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Guides for home-service businesses
Practical playbooks for roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and pest control companies — written for owners who would rather be on the job than in the office. Each one covers the problem, the process, and what Alvin handles.
Roofing
Estimates, supplements, orders, and reviews. Alvin for Roofing
- How roofing companies follow up on every estimate automaticallyEvery sent estimate gets a timed sequence of check-ins until the homeowner replies, signs, or says no.
- How roofing companies recover missed calls and lost leads automaticallyInstant text-back, smart routing, and after-hours coverage for every call you miss.
- Insurance supplement follow-up for roofers: what you can automateWhat roofing companies can automate in supplement follow-up — and what stays human.
- How roofing companies get more Google reviews (and answer every one)Generate more Google reviews automatically and respond to every single one.
- Roofing material orders from measurement reports, without the spreadsheetTurn EagleView reports into priced material orders — approved by you before anything is ordered.
HVAC
After-hours calls, maintenance plans, parts, and slow seasons. Alvin for HVAC
- After-hours answering for HVAC companies: never miss a no-heat callNever miss a no-heat call: instant response, triage, and dispatch.
- Maintenance plan renewals: how HVAC companies stop agreements from lapsingStop maintenance agreements from lapsing with timed renewal reminders.
- HVAC parts ordering without the phone tagParts ordered, not chased — from the supply-house portal to scheduled pickup.
- Slow-season pipeline: how HVAC shops fill the shoulder monthsFill the shoulder months with tune-up campaigns and estimate re-engagement.
Plumbing
Lead response, dispatch, invoices, and reviews. Alvin for Plumbing
- Instant lead response for plumbers: why speed wins the jobAnswer every lead in seconds — the first plumber to respond usually wins.
- Dispatch and scheduling for plumbing shops: fewer windshield hoursFewer windshield hours with smarter dispatch and routing.
- How plumbing companies chase unpaid invoices without awkward callsChase unpaid invoices politely and persistently — without awkward calls.
- Reviews for plumbers: turning finished jobs into five starsTurn every finished job into a five-star review.
Electrical
Estimates, permits, after-hours calls, and change orders. Alvin for Electrical
- Estimate follow-up for electrical contractors: close more bidsClose more bids with timed follow-up on every electrical estimate.
- Permit paperwork for electricians: filing without the office slogPermits filed, tracked, and inspections scheduled — without the office slog.
- After-hours coverage for electrical contractors: outages can't waitOutages can't wait: instant response and triage after hours.
- Change orders for electricians: documented, approved, billedDocument, approve, and bill every change order — no more lost revenue.
Landscaping
Recurring billing, seasonal work, crews, and missed calls. Alvin for Landscaping
- Recurring billing for landscapers: mowing routes that bill themselvesMowing routes that bill themselves, with failed-card retries handled.
- Seasonal upsells for landscaping companies: mulch, cleanups, and lightingTurn your route list into seasonal revenue: mulch, cleanups, aeration, lighting.
- Crew scheduling for landscapers: routes, weather, and no-showsCrew scheduling without the Sunday-night scramble.
- Missed-call recovery for landscaping companies: every estimate request answeredEvery missed call gets an instant text-back and a booked estimate.
Pest control
Route billing, renewals, reviews, and lead response. Alvin for Pest Control
- Recurring route billing for pest control companiesRecurring route billing on autopilot, with failed payments recovered.
- Service renewals for pest control: keeping annual agreements currentKeep annual service agreements current with timed renewal reminders.
- Reviews for pest control companies: proof that builds routesGenerate reviews after every service and build denser routes.
- Lead response for pest control: answer before the pests spreadAnswer pest leads in seconds with instant triage and same-day booking.