Answering Service & AI Receptionist for Painters
Frontivo.io is a 24/7 AI receptionist and answering service for residential and commercial painting companies. It answers calls, chats and texts, qualifies interior, exterior and cabinet jobs — rooms, surfaces, condition and timeline — books estimate visits on your calendar, answers prep and color-consultation questions in your own wording, and handles weather reschedules for exterior work. Phone Only starts at $199/month; phone, website chat and text together are $299/month. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
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Hi, I'd like a quote to paint the inside of our house.
Happy to help. Which rooms are you thinking of, and is it walls only, or ceilings and trim too?
The living room, hallway and three bedrooms. Walls and trim.
Thanks. Are the walls in good shape, or is there peeling, water stains or wallpaper to remove?
What can an AI receptionist do for a painting company?
Job qualification
Captures interior or exterior, the number of rooms or stories, which surfaces (walls, ceilings, trim, cabinets, decks, siding), their condition — peeling, stains, wallpaper — and when the customer wants the work done.
Estimate booking
Books in-home or on-site estimates into the times you open up, grouped by area if you choose, and texts a confirmation.
Only the prices you approve
Shares only the price ranges or per-room minimums you entered; everything else gets: the estimator will give you an exact quote after the walkthrough.
Exterior weather reschedules
Answers "are you still painting tomorrow?" from your weather policy and moves exterior work within your availability.
Prep and color questions
Explains how to get ready — moving furniture, clearing walls, keeping pets away — and how your color consultation works, from your knowledge base.
Older buildings
Asks roughly when the building was built and notes possible lead paint for your estimator, without giving advice on testing or removal.
Commercial and turnover work
Captures building type, number of units, occupied or vacant, and access windows for commercial and rental-turnover painting bids.
Why painters lose jobs before the estimate
Painting work is won on the estimate. Homeowners and property managers ask two or three painters for a quote, and the first one to walk through the house usually sets the price everyone else is measured against. But painters are on ladders with a brush in hand and estimators are out measuring, so quote requests land in voicemail and callbacks happen at night — after the homeowner has already booked someone else's walkthrough.
How does Frontivo.io qualify an interior painting quote?
A sample conversation. Prices and names are examples — Frontivo.io only quotes the prices and details you give it.
Caller
Hi, I'd like a quote to paint the inside of our house.
Frontivo.io AI
Happy to help. Which rooms are you thinking of, and is it walls only, or ceilings and trim too?
Caller
The living room, hallway and three bedrooms. Walls and trim.
Frontivo.io AI
Thanks. Are the walls in good shape, or is there peeling, water stains or wallpaper to remove?
Caller
A couple of old water stains on the hallway ceiling. Otherwise fine.
Frontivo.io AI
I'll note the stains for the estimator. Roughly when was the house built, and when would you like the work done?
Caller
1985, and sometime next month.
Frontivo.io AI
Our estimates are free and take about 45 minutes. I have Tuesday at 4:00 PM Mountain or Thursday at 9:00 AM Mountain. Which works better?
Caller
Thursday.
Frontivo.io AI
You're booked for Thursday at 9:00 AM Mountain. I've texted you a confirmation. If you have colors in mind, keep the names handy so the estimator can include them.
How do you set up an AI receptionist for a painting company?
- 1
Tell Frontivo.io about your painting company: services, prices, hours and service area — type them in or import an FAQ or services page from your website.
- 2
Set your rules — what counts as urgent, when to transfer to a person, and which times can be booked — then test every channel in the Channel Tester.
- 3
Forward your business line (or get a new Frontivo.io number: in seconds in the US and Canada, after a documents check in most other countries) and paste one line of code to add the chat and voice widget to your website.
What to add to your knowledge base
- Interior painting
- Exterior painting
- Cabinet painting and refinishing
- Deck and fence staining
- Drywall repair and patching
- Commercial and rental-turnover painting
- Color consultation
- Prep, weather and warranty policy
Works with the tools you already use
- Your business phone number. Forward your existing line, or get a new number.
- Google & Outlook Calendar. Checks live availability before it books, so slots aren't double-booked.
- Website chat, text, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger & email. One AI receptionist answers on every channel with the same knowledge (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email are on Growth, or each on its own single-channel plan). WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger open soon, once Meta's approval is through: reserve WhatsApp Only, Instagram Only, Messenger Only or Growth at no charge.
- Zapier, webhooks and API. Send every new lead and booking to the other software your painting company runs on through Zapier, Make, signed webhooks or the API (on Growth; opens soon, reserve it at no charge). Google Sheets and Slack or Teams alerts work on every plan.
What are missed calls costing your painting company?
Adjust the sliders to your own numbers.
Estimated extra revenue if those callers book
$45,465/month
- Phone Only plan
- -$199
- Net per month
- $45,266
Pays for itself after 1 job a month.
An estimate from your own numbers, not a promise. Prices in US dollars.
Start free trialFrontivo.io vs voicemail vs an answering service for painters
Voicemail
- Cost
- Free
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- No
- Knows your urgent calls
- No
- Channels
- Phone only
Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai)
- Cost
- Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Often (Calendly or Google Calendar)
- Knows your urgent calls
- Follows your script
- Channels
- Phone; live chat or texts with some providers
In-house receptionist
- Cost
- About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits)
- Hours
- Business hours
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- One call at a time
Frontivo.io
- Cost
- From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon)
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| Option | Cost | Hours | Books on your calendar | Knows your urgent calls | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voicemail | Free | 24/7 | Phone only | ||
| Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai) | Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls | 24/7 | Often (Calendly or Google Calendar) | Follows your script | Phone; live chat or texts with some providers |
| In-house receptionist | About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits) | Business hours | One call at a time | ||
| Frontivo.io | From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included | 24/7 | Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon) |
Sources: Ruby and Smith.ai pricing pages (checked September 28, 2026); US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Receptionists (2025 median pay) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (June 2026, benefits 30% of compensation). US prices from the sources above; other providers and countries vary. Frontivo.io prices are in US dollars.
For painters the key difference is speed to the estimate: Frontivo.io qualifies the job and books the walkthrough while the homeowner is still collecting quotes, instead of leaving them in voicemail until you're off the ladder.
How much does an AI receptionist for painters cost?
Phone Only is $199/month: 300 AI voice minutes (about 100 calls), live call transfer to your on-call number, missed-call text-back and appointment reminders. Painters who also want website chat and texting choose Starter ($299/month): 300 AI voice minutes (about 100 calls), 300 website chats and 300 AI text replies, plus the Leads and Customers pages. Teams that also want WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email choose Growth ($549/month; opens soon, reserve it at no charge) for all 7 channels, with 450 minutes (about 150 calls), 600 conversations and 500 text replies, plus review requests, follow-up texts and analytics. Calls and website chat work from day one; texting switches on after carrier approval for your number. Annual plans save 15%, extra usage is billed per unit or can be set to pause at your allowance, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no card and no setup fee (your phone number is connected when you subscribe, and WhatsApp comes with WhatsApp Only or Growth, which open soon). Other single-channel plans start at $99/month. Several locations or 1,500+ minutes a month? Talk to us about a custom plan. Prices in US dollars.
Compare all plansFAQ
Painters: FAQ
Straight answers about how Frontivo.io works for painters.
- Only what you approve — for example a per-room minimum or a price range for cabinets. Most painting prices depend on the walkthrough, so for everything else it books an estimate visit.
Still have questions?
Pick whatever's easiest. We're happy to help.
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