# AI receptionist for general contractors > AI receptionist and answering service for general contractors. Explain the projects you take on and route callers to estimating or the office. Trades & repairs · AI answering service Give the next project a proper first conversation. Your site work and your next client inquiry often happen at the same time. Rinzo answers questions about your construction or renovation business and connects callers to estimating, the office, or a named team member. [$39 USD/month](https://rinzo.ai/pricing.md) (First month free on monthly. Prepaid from $19/month with 24-month prepay ($456 upfront).) [Start your free month →](https://signup.rinzo.ai/) [Call our AI receptionist: +1 604 455 3737](tel:+16044553737) Monthly plan; then $39 USD/month. Card required. AI talk time $0.10/min on top of calling; 30 AI minutes in your free month. A call in your business Illustrative conversation · responses depend on your setup **Caller** “We are planning a kitchen renovation. Where do we start?” **Rinzo AI Receptionist** “I can explain our consultation process and connect you with the team that discusses new projects.” Next step **New-project inquiries** Why the first answer matters ## New work and current jobs need different attention. A prospective renovation customer wants to understand your process. A supplier needs the office. An existing client wants their project contact. Giving each a clear route helps keep your main number useful as the business grows. Use your own business facts, instructions, and documents to shape the conversation. When a caller asks for a person, Rinzo puts them through to a destination you configure. If that person can’t take the call, it takes a message for them. [How the AI Receptionist works →](https://rinzo.ai/ai-receptionist.md) The calls you know well ## What callers can get help with. ### Project-fit questions Explain the types of renovations or builds you take on, your service area, and any minimum scope you publish. Callers can understand your focus before requesting a consultation. ### Consultations and estimates Walk through your stated first steps, such as an introductory call followed by a site visit. Send scheduling and pricing decisions to the person responsible for new work. ### People and departments Configure destinations for project contacts, accounts, and the office. The receptionist can respond to a request for a named person or department using that directory. Your information. Your way of working. ## Give it the details your callers need. Write a short description of projects you accept, including any scope boundaries. Add the customer-facing contacts that should be reachable by name. Choose an office fallback for unfamiliar names and test it alongside a new-project inquiry. Start from the renovation-contractor template: rinzo receptionists template renovation-contractor drafts the greeting, instructions, common questions and destinations for a renovation contractor, with blanks for your own prices, hours and policies that you fill in and check before publishing. Upload PDF, Word, text, or Markdown documents, review their extracted text, and publish your updates when ready. ### Start with these details - Project types and service region - Consultation and estimating process - Office and project contact names - Supplier and billing inquiry instructions Keep a route to a person or voicemail for questions that need more help. Beyond the first conversation ## The rest of your phone system is here, too. ### Grow the team on one plan Add users and extensions as your business grows; the plan is priced per business, not per user. [See how it works →](https://rinzo.ai/pricing.md) ### Reach people away from the office Forward business calls to a mobile or use a compatible softphone. [See how it works →](https://rinzo.ai/docs/phones.md) Part of your business phone system ## AI answering. A team behind it. Rinzo brings the receptionist, extensions, ring groups, business hours, mobile forwarding, and voicemail together in one account. When nobody can take a call, the receptionist takes a message, and it arrives in your voicemail with a text summary. [Explore the phone system →](https://rinzo.ai/platform.md) ### Included in your plan The AI receptionist is part of your plan, with no monthly fee: you pay $0.10 a minute while it is talking with a caller, in 6-second increments, from your prepaid credit. Your free month includes 30 AI minutes. The call it answers is an inbound call like any other: it uses your included minutes, then costs $0.02 a minute. You choose where it answers in your call routing. The whole phone system, a business number, and 100 minutes a month. No per-user fees. [$39 USD/month](https://rinzo.ai/pricing.md) (First month free on monthly. Prepaid from $19/month with 24-month prepay ($456 upfront).) [Plans and pricing →](https://rinzo.ai/pricing.md) [Calling rates →](https://rinzo.ai/rates.md) Before you get started ## Questions from general contractors. Rinzo is in early access. [See current availability](https://rinzo.ai/availability.md) and [how information is handled](https://rinzo.ai/privacy.md). ### Can it tell a client when their project will finish? It does not access a project-management system. Route progress and completion-date questions to the project contact who can confirm the current position. ### Can it explain what kinds of renovations we do? Yes. Provide your service descriptions, region, and project criteria as business information. Keep them current as your focus or capacity changes. ### Can the receptionist answer calls from suppliers and subcontractors? It can recognize a request for the office or accounts and transfer it to the destination you configure. Order details and payment questions stay with your staff. ## Explore related industries [Electricians →](https://rinzo.ai/industries/electricians.md) [Roofing companies →](https://rinzo.ai/industries/roofers.md) [Landscaping companies →](https://rinzo.ai/industries/landscaping.md) [All industries →](https://rinzo.ai/industries.md) ### More in Trades & repairs [Plumbers](https://rinzo.ai/industries/plumbers.md) [HVAC companies](https://rinzo.ai/industries/hvac.md) [Painters](https://rinzo.ai/industries/painters.md) [Flooring installers](https://rinzo.ai/industries/flooring-installers.md) [Garage door services](https://rinzo.ai/industries/garage-door-services.md) [Locksmiths](https://rinzo.ai/industries/locksmiths.md) [Appliance repair](https://rinzo.ai/industries/appliance-repair.md) Your business. Your first month free. ## Your next inquiry deserves a good answer. A phone system for your team, an AI receptionist, a business number and 100 minutes. [$39 USD/month](https://rinzo.ai/pricing.md) (First month free on monthly. Prepaid from $19/month with 24-month prepay ($456 upfront).) [Start your free month](https://signup.rinzo.ai/) Monthly plan; then $39 USD/month. Card required. AI talk time $0.10/min on top of calling; 30 AI minutes in your free month. --- The Markdown version of https://rinzo.ai/industries/general-contractors/. An index of every page: https://rinzo.ai/llms.txt. 911 and emergency calling are not supported during early access.