[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"agent-expanded-contractor-intake":3},{"slug":4,"lastUpdated":5,"sectionTitleOverrides":6,"additionalFAQs":16,"additionalFeatures":41,"howItWorks":54,"whyConversations":79,"relatedAgents":99,"customSections":112,"howToSteps":145,"internalLinks":162,"faq":-1,"howToSchema":-1,"ctaOverride":-1},"contractor-intake","2026-03-20",{"features":7,"faq":10,"idealFor":13},{"title":8,"description":9},"Contractor Intake Features That Replace Phone Tag and Tire Kickers","Qualify every estimate request before you drive to the job site. Every feature is designed to save contractor hours and capture leads your competitors miss.",{"title":11,"description":12},"AI Contractor Lead Intake -- Your Questions","How AI project intake works for contractors, what it collects, and why it outperforms answering services and website contact forms.",{"title":14,"description":15},"Trades That Win More Jobs With AI Intake","From HVAC and plumbing to roofing and general contracting, AI intake works across every trade that wastes time on unqualified estimate visits.",[17,20,23,26,29,32,35,38],{"question":18,"answer":19},"How do I set up contractor intake with Gnosari?","Open the [contractor intake builder](/build/contractor-intake), select your trade specialties, define your service area, and configure your qualification criteria (budget range, timeline, project type). Choose a conversation tone and deploy via a website widget or shareable joina.chat link. Most contractors are live in under 30 minutes with no coding required.",{"question":21,"answer":22},"How does Gnosari filter out tire kickers before I drive to the site?","The AI asks the 10 qualification questions contractors need but rarely collect: project timeline, budget range, decision-maker identity, financing status, competing quotes count, and primary concerns. It scores lead quality based on your criteria and flags only qualified prospects for your attention. A Milwaukee contractor using automated filtering reduced unqualified estimate requests by 60% and saved 10+ hours per week.",{"question":24,"answer":25},"Does it work for different trades -- HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical?","Yes. Each trade needs different qualification questions. HVAC intake asks about unit model, symptom history, and warranty status. Roofing intake asks about roof age, damage type, and insurance claim status. Plumbing intake asks about urgency level and symptom description. The AI adapts its questions dynamically based on the service type the homeowner selects. Browse [all AI agents](/ai-agents) to see other use cases.",{"question":27,"answer":28},"Can it integrate with Jobber, ServiceTitan, or Housecall Pro?","Leads appear in your Gnosari dashboard with full conversation transcripts. You can also receive instant notifications via email, Slack, or webhook to push intake records directly into Jobber, ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Buildertrend, or any field service management platform that accepts webhooks.",{"question":30,"answer":31},"Will homeowners actually use an AI chatbot for estimates?","53% of homeowners are already comfortable with AI handling initial inquiries, according to the 2025 Housecall Pro survey. Conversational AI achieves 3x better conversion to sales versus static website forms. Homeowners prefer getting their project details captured instantly at 11pm over leaving a voicemail that 97% of callers never leave. See [pricing](/pricing) for plan details.",{"question":33,"answer":34},"Can it collect photos and measurements before the site visit?","Yes. Gnosari requests and receives photos of the project area, existing damage, or reference images within the conversation. Your estimator arrives at the job site already knowing what they are looking at -- reducing the \"I can't price it until I see it\" problem and eliminating wasted first visits spent on intake.",{"question":36,"answer":37},"How does this compare to answering services for contractors?","Answering services ($200-$600/month) use human agents who take messages but cannot qualify leads, collect project scope data, or gather photos. Of callers who reach voicemail, less than 3% leave a message -- the remaining 97% hang up and call the next contractor. Gnosari captures structured, actionable intake records -- project details, budget, timeline, photos -- at a fraction of the cost with unlimited conversations.",{"question":39,"answer":40},"What ROI can I expect as a contractor?","A contractor receiving 40 estimate requests per month where 60% are unqualified wastes roughly 48 hours and $3,600 per month on bad leads. Gnosari typically reduces unqualified estimate visits by 60%, saving 28+ hours and $2,160+ monthly in recovered productive time. For a contractor billing $150/hour, those 28 saved hours represent $4,200/month in recovered capacity.",[42,46,50],{"icon":43,"title":44,"description":45},"i-heroicons-funnel","Trade-Specific Lead Scoring","The intake agent scores every lead against your criteria: budget range, timeline readiness, decision-maker presence, service area, and project complexity. You see a qualification score before investing a minute of your time -- no more driving 45 minutes to give a quote to someone who is just getting numbers.",{"icon":47,"title":48,"description":49},"i-heroicons-camera","Pre-Visit Photo Collection","The AI requests project photos during the conversation -- the bathroom that needs remodeling, the cracked tile, the leaking roof. Your estimator arrives with visual context instead of relying on a homeowner's verbal description that turns out to be inaccurate.",{"icon":51,"title":52,"description":53},"i-heroicons-clock","After-Hours Lead Capture","41% of weekend calls go unanswered and 18% on weekdays. Gnosari captures structured project details at 2am on Saturday when your competitors are asleep -- collecting scope, budget, and timeline while you sleep, with a qualified lead record ready by morning.",[55,60,65,69,74],{"stepNumber":56,"title":57,"description":58,"icon":59},1,"Configure Your Trades and Service Area","Tell the AI about your business: trade specialties, service area radius, minimum project size, qualification criteria, and estimate scheduling details. Use our contractor-specific template to get started in minutes.","i-heroicons-wrench-screwdriver",{"stepNumber":61,"title":62,"description":63,"icon":64},2,"AI Qualifies Leads 24/7","The intake agent asks trade-specific questions: project type, scope details, timeline, budget range, decision-maker identity, and competing quotes. It adapts its questions based on each homeowner's answers -- one question at a time, conversationally.","i-heroicons-chat-bubble-left-right",{"stepNumber":66,"title":67,"description":68,"icon":47},3,"Photos and Scope Collected","During the conversation, the AI collects photos of the project area, material preferences, access constraints, and any details your estimator needs. This pre-visit information eliminates wasted first visits spent on data collection.",{"stepNumber":70,"title":71,"description":72,"icon":73},4,"Qualified Lead Record Delivered","Receive a structured lead record: project type, scope details, timeline, budget range, photos, contact info, and preferred callback time. Only drive to jobs that are worth your time.","i-heroicons-clipboard-document-check",{"stepNumber":75,"title":76,"description":77,"icon":78},5,"Your Estimator Arrives Prepared","Your estimator calls back or visits with full project context. The homeowner is already qualified, scope is pre-defined, and the site visit starts productive -- not from scratch collecting information that should have been gathered upfront.","i-heroicons-truck",[80,85,90,94],{"title":81,"description":82,"icon":83,"formComparison":84},"Instant Response When Your Competitors Are Asleep","The contractor who responds first wins 78% of jobs. When a water heater fails at 11pm or a homeowner starts planning a remodel on Sunday afternoon, AI intake responds instantly -- capturing the lead before they call the next name on their Google results.","i-heroicons-bolt","Website contact forms sit in an inbox until Monday. Voicemail gets a callback \"within 1 business day\" -- but 97% of callers never leave a voicemail at all. AI intake responds in seconds, 24/7.",{"title":86,"description":87,"icon":88,"formComparison":89},"Trade-Specific Qualification, Not Generic Forms","An HVAC intake needs unit model and symptom history. A roofing intake needs roof age and insurance claim status. A bathroom remodel needs scope, materials, and budget. AI adapts its questions dynamically based on the service type -- no generic contact forms that ask every homeowner the same irrelevant fields.","i-heroicons-adjustments-horizontal","Static contact forms capture name, phone, and a text box. AI conversations collect structured scope data, budget qualification, timeline, and photos -- everything your estimator needs before the site visit.",{"title":91,"description":92,"icon":43,"formComparison":93},"Filter Tire Kickers Before You Drive to the Site","60% of home services leads are price shoppers who will never convert. Each wasted estimate visit costs 2-3 hours including travel. AI qualification captures budget range, timeline, decision-maker identity, and competing quotes -- so you only invest time on leads ready to hire.","Forms cannot ask follow-up questions or probe budget readiness. AI conversations naturally uncover whether someone is serious or just collecting numbers.",{"title":95,"description":96,"icon":97,"formComparison":98},"Scope Data That Prevents Change Orders","75% of construction projects experience scope creep with 27% average cost overruns. AI intake collects detailed project scope, material preferences, and photos before the first visit -- reducing the incomplete information that causes change orders and customer disputes.","i-heroicons-clipboard-document-list","A form text box saying \"describe your project\" gets two sentences. A conversation naturally extracts 10-15 data points including photos, measurements, and material preferences.",[100,104,108],{"slug":101,"reason":102,"contextSentence":103},"lead-collector","The generic Lead Collector works for any business. Contractor Intake is purpose-built for trades with trade-specific qualification, photo collection, and scope gathering.","For non-construction businesses, our [Lead Collector](/ai-agents/lead-collector) provides flexible lead qualification for any industry.",{"slug":105,"reason":106,"contextSentence":107},"booking-assistant","After qualifying a lead, send them directly to a Booking Assistant to schedule the estimate visit with the right estimator.","Qualified prospects can schedule estimate appointments directly with our [Booking Assistant](/ai-agents/booking-assistant) for instant self-service booking.",{"slug":109,"reason":110,"contextSentence":111},"feedback-collector","After project completion, collect reviews and satisfaction data. 86% of consumers read reviews before hiring a contractor -- systematic collection drives future leads.","After project completion, our [Feedback Collector](/ai-agents/feedback-collector) captures reviews and satisfaction data to build your online reputation.",[113],{"id":114,"type":115,"title":116,"badge":117,"description":118,"data":119},"intake-comparison","comparison","AI Intake vs. Answering Service vs. Contact Form","Head to Head","See how AI-powered contractor intake compares to the answering services and website forms your prospects are already ignoring.",{"items":120},[121,125,129,133,137,141],{"aspect":122,"traditional":123,"withGnosari":124},"After-Hours Response","Answering service takes a message; contact form sits until Monday","Full intake conversation with trade-specific qualification and photo collection",{"aspect":126,"traditional":127,"withGnosari":128},"Lead Qualification","No qualification -- every lead gets an estimate visit regardless of intent","Budget, timeline, decision-maker, and competing quotes assessed before any contractor time invested",{"aspect":130,"traditional":131,"withGnosari":132},"Data Captured","Name, phone number, brief message or empty text box","Project type, scope, budget, timeline, photos, property details, contact preferences",{"aspect":134,"traditional":135,"withGnosari":136},"Pre-Visit Scope","First visit is spent on intake -- \"I can't price it until I see it\"","Estimator arrives with photos, scope, and budget context -- site visit starts productive",{"aspect":138,"traditional":139,"withGnosari":140},"Cost","Answering service: $200-$600/mo (messages only); form builder: $30-$100/mo","Fraction of the cost with structured intake records and unlimited conversations",{"aspect":142,"traditional":143,"withGnosari":144},"Tire Kicker Filtering","None -- 60% of leads are price shoppers who waste 2-3 hours each","60% reduction in unqualified estimate visits -- saving 28+ hours per month",[146,150,153,156,159],{"name":147,"text":148,"url":149},"Configure your trades and qualification criteria","Select your trade specialties, define your service area, set minimum project size, and configure the qualification questions for each service type in the contractor intake builder.","/build/contractor-intake",{"name":151,"text":152},"Set your conversation tone and intake flow","Choose a professional, friendly, or direct conversation tone. Configure what photos and scope details the AI should collect for each trade type.",{"name":154,"text":155},"Deploy on your contractor website","Embed the chat widget on your website or share a joina.chat link in Google Local Services Ads, your Google Business Profile, Angi listing, and social media.",{"name":157,"text":158},"Review qualified lead records","Receive structured intake records with project type, scope, budget, timeline, photos, and contact details. Only schedule estimate visits for qualified leads.",{"name":160,"text":161},"Visit the site prepared and close the job","Your estimator arrives with full project context -- photos, scope, budget expectations. 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