Answering service for plumbers in New York, NY

Plumbers in New York miss a third of their calls. Hank picks up.

You’re running a shop covering the NYC metro (212, 347, 646, 718, 917area codes). Phone’s ringing, you’re on a job. Hank picks up, qualifies the work, and texts you back a clean job card. Cold-snap weeks bring frozen-pipe emergencies that flood your phones — answer first or your competitor does.

Local context · New York, NY

NYC trade shops navigate one of the densest licensing landscapes in the country — DOB permits, co-op board rules, and pre-war building quirks turn routine work into prep-heavy jobs. Every minute on the phone matters.

● founder-led · onboarding the first 25 shops

The math, for a New York-area shop

A third of your calls go to voicemail. The water doesn't stop while it rings.

32%

of calls to plumbing shops go unanswered during the day

$340

average value of a residential plumbing job lost when a customer hangs up

85%

of customers who can't reach you call the next plumber on the list

Estimates from public industry benchmarks. Run the math for your New York shop →

Sample call · what a plumber call sounds like

He sounds like a person. Because that's the whole point.

Transcript · live
Hank
Carrera Plumbing, this is Hank — what's going on?
Caller
Hi — my water heater's leaking, there's water all over the garage.
Hank
Okay, no fun. Have you turned the water off to it yet?
Caller
Yeah — there's a valve, I shut it.
Hank
Good. Joe can come out today — service call's $89, he'll take a look and quote the repair from there. What's the address?
Caller
2418 Linden, Apartment 2.

Stop losing the leaks.

Founder-led early access for New York-area shops. Hand-walked setup with the first 25.

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