AI Lead Qualification That Books the Estimate While You Are on the Job
Speed to lead decides who gets the job. A homeowner with a leaking roof fills out three forms and hires whoever calls back first. If you are on a ladder when the form comes in, you are usually third.
Skald Studio builds a custom AI tool for contractors that answers the lead in seconds, in your company's voice, asks the questions you would ask on the first call, and books the estimate straight into your calendar. Storm damage or a new gutter run, insurance claim or cash job, in your service area or out of it. By the time you climb down, the qualified ones are on the schedule and the tire-kickers are politely handled.
What Usually Goes Wrong
Leads that go to the fastest phone
Response time is the single biggest factor in closing residential work. An assistant that replies within seconds, every time, means you are first even when you are not available.
Estimates that were never going to close
Driving 40 minutes to quote a job outside your service area, or a price-shopper with no intent, costs a half day. Qualifying questions up front, asked the way you would ask them, keep the calendar honest.
After-hours and storm surges
When a storm hits, a hundred leads land in a night. Nobody answers them all by morning. The assistant does, consistently, and prioritizes by urgency and location so your crew starts the day with a plan.
Chat widgets that make you look like a franchise
Generic bots give generic answers about your specific trade. A tool trained on your services, pricing approach, warranties, and financing options represents the company the way you would.
What You Get
Instant response to every website lead, 24/7, in your company's voice
Qualifying questions you set: service type, address and service area, urgency, insurance versus cash, timeline, photos
Automatic booking of estimates into your calendar, with the details your estimator needs
Routing rules: emergencies to a phone, out-of-area leads to a kind decline, big jobs flagged for you
Integration with your CRM, inbox, or text line so nothing lives in a separate system
Full ownership at handoff, with a monthly plan for usage, monitoring, and updates
Pricing is flat and public: $2,500 for a Starter build, $6,500 for the Studio tier. See full pricing.
Common Questions
Does it replace my office manager?
No. It handles the first five minutes of every lead so your office manager handles the conversations that need a person. Most contractors use it to stop losing after-hours and same-day leads, not to cut staff.
Can it tell insurance claims from cash jobs?
Yes. You decide the questions and how each answer is routed. A hail-damage claim can be flagged for your claims specialist while a small repair goes to the general estimate calendar.
What about leads by phone or text?
The first version usually lives on the website form and chat. Text and missed-call follow-up can be added in a second phase once the website version is proven.
How does it know my service area and pricing?
We train it on your service area, your trades, how you talk about pricing, your warranties, and your financing partners. It quotes ranges only if you want it to; most contractors have it book the estimate instead.
What does it cost?
It is scoped after a free 30-minute consultation with a written estimate before any work begins. The build is a one-time fee; a monthly plan covers usage and upkeep. If your website also needs work, see our roofing and contractor website design pages.
Will it work on my existing website?
Usually, yes. We will look at your current site first and tell you honestly if it needs to be rebuilt before adding tools to it.
Be first to every lead, even from the roof.
Book a free consultation and tell us how leads reach you today. You will get a straight answer on what an assistant would change, and a written estimate if it makes sense.
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