AI made simple for handymen
Hanging a door.
Both hands full.
Booked picks up.
Every small job starts with a call you can't take mid-install. Booked answers, gets the whole list, and books it into your open windows.
Free demo. No signup. The demo line is a sample plumbing shop. Yours answers as your business.
What your callers hear
Here’s how a call goes. Short, friendly, and the job ends up on the schedule.
- Gets the name, number and address
- Offers only your open windows
- Sends you the job the second it’s booked
An AI receptionist for handyman businesses
A handyman business runs on lots of small jobs, which means lots of calls. Each one might be a two-hour ticket, but you get a dozen a week and every one lands while you're holding a door on its hinges or a level against a shelf. Miss enough of them and the calendar has holes you can't explain.
Booked answers in your business name and asks what's on the list. It gets the caller's name, callback number and address, notes access details like a lockbox or a dog, and books the visit into one of your open windows. You get the job on your phone with the list written the way the customer said it.
It also keeps you out of work you shouldn't take. Booked only books the services you list, so a caller who wants a panel swapped or a gas line moved becomes a message instead of a booking. What a handyman can legally do without a contractor or trade license varies by state, so check your state's rules and build your service list around them.
Handyman calls and what Booked does with them
The first questions never change: what needs doing, the caller's name, a good callback number and the address with the city. The rest depends on the job.
The honey-do list
BookedThe classic call: a sticking door, a loose towel bar, fresh caulk in the tub and a smoke alarm chirping on a high ceiling. Booked keeps every item the caller lists and books the visit, so you know whether to bring the tall ladder.
Your settings: If a long list needs a longer visit, say so in your notes so callers expect you to look it over first.
TV mounting, shelves and furniture assembly
BookedBooked books it straight into an open window and records what the caller tells it, like the TV size or a brick fireplace wall.
Your settings: If you charge flat rates for mounting, put the exact wording in your pricing notes; Booked repeats it as written.
Drywall patches, doors and small repairs
BookedMost small repairs book like any other job. Booked gets the problem in the caller's words, such as a doorknob hole or a pocket door off its track, so you can bring the right patch kit or hardware.
Your settings: Set windows that match how short these jobs run, and keep your minimum charge in your pricing notes.
A leak, or water on the floor
UrgentWords like flooding, burst or water everywhere trip the urgent rules. Booked reads your safety step, offers your two soonest windows, and sends an URGENT alert so you can decide whether it's yours or a plumber's.
Your settings: Write a shutoff step callers can do right away. If leak repair is outside what you do, or what your state lets a handyman do, keep it off your service list.
Electrical, plumbing, gas and HVAC work
MessageBooked books only what's on your list. A caller who wants a new circuit, a water heater swap or a gas range hookup becomes a message with name, number and the request, so you can refer it out or call back. Anyone who mentions sparks or a burning smell is still flagged urgent.
Your settings: What a handyman may do without a trade license differs by state and sometimes by job size. Check your state's rules and keep your service list inside them.
"What's your hourly rate?"
BookedBooked answers from your pricing notes, whether that's an hourly rate, a minimum or "I price the list when I see it." It only quotes the numbers you give it, then offers to put the visit on the calendar.
Your settings: Make your minimum charge part of the same sentence, so small-job callers hear it before you drive over.
Realtor and property manager punch lists
EstimatePre-listing repair lists and rental turnovers often need a walkthrough before you can price them. Booked can book that walkthrough at the property, noting a lockbox code or a tenant who needs notice, or take a message if you'd rather talk first.
Your settings: List walkthroughs as their own service if you want them booked separately from repair visits.
The urgent rules run on the caller's exact words, so the same description always gets the same handling. You can read the full transcript of every call.
The handyman year, and when the calls bunch up
Handyman work is steadier than most trades, but it still comes in waves. Here's when the phone gets busier.
- Spring
Winter's damage and the spring list
Homeowners walk the house after winter and find rotted trim, torn screens and a fence gate that won't latch. Lists get long, and people want them done before summer.
- Late spring to summer
Listing and moving season
Sellers need pre-listing repairs done on a deadline, buyers want inspection items fixed before closing, and renters move out. Realtor and landlord calls stack up and usually need a quick visit.
- Fall
Before the guests arrive
Family is coming, so the grab bar, the wobbly stair railing, the curtain rods and the closet door that's been off its track since spring finally get scheduled. Many callers have a date in mind.
- Winter
Indoor projects and aging-in-place work
With outdoor work slow, interior jobs fill the calendar: shelving, trim, drywall repairs, and grab bars or railings for a parent moving in. Fewer calls come in, so each missed one leaves a bigger gap.
What missed calls can cost a handyman
Handyman tickets are small, so the loss hides in volume. Pull one ordinary week from your call log and put in your own numbers.
- Missed calls in a normal week
- 6
- Say half were real jobs, not spam or sales calls
- 3
- Say 2 would have booked with you
- 2 jobs
- Average ticket, at or above your minimum (use yours)
- $250
- Lost that week
- $500
Over a month of weeks like thatabout $2,000
Example numbers, not a promise. Handyman customers tend to call back with the next list, so a missed first call can cost more than one ticket. Booked costs $15 to activate, then $79/mo after 14 days, which one saved small job a month would cover in this example.
Set up in 5 minutes
No tech skills needed. Hear your receptionist yourself before a single customer does.
- Keep your number
- Turn it off with one dial code
- No contract. Cancel anytime.
- Tell it about your businessServices, service area, hours, what to say about price.
- Forward your missed callsKeep your number. One dial code and unanswered calls roll to Booked. See the codes for your carrier.
- Get jobs on your phoneName, address, problem and arrival window, the second it’s booked.
One plan
$15 to activate, then
No contract. Cancel anytime.
Handyman FAQ
Will Booked book jobs I'm not licensed to do?
Not if you leave them off your service list. It books only what you list, so requests for panel work, gas lines or anything else outside it become messages. Licensing limits for handymen vary by state, and sometimes by the dollar size of the job, so check your state's rules before you write the list.
Can it take a whole honey-do list in one call?
Yes. Callers tend to rattle off five or six things, and Booked keeps them in the caller's words on the job it sends you. You see the whole list before you load the van, which helps you tell a two-hour visit from a full day.
Will it tell callers my minimum charge?
If you write it in your pricing notes, yes, word for word. Many handymen put the minimum in the same sentence as the hourly rate so a caller with one small job hears it up front. Booked won't add, round or discount anything you wrote.
What happens when a caller wants a quote on a bigger project?
If you list estimates or walkthroughs as a service, Booked books one into your open windows. If you'd rather screen bigger jobs yourself, have it take a message instead, and you'll get the caller's name, number and what they described on your phone.
Can it handle calls from property managers and realtors?
It answers them like any other caller: what's needed, name, number and the property address, plus access notes like a lockbox code. You can let it book those visits, or keep them as messages if those accounts need special handling.
What if a caller says an outlet is sparking?
The word sparks trips Booked's urgent rules, so the caller hears your safety step and you get an URGENT alert right away. If electrical repair isn't on your list, make that safety step tell them to shut off the breaker if they can do it safely and call a licensed electrician.
Does it work for a one-person handyman business?
That's the setup it was built around. When you're the only one working, every call you take stops the job in front of you. Booked books the next one while you finish this one, and you check the details between tasks.
Do I keep my number?
Yes. You forward calls you don’t pick up to your Booked line. Turn it off anytime with one dial code.
How long does my phone ring first?
Your phone rings first. On AT&T and T‑Mobile you pick 2, 3 or 5 rings. Verizon rings 4 to 6 times, or tap decline to send it to Booked right away. You can also have it answer every call.
Will customers know it’s AI?
It sounds natural and keeps it short. If someone asks, it tells them it’s the virtual receptionist. Honesty builds trust.
Handyman business guides
Straight answers to the questions handymen ask about pricing, hiring, calls and growth.
- How much should a handyman charge per hour?Common handyman hourly rate ranges by setup, how to find your own floor from billable hours, and why a minimum and half-day blocks matter more than the rate.
- How to screen handyman calls on the phoneThe questions to ask on a handyman call, in order, plus scripts for the long list, the licensed-trade request, the price shopper and the absent landlord.