Every demo call answered and qualified while your hands are on the joystick.
The owner of a small demolition company is usually running a machine or driving a truck when the phone rings. The AI receptionist picks up as your company, figures out what the caller wants torn down, gathers the details you need to price it and books the next step.
Demo calls arrive while you are in the cab, and most need the same questions
Demolition is loud and physical. You cannot answer a phone from inside an excavator, and calling back two hours later means the homeowner has already heard from someone else. At the same time, most of the calls follow a pattern: someone wants a shed, deck, pool, garage, house or kitchen gone, and you need to know what it is, where it is, how big it is, how a machine or truck gets to it, and when they want it done.
Some calls need a person right away. A builder whose framing crew is waiting on a cleared lot, a property manager with a fire-damaged unit, or a utility company returning your disconnect request should not be handled like a new homeowner lead. An answering service that just takes a name treats them all alike. A receptionist that knows your business can tell them apart and route accordingly.
What an AI receptionist for demolition has to do
The script is built from your real calls, in your words.
Identify the job type
Shed, deck, garage, house, pool, interior strip-out, concrete or commercial space. Each one triggers different follow-up questions so the lead arrives in the CRM ready to price.
Ask about access and site conditions
Gate width, driveway, overhead wires, septic or well location, and whether the structure is attached to anything, so you know whether a skid steer fits or the work is by hand.
Ask about utilities and permits
Whether the structure has gas, electric or water, and whether the caller has started a permit. It never tells the caller they do not need one; it notes the answer for your estimator.
Send the photo link
A text after the call asks for photos from several angles, which often lets you quote a small job without a site visit.
Route contractors and urgent calls
Builders, property managers and anyone calling about an active job get passed to the right person or texted to the owner with a summary, rather than booked as new leads.
How we set it up for a demolition company
We write it with you and adjust it after listening to real calls.
Your answers to the common questions
Whether you haul everything away, whether you handle permits, whether you do pools, what areas you cover and how soon you can start, all in your words and never with a made-up price.
Contractor recognition
Callers from known builder accounts are recognized by number and routed to scheduling with their account name, so a regular customer does not get asked what a teardown is.
Booking into estimator time
Site visits book into open estimator slots with the address and access notes attached, grouped by area if you prefer to run estimates in batches.
Summaries texted to you
Each call produces a short text with the job type, address, photos requested or received and the caller's timeline, so you can decide from the truck.
What you own on day one.
Every account is opened in your company's name with you as the owner. If you ever leave, you change a password, not your business.
- Domain, hosting and the site files
- Phone numbers and call recordings
- The CRM and its database
- Email and text lists, with consent records
- Google Business Profile and every listing
- Analytics and Search Console
AI Reception for demolition, answered.
Will it give the caller a price?
Only if you want it to. Most demo contractors have it explain what affects price and offer a photo quote or site visit instead, since access and disposal change the number so much.
Can it handle calls about asbestos?
It can say that older buildings may need an inspection before demolition and that your estimator will go over it. It does not give regulatory advice, and rules vary by state and building type.
What happens when a builder calls about a job already running?
It recognizes the account or asks, then routes the call or texts the owner right away, instead of treating the builder as a new lead.
Can it answer in the middle of the night?
Yes, at any hour. Most demo calls are not emergencies, so after hours it usually books a callback or sends the photo link, but you can set rules for fire-damaged properties or urgent contractor calls.
AI Reception for demolition. Owned by you.
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