AI assistant for painters: quote requests with photos in one inbox
A good quote starts with the right photos and measurements. Slimbot requests these via WhatsApp or your website, puts everything on one card per customer and helps you respond faster to requests.
Good afternoon, what does it cost to have the outside of our house painted?
Assistant's draft
Good afternoon! To prepare a good quote: how many window frames and doors are we talking about, and could you send a few photos?
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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 at painters — and what Slimbot does
"How much does it cost to have my window frames painted?"
The assistant asks number of frames, wood or plastic, condition of the paintwork and photos. You make the quote yourself.
"Can you still do exterior painting before summer?"
Draft response based on your own availability; you confirm.
"Here are the photos of the living room."
Photos are added to the customer card, not scattered across colleagues' phones.
"I haven't looked at your quote yet."
Follow-up with a reminder that you approve yourself.
"Which paint do you use?"
Answer from your own knowledge base, or the conversation is forwarded to you.
WhatsApp (example)Example
CustomerGood afternoon, what does it cost to have the outside of our house painted?
AssistantGood afternoon! To make a good quote: how many frames and doors are involved, and can you send a few photos?
Customer8 frames and 2 doors, I'll send photos shortly.
AssistantGreat, thank you! As soon as the photos arrive, the painter will prepare a quote. You'll hear back within a few working days.
Fictional example; names, times and amounts are for illustration.
Try it yourself
Ask a question as a customer of a painter
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 work, how you quote.
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.
Request photos and measurements
Inside or outside, what surface area, how many frames, which colour: the assistant asks and collects the photos.
Everything on the customer card
Photos, conversations and your quote are together. No searching through your phone.
Follow up after the quote
A friendly reminder when a customer has not yet responded, sent from your own number.
Planning and weather
Customers ask when you can start; you reply with a draft from the assistant and adjust where needed.
Reviews after the job
After completion, a brief request for a review.
Smart advice in 3 clicks
What suits your painters?
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 responses for a painter, to copy
First response to a quote request
Goedemiddag <naam>, bedankt voor uw aanvraag! Om een goede offerte te maken heb ik nog een paar gegevens nodig: wat wilt u laten schilderen (binnen of buiten), om hoeveel m² of kozijnen gaat het, en kunt u een paar foto's sturen? Daarna ontvangt u binnen <aantal> werkdagen een offerte. Groet, <uw naam>
Confirm appointment for survey
Goedemorgen <naam>, hierbij bevestig ik de opname op <dag> om <tijd> op <adres>. Kunt u zorgen dat de te schilderen ruimte toegankelijk is? Moet u verzetten? Stuur dan even een bericht. Tot dan! <uw naam>
Follow-up after a quote
Goedemiddag <naam>, een tijdje geleden stuurde ik u een offerte voor het schilderwerk. Heeft u nog vragen, of wilt u iets laten aanpassen? Laat het gerust weten, dan denk ik graag met u mee. Groet, <uw naam>
Adjust names, times and amounts before you send. Fill in the text in <angle brackets> yourself.
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