AnsweredLine
The AI receptionist for tile installers
An AI receptionist for tile installers answers the phone while you're setting a shower wall with thinset on both hands. It picks up every call and text 24/7 in English and Spanish, gets the details on showers, floors and backsplashes, books estimates on your calendar, and texts you a summary of every call.
Call the receptionist and hear it for yourself.
Ask it anything a customer would ask you.The calls a tile installer actually gets
Tile calls come in while you're on your knees or mixing thinset. These are the ones that go to voicemail.
Shower remodel
"We want to rip out the fiberglass shower and do tile." The receptionist gets the size, niche and bench ideas, who's buying tile, and books an estimate.
Kitchen backsplash
A homeowner picked out tile and needs it installed. It gets the run length, outlets and tile type, asks for photos and books a visit.
Cracked or loose floor tile
A caller has a few cracked tiles in the kitchen. It asks if they kept spare tile, how many are damaged, and asks for photos.
Contractor needs a tile sub
A remodeler needs a tile setter for a master bath next month. It takes the job details and timeline and puts them through by your rules.
Why tile installers put it on the phone
Don't stop mid-set
Thinset doesn't wait while you wash up to answer the phone. The receptionist answers every call on the first ring instead.
Job details up front
Room, square footage, tile size and type, demo needs, who supplies the tile and timeline come in a written summary.
Estimates booked
Homeowners get booked for an estimate on your calendar by your rules, with the address and photos attached.
Contractors put through
Set rules so remodelers and builders reach you directly while homeowners get booked for estimates on your calendar.
English and Spanish
Customers and helpers get answered in English or Spanish, by call or text, 24/7, including evenings when homeowners plan projects.
Same number
Your number gets ported in, so the number on your truck, cards and listings keeps working.
The rest of the back office for tile installers
Each one is its own monthly plan. Start with one, add the rest when you are ready.
Instant estimator $197/mo
Homeowners get a price for a backsplash, floor or shower on your website from their address and photos.
Estimate Cam $49/mo
Photos of the space, the tile they picked and the subfloor get filed with the estimate.
Review requests + replies $97/mo
Asks every customer for a Google review after the job and drafts replies to each one.
Social posting $297/mo
Finished showers and floors get posted to Facebook and Instagram every week, where homeowners look for tile ideas.
Crew App $79/mo
If you run helpers or a crew, they see today's jobs, clock in and take before and after photos.
What a missed call actually costs
Only about 38% of calls to small businesses get answered by a person. Of the callers who hit voicemail, most hang up without a message, 85% never call back, and 62% call a competitor next. Run your own numbers:
What the alternatives cost
| Option | Monthly | What you actually get |
|---|---|---|
| A business phone line | $25–$35 | A number. It still rings to voicemail when you're on a ladder. |
| Answering service (human) | $235–$325+, billed per minute | A stranger reads a script, takes a message. No booking, no texting the caller, overage every busy month. |
| Part-time receptionist | $1,300–$1,800 | 20 hours a week. Nights, weekends, and lunch still go to voicemail. |
| Full-time receptionist | $4,000–$5,300 | Business hours only, plus payroll, benefits, sick days. |
| Answered Line | $297 | The line, 24/7 voice and text answering, booking, transfers, call summaries — in your own voice if you want. |
We built it because we were losing calls too
We built it for our own company, Smarter Scapes. Window Cleaning Pros and Air Duct Cleaning Pros run on it too. Call any of them and the same receptionist picks up.
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Questions owners ask
Can it quote a tile job?
It can answer from the pricing rules you give it, or collect the details and book an estimate. The Instant Estimator can give a price on your website.
What does it ask on a new lead?
Whatever you set. Most tile installers want the room, rough size, tile type and size, demo needed, who supplies the tile and timeline.
Can my GCs reach me directly?
Yes. You set transfer rules so contractors go straight through and everyone else gets a summary texted to you.
Does it work after hours?
Yes. Calls and texts get answered 24/7 in English and Spanish, so a homeowner planning a remodel at night gets booked.
What does it cost?
The AI Receptionist is $297/mo, with the first 3 months at $97/mo. Month to month, no contract.
The whole back office for tile installers, one sign-up
Phones answered, missed calls texted back, reviews, follow-up, estimates, a crew app, social, SEO, ads and a website. Pick any or all of it. Each service is its own month-to-month plan.