Trades & home services
AI receptionist for painters and decorators
The short answer
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How it works for painters and decorators
Painting is quote work. Get the details on the first call.
Most calls to a painting business are quote requests, and a quote that goes out the same day wins more jobs. FirstVoice collects what you need to price the job while you're up a ladder.
- Asks interior or exterior, the number of rooms or storeys, and the cladding or surface
- Asks when the work needs to be finished, including tenancy handover dates for property managers
- Can text the caller a link to send photos
- Books a measure-and-quote visit into your calendar
- Flags damage complaints, like overspray on a car, for you to call back personally
Try it
Ring a painting business and hear it answer.
Play a customer calling Fresh Coat Painters. Ask for a quote, book a job, describe something urgent, or ask if it’s a robot. It's the same setup your own callers would get, with your prices, hours and rules.
Live demo: painting
Ring Fresh Coat Painters, an example painting business, and play a customer. Hear how Mark handles it, right here in your browser.
Try saying
- “Can I get a quote to paint the outside of the house?”
- “We need two bedrooms repainted”
- “I manage a rental that needs a repaint before new tenants”
Uses your microphone. Demo calls are recorded and last up to ten minutes. It never asks for card details. Fresh Coat Painters is made up for the demo, and anything you book with it is pretend.
Calls we handle
Calls painters and decorators get, answered.
Answered day or night, with the caller's details sent straight to you.
- Exterior repaint quote
- Interior rooms
- Roof painting
- Wallpapering
- End-of-tenancy repaints for property managers
- Colour consultation
- Pre-sale touch-ups
Urgent calls
Escalated to you.
These don't wait for the end-of-call summary. You're told straight away.
- Tenancy handover deadlines.
Software
Works with Fergus, ServiceM8, Jobber, Xero and more.
Fergus
Books directlyYes. FirstVoice connects straight to Fergus, finds returning customers, creates the enquiry or job and books it into your Fergus calendar.
How it connects to FergusServiceM8
Books directlyYes. FirstVoice connects straight to ServiceM8, recognises returning customers, creates the job and puts it in the schedule during the call.
How it connects to ServiceM8Jobber
Syncs every callCreates jobs and client requests directly in Jobber during the call using Jobber's public GraphQL API.
How it connects to JobberXero
Syncs every callCan create or update a Xero contact record straight from the call using Xero's public API (Xero has no scheduling/availability of its own).
How it connects to Xero
What a missed call is worth
Typical prices for painters and decorators in NZ.
FAQ
Painters and decorators: questions.
What does FirstVoice do with urgent calls for painters and decorators?
It follows the urgent-call rules you set and flags those calls to you straight away, or transfers them live on Growth and Scale. For painters and decorators that usually means calls like tenancy handover deadlines. Life-threatening emergencies are directed to 111.
Does FirstVoice work with Fergus?
Yes. FirstVoice connects straight to Fergus, finds returning customers, creates the enquiry or job and books it into your Fergus calendar. It also works with ServiceM8, Jobber, Xero and Quotient.
How much does an AI receptionist cost for painters and decorators?
Connecting Fergus is included from Growth at $597 a month. Starter is $297 a month with calendar booking.
Free 2-week trial for painters and decorators
Try it free for two weeks, on your real calls.
We set everything up for you and connect it to your calendar and the tools you already use. Then it answers your real customers for two weeks. No credit card, nothing to pay. If it's not for you, walk away.
- 01We build it for youYour greeting, your questions, your prices and your booking rules. You don't touch a thing.
- 02Connected to your systemBookings go into your calendar or job system, and summaries come to you by text or email.
- 03Live on your real callsForward your number and it answers your customers for real, day and night, for two weeks.
- 04No card, no costYou don't pay anything for the trial. Keep it after that from $297 a month, month to month, or walk away.