Updated September 2026
An AI receptionist for fence installers.
Storm-down fences reach you fast. New fence leads get your per-foot range and a booked measure.
Rebecca H.
Sun, Mar 29, 8:10 AM · 1:33
Wind took down 40 feet overnight, dogs can't go out. Flagged urgent, sent to you.
(918) 555 0113
Sat, Mar 28, 2:48 PM · 3:09
150 feet of 6 foot cedar privacy, two gates. Quoted your per-foot range, measure booked.
Alan J.
Sat, Mar 28, 10:22 AM · 1:56
HOA wants a written range for black aluminum. Range given.
Teresa N.
Fri, Mar 27, 5:05 PM · 1:14
Unsure where the property line falls. Wants a call back before booking.
What it does for fence installers
An AI receptionist for fence installers answers every call while your crew is on a job. It gets the footage, fence type and gate count, gives a price range from your price book and books the on-site measure. It catches the storm-down fence that needs you today, handles HOA and property-line questions and works the quotes you never called back. It runs 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 fence installers get at the worst possible time, answered and booked while you work. Then try it yourself.
- Customer: Hi, wind blew down part of our fence last night and the dogs can't go out. Can someone fix it fast?
- AI: Sorry about that. How much is down, and what kind of fence is it?
- Customer: About 3 panels, wood privacy. Two posts snapped.
- AI: Repairs start with a $95 trip charge, then $65 per post and $85 per panel. For 2 posts and 3 panels that's about $480 with materials.
- Customer: OK. When?
- AI: I'm marking this urgent. Our first opening is tomorrow at 8 AM, and I'm texting the owner now in case a crew can get there sooner.
- Customer: Tomorrow at 8 is fine. Thank you!
- AI: You're booked for 8 AM tomorrow. Text a photo of the gap here and I'll add it for the crew.
Calls it handles
A storm takes down 80 feet overnight
A tree drops a fence section and the dog is loose. The AI gets the address and the footage down, flags it urgent and reaches you before the caller hangs up.
A homeowner pricing a backyard fence
The AI asks the lot size, fence type and how many gates. It gives a per-foot range from your price book and books the measure without you stopping work.
A car backs into the front fence
Someone needs a damaged section repaired before they leave town. The AI captures photos and the panel type, quotes the repair from your book and gets it on the schedule.
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: (918) 555 0113 150 feet of 6 foot cedar privacy, two gates. Quoted your per-foot range, measure booked.
- 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.
Rebecca H.
Completed · storm-damaged fence rebuilt
Review Straight Line Fence Co. on Google
g.page/r/straight-line-fence/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 fence without seeing the yard?
It gives a per-foot price range from your price book once it has the footage, fence type and gate count, then books the on-site measure for the firm number. You set the ranges, so a 150-foot cedar fence with two gates quotes differently than chain link, and the caller knows the range before you arrive.
Will it know the difference between a repair and a full install?
Yes. It asks what happened and how much fence is involved. A few damaged panels get handled as a repair, and a new backyard enclosure gets routed as an install. If a storm or a car took a section down and an animal is loose, it treats that as urgent and reaches you right away.
Can it handle HOA, permit and property-line questions?
Yes, the common ones, from your notes: whether you pull permits, handle HOA approval or call 811 for utility locates. When a caller is unsure where the property line falls, it explains that the measure visit will confirm it and books the appointment instead of leaving them guessing.
More trades we build for
Same system, set up for how each trade quotes and books.
- General ContractorsA kitchen remodel lead at lunch
- Home RemodelingA kitchen lead calls while you are on a job site
- RoofersA leak after last night's storm
- Concrete ContractorsA cracking slab the morning after a pour
- Deck BuildersA spring estimate request at 7am
- Siding ContractorsStorm tore siding off overnight
- Masonry ContractorsA chimney leaning after a storm
- Foundation RepairA wall bowing after heavy rain
- Gutter CompaniesOverflowing gutters after a storm
- Solar InstallersA homeowner calls about a $400 power bill
- Welding and Metal FabricationA trailer with a cracked frame
- Epoxy & Garage Floor CoatingA two-car garage quote at dinnertime
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.