated to a real person—so you maintain a perfect balance between automation and personal service.