The handyman who actually answers gets the work.
Handyman work runs on reliability — and it starts with picking up. The enquiry you miss is the one that decides you're 'another one who never called back.' Aimee answers when you can't.
Free to set up in your browser, no card. A US$5 activation starts a 14-day phone trial. During beta, activation is the only charge; standard Solo pricing after beta is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings. Job summaries use the delivery channels available in your market. Or hear her on our Australian demo line: +61 2 5300 8040. International call charges may apply.
Live phone answering starts only after activation, private-number provisioning, and verified forwarding. Eligible calls must reach Mango while the telephony service is available. Summaries and alerts are confirmed as delivered only when the configured provider accepts them.
A handyman answering service answers your calls when you can't — up a ladder, mid-job, or after hours — so an enquiry becomes booked work instead of a missed call. Mango Receptionist does it with an AI receptionist named Aimee.
After activation and verified forwarding, she can answer eligible calls routed from your existing number in your business name while service is available, captures what the job is (repairs, assembly, mounting, small reno, maintenance), the address, the rough scope, and the preferred time, screens for the jobs you actually take, and sends you the enquiry. In handyman work the whole reputation is showing up and answering — the missed call is the one that decides you never called back. Aimee's standard Solo price is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings.
Businesses that respond to a new enquiry within 5 minutes are 21 times more likely to qualify the lead than those who wait 30 minutes. The first pickup usually wins the job.
Source: MIT / InsideSales.com Lead Response Management Study (Dr. James Oldroyd).The missed call is how you become 'the one who never called back.'
A landlord needs three small jobs done before a new tenant moves in Friday.
They've already been let down by two no-show handymen, so they're wary. They call you. You're mid-job on a ladder with the phone in your bag. It rings out.
They don't leave a voicemail — they've learned that a missed call means 'won't call back' — so they try the next name on the list. You never even knew the work existed. Handyman work is won on reliability, and being reachable is the first test. Miss it and you've confirmed their worst assumption before you ever met.
Aimee answers, screens the job, and sends you the enquiry.
She can capture eligible calls that reach Mango and hands you the ones worth doing, so you're the handyman who always calls back.
Can answer around the clock when active
Eligible calls you forward — up a ladder, mid-job, after hours — can be answered in your business name.
Captures the job list
What needs doing, the address, the rough scope, and the preferred time.
Screens what you take
Aimee can politely filter out the jobs you don't do, so you only get enquiries worth calling back.
Sends you the enquiry
The full summary lands after the call is completed and the delivery provider accepts it, so you follow up fast and win the reliability test.
Built to integrate, not lock you in: Mango Receptionist exposes an open MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint — the same interface AI assistants use — so answer engines and tools can query how it works directly.
What one week of missed calls really costs
Illustrative maths with your own numbers — and reliable handymen get referred. Aimee's standard Solo price is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings.
Questions handymen actually ask.
How much does a handyman answering service cost?
Mango Receptionist's standard Solo price after beta is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings — no per-call or per-message charges. Setting Aimee up in your browser is free with no card. A one-off US$5 activation turns on phone answering and starts a 14-day phone trial. During beta, that activation is the only charge; standard Solo billing begins after beta.
Does the AI receptionist sound robotic to customers?
Aimee answers in a natural voice and handles the call like a good office manager. Call the demo line on +61 2 5300 8040 and hear her before you put her on your phones.
Can it screen out jobs I don't do?
Yes. You tell Aimee what you take on and what you don't, and she politely filters callers accordingly — so you only get enquiries worth calling back.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You keep your existing number and switch on call forwarding — full, or only when you're busy or don't answer.
What details does Aimee capture for a handyman enquiry?
What the job is, the address, the rough scope, and the preferred time — sent to you through the available delivery channels after the call is completed and the delivery provider accepts it so you can call back first.
Answering services for related work
Put a receptionist on your next missed call.
Set Aimee up free in your browser and hear exactly how she'll answer. Activate phone answering for US$5 when you're ready.