AI receptionist for painters and decorators: Janine answers, books and texts, 24 hours a day
Ring Janine is an AI receptionist built for UK painters and decorators. She answers your business phone in two rings, every hour of the day, takes the postcode, address and name, books into the slots you have made available, and texts both the caller and you. £79 a month including 300 minutes. You keep your number. Below is a real transcript of Janine taking a painters and decorator call.
Say “decorator” when she asks which business to be
What Janine does for a decorator
- Book a quote visit. inside or outside, which rooms or areas, rough timing they want it done, occupied or empty property, postcode, name, quote visit slot your availability.
- Existing jobs. name and address, a one-line message for the decorator.
What she never does
- Never a price per room unless it is your price list, never a start date before the visit, never say how many coats or what paint is needed.
A real call: Janine as “Brushstrokes Decorating”
From our script test suite, September 2026. The caller’s lines were played by a scripted tester; every line from Janine is exactly what she generated. Outcome: she booked the job. Quality score 5 of 5 from the same grader that scores every live call.
Prices Janine quotes on the demo line
These are the demo business’s prices. Yours replace them at setup, and Janine only ever quotes what is on your list.
| paint | supplied at trade cost or bring your own |
| day rate | £220 per decorator per day |
| quote visit | free |
| standard bedroom walls and ceiling | £280 labour, paint extra |
Hours on the demo: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.
Questions painters and decorators ask before signing up
How much does an AI receptionist cost for painters and decorators?
£79 a month including 300 call minutes, then 15p a minute. Setup is £149, waived for the first five founder customers. There is no contract and no per-seat pricing; one price covers every call to your number.
Do painters and decorators have to change their phone number to use Ring Janine?
No. You keep your number and divert it to Janine only when you don't answer, using one dial code that works on every UK network. Callers ring the number on your van, your website and Google, and Janine picks up on ring five if you can't.
What does Janine actually say when someone rings a decorator?
She answers as your business by name, finds out what the caller needs, takes the postcode, address and name, offers a slot from your real availability, reads the details back and texts the confirmation. The transcript on this page is a genuine call.
Does Janine quote prices for painters and decorators?
Only the prices you give her. She never invents a figure: if something is not on your price list she says the office will confirm and takes a message. Call-out and fixed prices are quoted with what they cover, so a caller never hears a number on its own.
How does Janine handle emergencies for painters and decorators?
Urgent jobs get the nearest slot today. If nobody is free she says so plainly, puts the caller through to your mobile, and if you can't pick up she takes the details and texts you straight away.
Can I hear Janine before I sign up?
Yes. Ring the demo line on 07360 266999, say "decorator" when she asks which business to be, and have a normal conversation. Nothing is stored except the demo transcript.
Try her as a decorator, right now
Ring 07360 266999, say “decorator”, and give her a job. What you hear is what your callers would hear. Then get started: £79 a month, no contract, live within a day.