Pressure washing
An answering service that never makes up a price.
Pressure-washing jobs get priced by eye, not from a menu. Switchboard answers the call, explains your services, and captures the whole lead: name, number, address, surfaces, and timing. You call back with the number.
How a call goes
One question at a time, in the order that gets you a callable lead even if they hang up early.
Number first, then who they are
It confirms the best callback number before anything else, then takes their first and last name. A dropped call still leaves you something to work with.
Where, and what needs cleaning
Property address with ZIP, then what they want cleaned and roughly how big: siding, driveway, deck, one story or two.
Timing, then what happens next
Any timing preference, saved as one message. It tells them you’ll call back with a quote, typically the same business day, and never sets a date itself.
Hear it handle a full call
- Receptionist
Thanks for calling Acme Pressure Washing! This call may be recorded. How may I help you?
- Caller
Hi, what do you charge to wash a two-story house?
- Receptionist
That one is priced case by case, so I want to get it right. The owner will follow up with a quote, usually the same business day. Can I take a few details so they can put it together? You called from (555) 010-0456. Is that a good number for the owner to call you back on?
- Caller
That works.
- Receptionist
What’s your first name?
- Caller
Priya.
- Receptionist
And your last name?
- Caller
Shah.
- Receptionist
What’s the property address, including the ZIP code?
- Caller
88 Orchard Road, 01234.
- Receptionist
And what would you like cleaned? The siding, or the driveway and deck as well?
- Caller
Siding and the back deck. Two stories, vinyl.
- Receptionist
Any timing preference?
- Caller
Before the 20th if you can.
- Receptionist
I’ve passed your message along to the owner. They’ll call you back with a quote, typically the same business day. Is there anything else I can help you with?
- Caller
Can you just put me down for Saturday?
- Receptionist
I can’t set a date from here. The owner will confirm scheduling when they call with the quote. I’ve noted you’d like it before the 20th.
- Caller
Okay, thanks.
- Receptionist
Thanks for calling Acme Pressure Washing, and have a great day, Priya!
Example business. No price and no date, but a lead you can quote from.
The caller asked for a price and then asked to be put down for Saturday. It gave neither, and you still get everything you need to quote.
What you get
Every lead in one place, with the caller’s number. You quote it, then put it on the calendar yourself with your price.
Priya Shah (555) 010-0456
callback (555) 010-0456 · 88 Orchard Road 01234 · siding + back deck, 2-story vinyl · before the 20th
Marcus Webb (555) 010-0781
callback (555) 010-0781 · 1140 Bell Avenue 01234 · concrete driveway + walkway · flexible
Illustration of the owner dashboard. Example businesses.
It answers from what you write
You write the service list, service area, prep instructions, how quotes work, and payment terms. It answers from those and nothing else. If a caller asks about something you haven’t covered, it takes a message instead of guessing.
Optional: if you add typical starting ranges, it will share them only as non-binding ballparks, and always add that you’ll confirm the exact quote.
It will never
- Quote a job as a commitment. It can’t see the property, so it doesn’t guess a number.
- Promise a date or a time. Scheduling happens when you call back with the quote.
- Say a message was saved unless it was. If saving fails, it says so and takes the number.
- Ask for a card number. Payment stays between you and your customer.
- Text or email your customers. The follow-up comes from you.
What we need from you
- The services you offer.
- Your service area.
- Hours and time zone.
- Any ballpark ranges you’re comfortable sharing (optional).
- Prep instructions customers should know about.
- Who gets notified, and in what order.
What it doesn’t do
- It doesn’t schedule. You add the job to your calendar after you’ve quoted it, with your price.
- It can’t see the property, so it never estimates. That is deliberate, but it does mean every lead needs your callback.
- Inbound calls only. No outbound calls, no texting your customers.
- No live transfer to you mid-call; it takes a message or callback request instead.
Limited pilot spots
We’re onboarding a small number of businesses
Switchboard is new, and we take on pilot customers one at a time, so every call gets reviewed and every rough edge gets fixed with you. If you run a service business and you’re missing calls, we’d like to talk.