Meet Lantra, the AI receptionist from Call Lantern. Lantra answers the calls you can't, books the estimate, follows up your quotes, and texts you a summary every evening. Built for remodel, roofing, HVAC, electrical and plumbing shops across the US, set to your local time zone.
Start free 14-day pilot Call Lantra nowWhen you don't pick up by the 4th ring, or after 5 pm, Lantra answers in your company's name, gets the details, and sorts real jobs from spam.
Lantra books site visits into the open slots on your calendar. It never quotes a price or promises a date you didn't set.
A friendly text or call at day 2 and day 7 on quotes you sent, so jobs you bid don't go cold.
One text and email each evening, like "Lantra booked 3 estimates last night": who called, what they need, what's booked, and who's waiting on a callback.
Emergencies (active leak, no heat, sparking panel) get texted to you right away. If a caller wants a human or Lantra gets stuck, the call goes to you.
Fill out one form and we set Lantra up for you. It runs on your after-hours and overflow calls only. Your number stays the same. After 14 days you get a report: calls caught, estimates booked, and estimated revenue. If it didn't pay for itself, walk away and owe nothing.
plus a one-time setup from $1,500, which covers call scripts, calendar hookup, testing and training on your trade. Month to month, cancel by email. If you keep it after the pilot, pay by card online.
Call answering, booking, quote follow-up, daily summary, emergency texts, and a monthly tune-up report you can reply to with changes.
Call Lantern is run by Steven Young, a construction professional with 15 years in the civil and electrical field. He leads teams across North America. He built this service because contractors lose real jobs to unanswered calls, and the fix should be simple to set up and easy to control.
If they ask, Lantra tells them. Most callers just want a real answer and an appointment.
It doesn't guess. It says it will have the owner call right back, takes the details, and texts you right away. Callers who ask for a person get transferred or flagged for a callback.
No. It books the estimate. It only shares numbers you've approved, like a trip charge.
No. Your carrier forwards unanswered and after-hours calls to Lantra.
Nothing, and no card is needed. On day 14 you get a scorecard (calls caught, estimates booked, estimated value) and a payment link. If you don't pay, it switches off.
No. Call the demo line, fill out the form, and handle everything else by email or text.
Reply to any summary email or text with what to change, like new hours or a service you stopped offering. It's updated within 1 business day.
Not right now. We focus on remodel, roofing, HVAC, electrical and plumbing.
Don't take our word for it. Call the demo line and pretend you're a homeowner with a leak, a dead furnace, or a remodel question. Lantra answers as a sample contractor, books a fake estimate, and texts you the kind of summary you'd get.
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Open 24/7 once live. Try to trip it up.
Fill this out and we build your Lantra from it. You get a test number within 1 business day, call it yourself, then forward your after-hours calls when you're happy. No calls with us, and no card needed.
