AI assistant for roofers: leaks after the storm and quotes with photos in one inbox
After a storm the phone rings more often than you can answer, and you're on a roof yourself. Slimbot catches the messages, asks for the address and photos and puts leaks at the top, so that after a day's work you have an overview instead of a full phone.
Good afternoon, after last night's rain there's a damp patch on our ceiling.
Assistant's draft
How annoying! Where is the patch and could you send a photo of the ceiling? Put a bucket down for now if it's dripping.
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Sound familiar?
Customer queries come in everywhere. You answer in one place.
Without Slimbot
WhatsApp on one phone, e-mail in another inbox, DMs in yet another app
Colleagues don't know who has already replied
Questions remain unanswered in the evenings and at weekends
With Slimbot
All channels in one team inbox, on desktop and in the app
Assign, label and add internal notes: everyone sees the status
The AI assistant prepares a draft reply, you approve
In practice
What comes in to roofers — and what Slimbot does
"Water is dripping through the ceiling after the rain."
Advice to put down a bucket, ask for address and photo, priority report to your team.
"A roof tile has come loose after the wind."
Ask for location and photo, and ask whether there's a danger to passers-by; you decide on the schedule.
"What does a new gutter cost?"
Ask for length, material and photo and prepare for your quote. You name the price.
"Is moss on my roof a problem?"
Answer from your own knowledge base, or the conversation is forwarded to you.
"I'm still waiting for your quote for the flat roof."
The customer card shows the status; you send a reminder or call back.
WhatsApp (example)Example
CustomerGood afternoon, after last night's rain there's a damp patch in our ceiling.
AssistantHow annoying! Where is the spot and can you send a photo of the ceiling? Put a bucket down for now if it's dripping.
CustomerBedroom at the front. Photo to follow. Address: Beukenlaan 21.
AssistantThank you. The roofer has your report with photo. He'll suggest a time to inspect the roof.
Fictional example; names, times and amounts are for illustration.
Try it yourself
Ask a question as a customer of a roofers
Choose a question and see how the assistant responds. These are pre-written example answers (not live AI). In your own account, the assistant bases itself on your own data, and you decide whether an answer goes automatically or for approval first.
WhatsAppExample
Choose a question on the left to start the conversation.
Fictional example. Names, times and amounts are for illustration.
What it looks like
The real Slimbot inbox
Screenshots from a demo account with example conversations. Not real customers.
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How it works
Get started in three steps
From sign-up to working channel. You keep your own number.
1
Connect WhatsApp and e-mail
Your existing business number and e-mail address.
2
Enter your working method
Service area, types of roofing work, which words indicate urgency.
3
Let requests come in
Also via the chat on your website.
Features
What you get
Features that Slimbot has today. No promises we don't keep.
Prioritise leaks
Water coming in? You set the urgent keywords and such reports come to the top for your team, with the details the roofer needs.
Photos of roof and damage
The assistant asks for photos from inside and outside and adds them to the conversation, so you can assess in advance what's needed.
Ask for dimensions and material
Surface area, roofing material, pitched or flat: the details for your quote are on the customer card. You create the quote yourself.
Schedule inspections around the weather
Suggest available times from your calendar; you adjust if the weather turns out differently.
Follow up quotes
A friendly reminder from your own number if the customer doesn't respond.
Smart advice in 3 clicks
What suits your roofers?
Answer three short questions and see which plan and features we recommend. It's an indication: you choose yourself, and you can cancel monthly.
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Free tools
Calculate it, no sign-up required
Two calculators with your own input and visible formula, and answer templates to use immediately. No e-mail address required.
Missed-messages calculator
How many requests are left unanswered or arrive too late? Enter your own estimate. The values below are example values.
Response-time check
How many hours per week is your business unreachable for messages, and what does that mean for your response time?
Three WhatsApp replies for a roofer, ready to copy
First response to a leak
Goedemiddag <naam>, bedankt voor uw bericht. Kunt u uw adres en een foto van de lekkage binnen sturen, en als het veilig kan ook van het dak? Zet voorlopig een emmer onder de lekkage. Ik kijk wanneer ik kan komen. Groet, <uw naam>
Schedule inspection
Goedemorgen <naam>, ik wil graag het dak bekijken. Ik kan op <dag> of <dag>. Welke dag past u? Zorgt u dat de oprit of tuin bereikbaar is voor een ladder? Groet, <uw naam>
Follow-up after a quote
Goedemiddag <naam>, onlangs stuurde ik u de offerte voor het dakwerk. Heeft u vragen, of wilt u iets aangepast zien? Het weer kan de planning beïnvloeden, dus laat het gerust weten. Groet, <uw naam>
Adjust names, times and amounts before you send. Fill in the text in <angle brackets> yourself.
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