An after-hours answering service for the trades.
A missed call is a job that went to whoever picked up. This after-hours answering service picks up on the first ring, at 2pm and at 2am, books the job straight into your Google Calendar with the call details, transfers urgent calls to your cell and sends you a text or email summary. On its own it is $299 a month, plus a one-time $299 setup.
What it actually does.
It answers, understands what the caller needs, and books the appointment before they hang up. Then it tells you.
Picks up every call, 24/7.
First ring, every time. Mornings, lunch breaks, weekends, after hours. No voicemail, no "we'll call you back."
Books straight to your calendar.
Customer says "Wednesday at 11," it checks your Google Calendar in real time and confirms only if the slot is open. The appointment is booked before they hang up.
Sounds like a person, says it is not.
Warm, conversational, trained on how your shop talks. It tells callers it is an AI, and it still gets them booked. Urgent calls transfer to your cell.
Why an after-hours answering service is worth paying for.
Across the United States, "after hours answering service" is searched about 2,900 times a month (Semrush, October 2026), and "answering service for contractors" adds its own steady stream. Advertisers pay real money for both phrases, and not for a message-taker. They pay because the call that comes in after five is the one the customer is most ready to spend on, and it goes to whoever picks up.
A human answering service takes a message. By the time you call back, they have booked the next shop on Google. This one books the job.
How many calls are you missing?
Slide these to your shop. The count that comes out is yours, not ours.
What a call sounds like.
Pick a trade. This is a scripted sample call for a fictional shop, showing the kind of call it handles. Yours is written in your shop's voice.
Don't take our word for it. Hear it yourself.
Call right now. Ask what Kaico does. Try to book something. Try to throw it off.
Call now(918) 359-2644Demo line: (918) 359-2644 is Kaico's own receptionist. Call it as a plumbing customer with a burst pipe and hear how it handles the booking.
From signup to live within 7 business days.
We build and configure the whole thing for you, end to end. Once we have your hours, services and call-forwarding details, your receptionist is answering calls within 7 business days; texting and website work are separate.
We build your agent.
We learn your business: services, prices, hours, address, the questions customers ask. We custom-write every word it says. No generic script.
We connect your Google Calendar.
It checks your availability in real time and books the job there with the call details, so your team sees it where they already look.
We point your phone.
Call forwarding so calls to your number ring the agent. You can still pick up your cell when you want; the agent is the safety net.
How it is sold.
On its own, the 24/7 AI Receptionist is $299 to set up and $299 a month, month to month. Front Door, from $900 a month, puts the same receptionist next to site care, your Google listing, a self-serve scheduler and the job system, with someone running all of it. Front Door + Growth, $1,750 a month, adds Google Ads management and reactivation campaigns; you pay the ad spend.
| Included | 24/7 AI Receptionist, $299/mo | Front Door, $900/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Answers every call 24/7 and tells callers it is an AI | Yes | Yes |
| A script written for your business: services, hours, the questions customers ask | Yes | Yes |
| Books appointments into your Google Calendar with the call details | Yes | Yes |
| Transfers urgent calls to your cell | Yes | Yes |
| A text or email summary sent to you after each call | Yes | Yes |
| Call forwarding from your existing number | Yes | Yes |
| Website care | No | Yes |
| Google Business Profile management | No | Yes |
| Self-serve scheduler on your site | No | Yes |
| Job system: quotes, invoices, customer email | No | Yes |
| Monthly retention email to past customers | No | Yes |
| Monthly report | No | Yes |
Founding offer: the first 3 paying Front Door clients pay $450 a month for their first 6 months, then $900 a month. The offer is written into the client agreement. The 24/7 AI Receptionist is $299 to set up and $299 a month; Front Door has no setup charge. Both plans are month to month; cancel with 30 days written notice.
Stated plainly.
The demo call is placed only when you ask for it.
Who this is for.
Frequently asked.
Is it a real person?
No, and it says so. It is an AI receptionist trained on your business. Call (918) 359-2644 and judge the conversation for yourself.
What happens to a call it cannot handle?
It transfers to your cell or any number you pick, and records the details for your team to follow up. You decide which questions trigger a transfer.
Does it cover after hours and weekends?
Yes. Nights, weekends and holidays work the same as business hours: the receptionist picks up on the first ring, books the job into your Google Calendar, transfers urgent calls to your cell and sends you a text or email summary of the call. You decide which calls count as urgent.
Can I hear it first?
Yes. The demo line is live right now: (918) 359-2644. No signup.
How fast is it live?
Your receptionist is answering calls within 7 business days once we have your hours, services and call-forwarding details. You give us those on a 20-minute call; we build, connect your calendar, and point your number. Texting and website work are separate.