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Updated September 2026

An AI receptionist for drywall contractors.

Patch jobs quoted and hang and finish bids booked, all while you're taping a ceiling.

CallsAll hours

Mike S.

Sat, Nov 7, 10:41 AM · 2:20

Transferred

Ceiling sagging after an upstairs leak, still damp. Flagged urgent, sent to you.

(260) 555 0109

Fri, Nov 6, 3:15 PM · 1:38

Quoted

Plumber left a 2 by 3 foot hole behind the vanity. Quoted your patch and texture price.

Jessica P.

Fri, Nov 6, 9:52 AM · 3:47

Booked

GC with a 2,400 square foot basement to hang and finish. Bid walk booked Monday.

Tom G.

Thu, Nov 5, 6:20 PM · 1:12

Callback Requested

Popcorn ceiling removal in two rooms. Wants a call back about timing.

Every real call is recorded and summarized.

What it does for drywall contractors

An AI receptionist for drywall contractors answers every call while you are taping a ceiling or running a sander. It sorts a full basement hang from a single patch, quotes routine repairs from your price book by the square foot or the sheet and books the job on your calendar. It captures the room count, the access details and the timeline, and it works the follow-up after hours and on weekends.

  • 7secondsMedian first reply to a new text, DM or form lead.
  • 62%Of leads first reach out after hours or on a weekend.
  • 141Appointments the AI booked, the typical one 13 minutes after the lead's first message.

Our figures as of September 29, 2026. Measured on 858 real leads across 8 client businesses (home services, real estate, business funding, and credit repair) from June to September 2026. Test contacts excluded.

Hear it handle a call like yours

The kind of call drywall contractors get at the worst possible time, answered and booked while you work. Then try it yourself.

Phone call, transcribed
  1. AI: Smooth Finish Drywall, how can I help?
  2. Customer: The plumber cut a big hole in my hallway wall to fix a pipe. I need it patched.
  3. AI: Sure. About how big is the hole, and is the wall dry now?
  4. Customer: Maybe two feet by two feet. The leak's fixed and it's dry.
  5. AI: Is the wall smooth or textured?
  6. Customer: Orange peel.
  7. AI: A patch that size with an orange peel match is $275, primer included. It takes two short visits so the mud can dry. Friday and Saturday at 9 AM are open.
  8. Customer: Book it.
  9. AI: You're booked Friday at 9 AM, with the finish visit Saturday at 9 AM. The owner has the size and the texture.
Patch booked Friday and Saturday 9 AM, texture noted

Calls it handles

  • A water-damaged ceiling on Saturday

    The AI gets photos of the sagging drywall, asks how big the area is and whether it is still leaking, then books you for an inspection.

  • A GC needs a hang and finish bid

    The AI captures the square footage, the number of rooms, the finish level and the drawings, and puts the walkthrough on your calendar instead of letting it go to voicemail.

  • A small patch after the plumber left

    The AI sizes up the access hole, quotes the patch and texture match from your price book and books the repair without you stopping the job you are on.

Booked by your rules

It only offers real openings inside the hours you set, never a day you blocked. Spam and out-of-area leads never land on your calendar.

Text from your AInow

New booking: Jessica P. GC with a 2,400 square foot basement to hang and finish. Bid walk booked Monday.

  • Our CRMThe customer, the job and the whole conversation.
  • Its calendarOn a real opening inside the hours you set.
  • Your dashboardWith the call recording and a one-line summary.
  • A text to your phoneThe moment it books, with the details.

After the call it keeps working

Follow-up written for every lead

A lead goes quiet? It follows up for weeks until they book or say no. Every follow-up is written for that one lead.

One memory across every channel

They text at lunch, DM at nine and call the next day. It already knows the job.

More reviews and fewer bad ones

Mark a job done and the AI asks how it went. Happy customers get your Google review link. Unhappy ones come to you first.

After the appointment
You marked it done
MS

Mike S.

Completed · ceiling patched and textured

AI following up
Hi Mike, thanks for having us out. How does the ceiling look now that the patch is painted?
You can't even tell where the leak was. Really clean work.
So glad to hear it! If you have a minute, a quick Google review helps us a lot.

Review Smooth Finish Drywall on Google

g.page/r/smooth-finish-drywall/review

✓Review link sent after a happy reply
Unhappy? It comes to you firstReferral ask after the review

How it compares

Three ways owners cover the phone today, and what each one leaves on the table.

An answering service

  • Billed by the minute or by the call
  • A person takes a message for you
  • Booking, follow-up and chat often cost extra

An in-house receptionist

  • A salary, plus payroll taxes and time off
  • One call at a time, during business hours
  • Texts and DMs wait until there's a minute

A DIY AI tool

  • You set it up and write its script
  • Minutes metered, texting and follow-up often add-ons
  • Nobody tunes it to your trade

TheContentLabs.AI: a flat plan from $497 a month, phone usage at cost. Every call, text and DM answered, booked by your rules and followed up. We build it and run it.

Common questions

Can it quote a drywall job over the phone?

Yes, for the routine work you have already priced. It pulls patch repairs, single rooms and per-sheet hang-and-finish rates from your price book and gives the caller a real number. For a full house or a commercial bid, it gathers the square footage, room count and finish level and books your walkthrough.

How does it handle a water-damaged ceiling that needs to be looked at fast?

It treats it as urgent. The AI asks if water is still coming in and gets photos, the room and the address. It reaches you right away so you can decide whether it waits for a regular appointment or needs same-day attention.

Will it book general contractors and one-off homeowners the same way?

It adapts to each. For a GC or builder it captures the square footage, unit count, drawings and schedule for a bid. For a homeowner with a patch or a single room, it quotes from your price book and books the repair. Both land on your calendar with the details written up.

See what every missed lead is costing you.

A free Missed Revenue Audit puts a dollar figure on every call, text and DM you miss or answer too slowly, including the ones your ads paid for. The numbers are yours to keep.