Built around your shop — not bolted on

By the time they hang up, the flooded basement calls is quoted, booked, and on the tech's phone.

Not an AI receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. DispatchNode prices from your waterproofing catalog and rules, books the job on the board, collects Stripe, and the tech sees it on their phone.

14-daytrialBasement water damage is the #1 home insurance claim, averaging $11,000 per incidentAvg ticket: $5,500 average waterproofing project
Waterproofing industry scene

Anatomy of a Lost Job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

Basement flooding every time it rains — homeowner is desperate for a permanent fix.

8:15 PM — No Answer

"Please leave a message or press 1 for..."

7:18 PM - Lead Hangs Up

Searches Google, hires a competitor who answers.

Bottom Line

-$5,800

Estimated Opportunity Lost

The Old Way:
Losing Jobs to Voicemail.

Three inches of water creep toward a homeowner's basement entertainment center at 2 AM. They call your number, hear a voicemail greeting, hang up in 4 seconds, and dial the next contractor — handing away a $7,500 French drain installation.

Your dispatcher sends a 2-man interior crack injection crew to a job that actually requires a 5-ton excavator for exterior drain tile. The crew stands in the yard for 20 minutes, drives back to the shop, and the homeowner writes a 1-star review about wasted time.

Jackhammering a concrete basement slab generates deafening noise and concrete dust that coats a homeowner's furniture. Scheduling the demolition during their work-from-home video call triggers an immediate complaint to the office.

Quote, book, collect, and dispatch — on one call

Quotes from your catalog

Live catalog and rules — not a script that says someone will call you back.

Books it on the board

Confirmed job, not a voicemail. Cole holds the slot, then writes it onto the board.

Collects, then dispatches

Stripe before hang-up. The tech sees the job, the map, and the notes on their phone.

Anatomy of a booked job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

Basement flooding every time it rains — homeowner is desperate for a permanent fix.

7:15 PM - Instant Answer

Cole answers instantly and qualifies the lead.

7:17 PM - Job Booked

Basement inspection booked. Interim protection tips sent via SMS. Crew scheduled for assessment.

Bottom Line

+$5,800

Revenue Captured While You Slept

Configured to your trade

Call → quote → book → deposit → dispatch

Not a receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. One agent, your rules — on the phone and the widget — and the job lands on the tech's phone.

  1. 01

    Call

    Twilio number or the website widget

  2. 02

    Answer

    Cole · 29+ languages · first ring

  3. 03

    Quote

    Live catalog and rules

  4. 04

    Book

    Confirmed on the board

  5. 05

    Deposit

    Stripe before hang-up

  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Map + tech's phone

Your waterproofing operation — not just the phone

Intake, catalog, and dispatch in your terms. The same person on the call and the widget. Unlimited techs and office.

Your agent, your voice

  • You pick Cole and the speaking voice — or clone yours
  • Callers hear your shop, not a generic receptionist
  • Knowledge base, pronunciation, and waterproofing intake in your language

Dispatch & calendar

  • Live map, travel buffers, recurring routes
  • Time clock with GPS; availability on the call
  • Holds a slot, then books it onto the board

CRM, quotes & jobs

  • Intake and catalog and rules the way your shop already talks
  • Estimates the customer approves by text
  • Jobs created from the call transcript

Get paid

  • Invoices + Stripe links, including mid-call deposits
  • A/R dunning, job costing, 1099 contractor payouts
  • QuickBooks Online & Xero on Starter+

In the field

  • Native iOS & Android — no per-tech fee
  • photos, signatures, and checklists
  • Before/after PDFs and on-my-way ETAs

The customer

  • No-login portal from an SMS link
  • Pay, approve quotes, reschedule, see ETA
  • Reminders, review asks, agreement renewals

Contracts & cadence

  • Service agreements with e-sign review
  • Recurring jobs generated on a cadence
  • 60 / 30 / 7-day renewal reminders

Shop, parts & fleet

  • Pricebook, inventory, vendors, serialized assets
  • Bay, counter, or warehouse when you need them
  • Vehicles, equipment, optional telematics

Office, team & growth

  • 11 roles, audit log, website & campaigns
  • Google + Outlook calendars; Gusto time sync
  • REST + MCP API on Starter — your catalog, your terms

Live today Stripe · Twilio · QuickBooks Online · Xero · Gusto · Google Calendar · Outlook · Slack · CallRail · Lob · Mapbox / Google Maps · REST + MCP

Waterproofing markets

Local AI dispatch pages for top metros — same shop OS, city-specific operating context.

New York · Los Angeles · Chicago · Houston · Phoenix · Philadelphia · San Antonio · San Diego · Dallas · Austin · Jacksonville · San Jose · Fort Worth · Columbus · Charlotte · Indianapolis · San Francisco · Seattle · Denver · Nashville · Oklahoma City · El Paso · Washington · Las Vegas

More metros at /locations · each city page is self-canonical for waterproofing.

Cole - Your AI Voice Agent for Waterproofing

Meet Cole

Your AI Voice Agent for Waterproofing

Answers the phone, asks for their street address, texts them a deposit link, and drops the confirmed job into your schedule.

Waterproofing — why missed calls hurt

Market reality

At 2 AM during a torrential downpour, a homeowner watches water pour through their basement block wall toward a $6,000 home theater setup. They dial the first waterproofing contractor on Google, hear a voicemail greeting, and immediately call the next listing. That $7,500 interior French drain job is gone in 8 seconds of dead air.

How Cole wins the job

At 2 AM during a torrential downpour, a homeowner calls about water pouring through their basement block wall. The AI agent answers on the first ring, classifies the call as a Code Red emergency, and dispatches the on-call extraction tech with a 42-minute ETA. It texts the homeowner step-by-step instructions within 15 seconds: elevate electronics off the floor and shut off the main breaker to the basement panel. The tech arrives, pumps 500 gallons, and marks a failed wall seam. The scheduling engine books a French drain estimator for Friday morning. By Friday afternoon, the platform emails a $7,500 proposal with a side-by-side comparison of interior channel versus exterior excavation. The homeowner taps 'Sign' on their phone during dinner. The system locks a 3-day crew starting Monday and texts the homeowner to clear a 4-foot path along the basement perimeter before arrival.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the system handle 300 simultaneous emergency calls during a flash flood?

The AI agent scales to answer every concurrent call on the first ring. It flags transcript keywords like 'standing water' and 'ceiling dripping' to auto-dispatch pump crews by proximity, while simultaneously texting each homeowner a mitigation checklist — shut off the breaker, elevate electronics — so they take action while waiting.

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