An answering service for roofers that books the inspection
Storm last night? Every call answered.
Roofing calls come in waves: one storm and the phone rings all day while you’re up on a roof. Your AI receptionist answers in your company’s name, puts active leaks through to you, books inspections and estimates on your calendar and texts you a summary of every call, so the storm work doesn’t go to whoever answers first.
$79/moIn Get booked: up to 100 missed calls a month answered · Get regulars, $299/mo, answers every call you miss, any hour · your number stays the same
The same morning after a storm, two ways.
Half the street calls roofers at once. The ones who answer get the inspections.
After a storm, voicemail loses the job
Homeowners call several roofers the morning after a storm and book whoever answers first.
Every call answered, inspections booked
Your assistant answers every call during the rush, puts active leaks through to you and books inspections.
How it works
About 1 to 2 weeks, including the phone carriers’ approval for the summary texts.
- A 30-minute hello. We look at your phone, how you book inspections and what happens today when a call comes in after hours.
- We write down what counts as urgent for you, who is on call and when, your inspection policy and “from” prices, and what it must never promise. You approve every line.
- We forward your number to the assistant (only after hours, only when you don’t pick up, or always) so people keep calling the number on your trucks, your yard signs and your Google listing.
- We test it with you from another phone: a storm-damage call, an active leak, a replacement quote, and someone who wants a person.
- Every call is checked automatically. Any that look wrong we listen to and fix, and we update it when your hours, prices or on-call rota change.
Made for your business
Roofing companies that lose calls while they work: a crew up on a roof, an owner who does every inspection, or a small office swamped the morning after a storm. We set it up for small businesses anywhere in the US, by video and phone, with the same people looking after it every month.
Works with the apps you already use
Jobs land on the calendar you already use, and the same assistant can answer your Facebook and Instagram messages.
What it costs
$79/mo
In Get booked: $79 a month for ohelloo Work for your whole team, with the AI receptionist on up to 100 missed calls a month, a simple website, your Google listing and one inbox. Get regulars ($299 a month) answers every call you miss, any hour. No setup fee, cancel anytime.
- Every call answeredIn your company’s name, after hours or whenever you can’t pick up. It says it’s your assistant, and puts anyone who asks for a person through to you.
- Urgent calls put throughWater coming through the ceiling, a tree on the roof, a tarp that blew off: whatever you define goes straight to your phone.
- Inspections bookedStorm-damage inspections, repair estimates and replacement quotes go on your calendar in the next open slot.
- The details before you goName, address, what happened, whether water is coming in, roughly how old the roof is, and whether they’ve called their insurance.
- Your prices, your wayWhether inspections are free and your “from” prices as you approve them, never a price on a roof it hasn’t seen.
- A summary within a minuteA text after every call with the recording, and the caller added to your customer list.
Or Get regulars, $299 a month. The AI receptionist with 1,500 AI credits, plus booking and payments on your website, reminders and your customer list. See Get regulars
About 1 to 2 weeks, including the phone carriers’ approval for the summary texts.
Get regulars ($299 a month) answers every call you can’t pick up, any hour, with 1,500 AI credits (about 150 minutes). A busy phone can add 1,000 more AI credits for $20 a month. A minute of calls takes 10 credits, and we tell you before a busy month goes over. Your number and your phone company stay the same.
How it compares
The other ways roofers get their phones answered, side by side with ours.
| AI receptionist appslike Rosie, Goodcall or Dialzara | Answering services with peoplelike Ruby | AI inside your job softwarelike Jobber or Housecall Pro | ohelloo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs to start | About $29 to $95 a month, with a cap on minutes or calls | About $250 a month for 50 minutes | A paid add-on on top of your plan | In Get booked, $79 a month, with your website, Google listing and the whole app |
| Who sets it up | You do: write its answers, connect your calendar and test it | They do, from a form you fill in | You do, inside the app | We do, after a 30-minute call. You approve every line |
| Urgent calls | A transfer you set up yourself | An operator takes a message or puts the call through | Whatever the app’s settings allow | Your rules: water coming in or a tree on the roof goes straight to whoever is on call |
| When it gets something wrong | You find out and fix it yourself | You tell their support team | You tell their support team | Every call is checked automatically, and we listen to the ones that look wrong and fix the answer |
| If you switch job software | Keeps working | Keeps working | You lose it: it only works inside that app | Keeps working: jobs land on your Google or Outlook calendar, and we can connect Jobber or Housecall Pro |
An app wins when
You like setting things up yourself, have the evenings to test it, and want the lowest price.
People win when
Every caller must reach a human, and the budget allows several hundred dollars a month.
Job-software AI wins when
You already pay for that software’s bigger plans and run everything inside it.
ohelloo wins when
You want it set up and looked after for you, with urgent calls handled your way, without learning another app.
Starting prices as listed in these sources, checked October 2026. Plans change, so check before you buy: Dupple, best AI receptionists 2026, Ruby pricing, CloudTalk 2026, Jobber pricing, Housecall Pro pricing.
Questions
How is this different from a regular answering service for roofers?
A traditional answering service has people take a message and pass it on, usually billed by the minute or by the call. Yours answers every call at once, day or night, books routine jobs straight onto your calendar, puts urgent calls through to your on-call phone, and texts you a summary with the recording. Nobody is put on hold because the operators are busy.
What happens with an active leak after a storm?
You decide what counts as urgent (for most roofers that’s water coming in, a tree on the roof or a blown-off tarp) and whose phone those calls ring. The assistant gets the address and what’s happening and puts the call through. If nobody picks up, it tells the caller when to expect a call back and texts you the details.
Can it keep up after a big storm?
Yes. It answers every call at once, so nobody hits voicemail when the whole neighborhood calls on the same morning. A busy month can add 1,000 more AI credits for $20, and we tell you before you go over.
Does it talk about insurance claims?
Only what you approve, like whether you help with claims and what to have ready. It never tells anyone what their insurance will cover.
Will it give prices?
Only the ones you approve, like whether inspections are free, your tarping charge or “repairs from $X”. It won’t quote a repair or a new roof it hasn’t seen; it books the visit instead.
Does it work with Jobber or Housecall Pro?
Jobs land on the calendar you already use, like Google or Outlook. We can also connect it so a new caller is added to Jobber or Housecall Pro as a customer, and your job software stays the master copy for quotes and invoices.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. Calls forward from the number on your trucks, your yard signs and your Google listing: only when you don’t pick up, after hours, or always. Calls you answer ring through exactly as they do now.
How much does an answering service for roofers cost?
In Get booked, $79 a month with no setup fee: AI answers up to 100 missed calls a month, plus your website, Google listing, one inbox and the whole ohelloo Work app for your team. Get regulars, $299 a month, answers every call you can’t pick up, any hour, with 1,500 AI credits (about 150 minutes), plus a full website with booking built in. A busy phone can add 1,000 more credits for $20 a month. We tell you before a busy month goes over. To see what missed calls cost you now, try the missed call calculator.
What do you take care of, and what do I?
We take care of:
- Setting up the assistant and keeping it working
- Writing and updating what it says, with your sign-off
- The call forwarding and the summary texts
- Listening to any call that looks wrong, and fixing the answer
You take care of:
- Telling us your services, prices, on-call rota and what counts as urgent
- Answering the urgent calls it puts through, and doing the jobs it books
- Your phone company account and your number
Everything is set up in your name, and your customer list is yours. If you ever leave, you keep it all.
What isn’t included?
Dispatching someone for you, or calling people who didn’t call you first: it answers calls, sends urgent ones to whoever you say, and books the rest. It never takes card numbers over the phone either; it texts a secure payment link instead.
Often set up together
Common questions: What is a good cheaper alternative to Jobber for a small trades business · What is the best Housecall Pro alternative for a small crew · What field service software should a small business use.
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