Built for Fence Contractors
DeskForeman handles your customer texts, qualifies leads, prepares per-linear-foot estimate drafts for cedar, vinyl, chain link, and ornamental iron, collects visit availability, and organizes handoff details for builder review. You keep installing. She keeps your pipeline moving.
You're setting posts in concrete or stretching chain link across a property line when a homeowner texts about a 200-foot cedar privacy fence. By the time you clean off and call back, they've already gotten numbers from two other installers. According to industry surveys, up to 40% of homeowners won't hire a contractor who missed their first call. Your installation quality didn't matter because you never got the chance to show it.
Fence projects come with variables that a generic answering service can't handle: material options (cedar, vinyl, aluminum, ornamental iron), height requirements, terrain challenges on sloped lots, gate configurations, permit requirements, and whether the old fence needs demolition first. Customers want to know what 200 linear feet of 6-foot cedar privacy fence costs in their area, or whether vinyl is worth the premium over pressure-treated pine.
DeskForeman speaks fence. It knows the difference between a 4-foot aluminum pool enclosure and a 6-foot tongue-and-groove cedar privacy fence. It understands that chain link at $15-25/linear foot installed is a different conversation than ornamental iron at $30-60/linear foot. It gathers project details naturally through conversation — linear footage, material preference, height, gate count, terrain conditions — and prepares a formula-based ballpark estimate draft for builder review.
From the first customer text to the approved handoff, DeskForeman handles the pipeline work so you can focus on installing.
Customer texts while you're digging post holes? DeskForeman responds in seconds with knowledgeable, natural conversation. No scripts, no "we'll get back to you."
Ballpark estimate drafts using per-linear-foot rates for wood, vinyl, chain link, aluminum, and ornamental iron. Adjusted for height, gates, terrain, and approved builder assumptions.
DeskForeman scores every lead 0-100 based on project scope, budget alignment, timeline, and readiness. You see which leads are worth your time before you call back.
Approval-gated follow-up nudges for stale leads, open questions, and next-step reminders. No more forgotten opportunities.
DeskForeman collects availability and prepares a clean schedule request for builder approval. No back-and-forth phone tag.
After the site visit, DeskForeman organizes proposal and contract handoff details for builder review. Customer sends stay gated until there is an approved document path.
Materials: Wood (cedar, pine, redwood), vinyl/PVC, chain link, aluminum, ornamental iron/steel, composite
Project types: Privacy fences, picket fences, pool enclosures, property line fences, commercial fencing, gates and access control
Features: Gates, hardware, post caps, lattice toppers, staining/painting, demolition and removal of old fencing
Pricing factors: Linear footage, material type, height, terrain (slopes, rocks), gate count, demolition, permit requirements, regional labor rates
Customer questions: "How much does a 200 ft cedar privacy fence cost?", "What's the cheapest fencing material?", "Do I need a survey before installing a fence?"
Watched pilot access is hands-on, approval-gated, and scoped to your trade before launch.