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The AI phone receptionist for handymen & property maintenance firms.
Handyman calls are rarely one job. Ringmere answers while you are up a stepladder, writes down the whole list, the shelves, the dripping tap and the door that sticks, and books the time you sell at the price you charge.
The missed-call problem
Sound familiar?
- Calls you cannot take with a drill in your hand
- Callers with a list of jobs and no idea how long they take
- Landlords and agents who need a repair sorted this week
Every one of those is a booking walking to a competitor. Ringmere answers before it does.
How Ringmere helps handymen & property maintenance
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 the slot, writes the job list
Books small jobs, half days and full days at your rates, with the address and the list of jobs in the notes, and takes anything bigger as an enquiry.
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 handyman gets.
A handyman’s day is short jobs in different houses, and the phone rings during every one of them. This is what Ringmere does with those calls.
| The call | What Ringmere does |
|---|---|
| “I’ve got a few bits that need doing” | Writes down the whole list, takes the address and postcode, and books the small job, half day or full day the caller chooses at your rates. |
| Flat-pack, shelves, curtain poles, a sticking door | Answered from your price list and booked. If a job is not on your list, it says so and takes a message. |
| A tenant reporting a repair | Takes the address, the landlord or agent, the problem and the access, and sends it to you. Jobs your setup notes name as urgent reach you straight away. |
| A letting agent with several properties | Takes each address and job as an enquiry for you to schedule and price, or books a visit if they want one now. |
| “Can you do it tomorrow morning?” | Offers only free times in your diary, with your travel buffer and minimum notice applied. |
| Gas, electrics or a job you do not do | Told plainly that it is not something you offer, and taken as a message if they want you to call. |
| Moving a visit | Rearranged on the call within your rules, so the slot goes back in your diary. |
An example call
Written to show how a call goes, using sample services and prices; not a recording.
Caller: Hi, I need a few jobs doing. Two shelves up, a curtain pole, and the bathroom tap drips.
Ringmere: I can book that in. Small jobs are £55 for the first hour, or a half day is £140. For three jobs, would you like the half day to be safe?
Caller: Yes, the half day.
Ringmere: I have Tuesday from 9am or Thursday from 1pm. Which suits you?
Caller: Tuesday. It’s flat 4, 18 Clarence Road, N16 7AA. The buzzer’s broken, so ring me when you’re outside.
Ringmere: Got it, I’ll note to ring on arrival. Can I take your name?
Caller: Tom.
Ringmere: Thanks, Tom. That’s booked: half day on Tuesday from 9am at flat 4, 18 Clarence Road, for two shelves, a curtain pole and a dripping tap.
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 handymen & property maintenance firms
Good to know.
How does it know whether to book an hour or a half day?
Will it stop me being booked back to back across town?
Can it take repair reports from tenants?
What if a caller asks for gas or electrical work?
What does an AI receptionist cost for a handyman?
Can I keep my mobile number?
Is Ringmere an answering service for handymen & property maintenance firms?
Stop losing handyman jobs.
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