What you get by text after every call
IntakeHound answers the phone call. About two minutes after the caller hangs up, you or your on-call tech get a text like this one (and an email), with the recording and transcript one tap away.
The phone on this page is an example with a fictional caller. A recorded demo video will appear here once our live demo line is set up.
Dana R. · (713) 555-0187 · English
412 Maple Dr, Katy 77494 (in your area). Roof leaking into the hallway after tonight's storm; towels down, no one hurt. Homeowner; insurance not decided yet; has photos.
Inspection booked: tomorrow 8:00 AM · on-call tech notified · texts OK
Recording + transcript: link
Hear it for yourself: call the demo line
Call it yourself and pretend you're a homeowner with a roof leak or no AC. It answers as a fictional company, "Lone Star Roofing & Restoration". Use a pretend address. The call is recorded like a real one, so please don't share real personal details.
Demo line, fictional company. It introduces itself as the company's virtual assistant and says the call is recorded. Ask it whether it's a real person and it will tell you honestly that it's an AI.
Missed calls are missed jobs.
Homeowners call the next contractor on the list. Storms, no-heat nights and water emergencies do not wait for business hours.
of calls to home-services businesses go unanswered, according to Invoca's call research.
is the average cost of a Google Local Services lead for HVAC and roofing in 2026. A missed call wastes that spend.
Storms, no-heat and active leaks happen at night and on weekends, when most offices are closed.
What are unanswered calls costing your company?
Plug in your own numbers. The starting values are example assumptions, not statistics, so change them to match your company.
This estimates revenue at risk from calls nobody answers. It is not a prediction of what IntakeHound will earn you, and we don't guarantee any number of jobs. Job values vary a lot by trade (a repair vs. a full roof); use your own numbers.
Formula: calls per week × 4.33 weeks × % real job requests × % you'd win × average job value. For comparison, founding Night Shift is $797/month + $750 setup.
How IntakeHound Home answers your calls
Forward after-hours or overflow calls to IntakeHound Home, or route every call. You choose.
Answers in 2 rings
A natural-sounding voice greets callers in your company name. It introduces itself as your company's virtual assistant and gives the recording notice up front. It never pretends to be a person.
Qualifies the job
Service type, address, urgency, insurance, photos, and preferred time. It asks your criteria, your way.
Books the estimate or dispatch
Puts qualified callers on your calendar and texts them a confirmation if they agree. Emergencies get a warm transfer or SMS to your on-call tech.
Hands off cleanly
Your team gets an email and SMS summary plus the recording and transcript. A webhook can feed tools that accept one (for example via Zapier into Jobber, Housecall Pro or GoHighLevel).
Built for home-service intake, not generic reception
- Trade-specific questions: roofing, storm damage, HVAC no-heat/no-cool, water mitigation, plumbing
- Flags urgent jobs (active leak, no heat, no cooling) for your on-call tech. It never quotes a price unless you set one.
- Fluent English and Spanish, with the caller choosing at the start
- Screens out tire-kickers and wrong-number calls, and routes billing to your office line
- Safety-aware: tells anyone who smells gas, sees smoke or sparking, or is in danger to get out and call 911 or the gas company
- Your rules: ZIP codes you cover, job types you take, and when to transfer live
Careful by design
- Introduces itself as your virtual assistant and gives the recording notice on every call; if asked, says plainly it's an AI and offers a callback from a person
- Recording notice at the start of every call, plus an optional explicit consent question for all-party-consent states
- No fake "we can be there in 20 minutes" promises unless you set that rule
- Captures insurance and property address for your estimate, not for us to sell
- Inbound only. No cold calls, robocalls, or reactivation texting
- We'll walk through vendor security documentation and data retention on your demo
Every after-hours estimate and emergency call answered, booked, and texted to your tech.
Start with nights, weekends, and overflow. If you don't want to keep it after 30 days, you get your money back — including setup.
Night Shift
Cancel anytime, no contract.
+ $750 one-time setup (standard $1,297/mo + $1,500 setup). Cash at signing: $1,547. Founding rate locked while you stay.
- Nights, weekends, holidays, and daytime overflow
- English and Spanish
- Your job questions, calendar booking, emergency warm-transfer or SMS
- Up to 1,600 call minutes a month, then $0.35/min
- Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
24/7 Front Line
Cancel anytime, no contract.
Founding $1,497/mo + $750 setup. Standard $1,997 + $1,500 setup.
- Everything in Night Shift, day and night
- Tracking line per ad source (LSA, Angi, website)
- Up to 4,000 minutes/mo, then $0.35/min
- Monthly review with the founder
Revive (old-lead follow-up)
Consented, email-first follow-up of past estimate requests. No reactivation texting. Ask to be notified when it opens.
- Email-first by design
- SMS only where the contact already consented
- No AI cold calls or ringless voicemail
Founding pricing ends when 5 contractors have signed or on October 31, 2026, whichever comes first. After that, new contractors pay standard prices ($1,297/mo + $1,500 setup). Cash at signing: $750 setup + first month ($797) = $1,547. Month-to-month: cancel anytime, no contract. We don't promise any number of booked jobs.
How setup works
No new phone number, no software for your team to learn. We do the building; you make a few test calls.
- Day 0Fill in the form
A 30-minute kickoff call: your services, service-area ZIP codes, emergency rules, hours, and who gets the texts.
- Days 1–3We build it; you make test calls
We set up the AI in your company's name. You call it and play a homeowner with a leak or a broken AC. We tune it until you're happy.
- Days 3–6Forward your line
Keep your number. Set call forwarding for after hours, no-answer or busy (about 5 minutes with your phone provider; we walk you through it).
- By business day 7Live
Real calls get answered and summaries hit your phone. If we miss the 7-business-day mark, month one is free.
Three guarantees on the things we control
- 30-day money-back. Tell us within 30 days of go-live and we refund everything you've paid, including setup. No questions asked.
- Live in 7 business days, or month one is free. Clock starts after kickoff once we have your job questions and service area.
- Every forwarded call answered. If more than 1 in 100 forwarded calls in a month isn't answered because of us, that month is free.
Why we don't guarantee booked revenue: we control answering, booking and notifications. Weather, your capacity and your close rate decide how many jobs you win. Flat fee only — never a cut of jobs.
Included with every founding spot
- Free After-Hours Missed-Call Audit. Founder calls your main line after hours and sends a one-pager. Never pretends to need a job.
- Done-For-You Go-Live. Script, forwarding walkthrough, 10 test calls.
- Monday Morning Job Report. Who called, what they needed, what was booked.
- Emergency Text-to-Cell. Urgent jobs to your on-call tech within 60 seconds.
- Trade Script Kit. Emergency triage, insurance questions, no-fake-ETA guardrails.
- Founding Price Lock. $797/mo while you stay. $750 setup is one-time.
A note from the founder
FAQ
Does it quote prices or promise arrival times?
Only if you set an approved price or arrival line. Otherwise it books an estimate and says a tech will confirm. It never invents a price or an ETA, and it never tells callers what insurance will cover.
Will callers know it's an AI?
It greets callers as "the company's virtual assistant" and never pretends to be a person. If a caller asks whether they're talking to a real person, a bot or AI, it answers honestly that it's an automated assistant (an AI) and offers a callback from a person. Callers can ask for a person anytime; it transfers during on-call hours or takes a priority callback.
Do we have to change our phone number?
No. Most shops forward after-hours, no-answer, or overflow. You can also use a tracking number for LSA or Angi.
What about call recording laws?
Every call starts with a recording notice, and we can add an explicit consent question for states that require all-party consent. We'll review your state's rules during setup. Your company stays responsible for its own compliance.
Which CRMs do you support?
Every lead goes out by email and SMS. A webhook can feed tools that accept one, for example via Zapier into Jobber, Housecall Pro or GoHighLevel. Ask on the demo about your specific stack.
How fast can we go live?
Within 7 business days of kickoff, or month one is free.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
Email us within 30 days of go-live and we refund everything you've paid, including setup. No questions asked.
Is this the same as a self-serve AI phone app?
No. Self-serve platforms typically charge a monthly plan plus per-minute fees, and you build and maintain the agent yourself. IntakeHound Home is done-for-you: we build the script, go live with you, and stand behind three guarantees.
What's in the free missed-call audit?
The founder calls your main line after hours on up to three evenings, notes who or what picks up, and emails a one-pager. He identifies himself if anyone answers and never pretends to need a job.
Get your free missed-call audit
Tell us about your company. We'll send a one-page after-hours audit within 3 business days, plus a demo line that answers in your company name.
- Free, with no obligation to buy
- Hear the agent in English and Spanish, using your company name
- Get a draft job-intake script for your trade
- Founding spots left: 5 of 5 (updated as contractors sign)
Answer 5 quick questions so we can tell whether IntakeHound Home fits your shop. If it does, you can pick a demo time right away. If it doesn't, we'll tell you honestly and point you to free resources.
Thanks, you look like a fit.
Next step: a 15-minute demo. Your one-page after-hours audit follows within 3 business days.
Pick a demo timeOur booking calendar isn't live yet, so we'll email you two or three demo times within one business day.