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The AI phone receptionist for builders.
A builder’s best work starts with a phone call you were too busy on site to take. Ringmere answers, takes down what the caller wants built, where, and whether they have drawings, and books the site visit so the quote happens.
The missed-call problem
Sound familiar?
- On the tools all day, phone in the van
- Large enquiries that never leave a voicemail
- Clients, suppliers and subbies all ringing the same number
Every one of those is a booking walking to a competitor. Ringmere answers before it does.
How Ringmere helps builders & renovation firms
Answer, book, and hand you the rest.
Answers your calls, 24/7
First-ring pickup, evenings and weekends included, so callers get a real answer instead of voicemail.
Books site visits, takes the brief
Books the free site visits or surveys you offer into your diary, and takes extension, loft and refurbishment enquiries in detail for you to price.
Escalates what matters
Urgent, clinical or unhappy callers go to your team immediately, with full context.
It answers messages too: on Growth and Pro, customers can WhatsApp or text your business and the same receptionist replies, books and takes orders.
Call by call
Every call a builder gets.
Most of a builder’s calls are not bookings at all, they are the start of a quote. This is what Ringmere does with them while you are on site.
| The call | What Ringmere does |
|---|---|
| “We’re thinking about a rear extension” | Takes the address and postcode, what they have in mind and whether they have drawings or planning permission, and books a site visit if you offer one. |
| A kitchen, bathroom or loft conversion | Taken as an enquiry with the details you ask for, such as budget and timescale, and sent to you by text and email. |
| Small works: a doorway knocked through, a garden wall, repointing | Booked at your price if you list it as a fixed job, otherwise taken as an enquiry for you to price. |
| “When can you start?” | Answered only from what you have written, such as “we are booking work from March”. It never commits you to a date. |
| A planning, building control or party wall question | Never answered. The question and the caller’s number go to you. |
| A client asking what time the team arrives tomorrow | Taken as a message and passed to you, because Ringmere does not see your site schedule. |
| A neighbour unhappy about a skip or noise | Treated as a complaint and escalated to you with the caller’s number, so it is dealt with by a person. |
An example call
Written to show how a call goes, using sample services and prices; not a recording.
Caller: Hi, we’re looking at a single-storey extension on the back of the house. Do you do that sort of thing?
Ringmere: Yes, extensions are one of the things the team does. They price after a free site visit. Do you have drawings yet?
Caller: We’ve got plans from an architect, and planning came through last month.
Ringmere: That’s helpful, I’ll note both. I have Wednesday at 4pm or Friday at 8am for the site visit.
Caller: Wednesday works. It’s 6 Orchard Way, NG5 1FL.
Ringmere: Thanks. And roughly when were you hoping to start?
Caller: Spring, ideally. I’m Helen.
Ringmere: Thanks, Helen. That’s booked: site visit on Wednesday at 4pm at 6 Orchard Way, noting the architect’s plans, planning approved and a spring start.
Your services, your words
It only ever offers what you approve.
Import your services and prices in seconds. Ringmere quotes exactly what you configure, never a made-up price or a promise you can’t keep.
Questions from builders
Good to know.
Does it book jobs or just take messages?
Can it ask about budget and timescale?
Will it answer planning or building regulations questions?
What about calls from existing clients, suppliers and subcontractors?
What does an AI receptionist cost for a builder?
What will it never commit me to?
Is Ringmere an answering service for builders?
Stop losing building enquiries.
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