The promise
If Avidra doesn't recover 3 booked jobs in your first 30 days, I refund everything and disconnect you myself.
No forms. No retention call.
Asad
ROOFING · WINNIPEG
What a missed call costs a Winnipeg roofing shop
Phone rings first4.2s response30-day guarantee
Insurance leads are the lifeblood and they don't wait. An adjuster's quote window is usually 72 hours. If you miss the first call, you've usually missed the work too.
What Avidra does
Avidra answers your phone with AI voice the moment a call lands. The caller hears a real voice. You get a structured lead summary on your phone, the same way a text would arrive.
The text doesn't replace the human conversation. It buys time for it. You still call back. You still close the job. Avidra just makes sure the lead is warm and the basics about the homeowners are in your inbox before you do.
Where the math breaks even
Break-even is one recovered job a month for almost every plan tier. If Avidra catches one roofing lead in the trial that would have gone to voicemail, you're already ahead on the year. The trial period is 14 days, so the math has the chance to prove itself before you're paying.
Two ways to set it up
Two setup paths. Path one is forwarding: your existing business number stays the front door, calls ring to your phone, and Avidra only catches the unanswered ones. Path two is direct: the Avidra number is the front door, AI picks up every call live, and it transfers to your cell when the caller asks for a human. Most one-truck shops use path one. Larger shops with reception coverage usually move to path two.
The Free tier includes both AI voice answering and SMS text-back, so the pickup-mode choice doesn't cost extra.
Where Avidra stops
Avidra handles the intake call, the back-and-forth qualifying, and the relay messages you ask it to send to your customers. The phone is the part it owns. The work past it stays with you and your existing tools.
The text won't quote a tear-off. It won't estimate a roof age over the phone. It won't promise an insurance-approved scope. The intake captures enough to triage. The actual roof and the actual quote stay yours, after you've been on the ladder.
The math on your missed calls
The numbers on a roofing shop your size.
4 calls/week missed$1,200 avg job$4,800 / week$20,800 / month$249,600 / year
73% of homeowners don't leave a voicemail. They call the next roofer on Google.
Avidra catches them in 4.2 seconds.
Run the shop from the road
Text the Avidra number from a job site. 'Tell Mike I'll be there in 10' and the AI sends Mike an SMS as your shop. Same for 'how many leads today' or 'call Sarah Linton back at 4.' Avidra picks up the phone for your customers. It also picks up for you.
Calls roofers in Winnipeg actually take
Most of these will look familiar. Insurance inspection booking after a hail event. Missing shingles after a high-wind day. Flashing repair around a chimney. Ceiling stain that appeared after last week's storm. Each one is a job you'd close if you could pick up the phone.
After-hours patterns are tighter. The urgency is higher and the timeline is shorter. Tarp call after storm damage, can't wait until morning. Active leak during a rainstorm, water coming through the ceiling. Whoever answers first books it. Everyone else gets the voicemail tone.
What the year looks like
Peak roughly April through October. Storm-driven spikes outside that window. Winter work is mostly emergency repair and tarp jobs.
Most roofers can predict the peaks. The trick is keeping pickup steady through them. Avidra doesn't surge-price during your busy weeks and doesn't go quiet during the slow ones.
Getting Avidra answering your phone
Setup is two minutes. You connect your business number to Avidra, either by porting it or by setting your existing line to ring the Avidra number. The AI picks up from then on. You edit the default intake script to sound like your office, and the first real call uses your voice and your business name.
Most owners are live before lunch on the day they sign up. The honest test is to call your own line and have the AI answer. The questions land. The summary fires. You see the intake on your phone.
Why live pickup beats voicemail
Voicemail is where service leads go to die. A homeowner who hits voicemail at 7pm and gets a callback at 9am has already booked the next name on the list. Avidra picks up live, so the conversation starts in the first ring. By the time the caller would have hung up on voicemail, the AI has already captured the caller's name and address along with the basics of the call. The follow-up callback then lands into a warm conversation, not a cold one.
After-hours and on-the-ground in Winnipeg
Ice dam season in Winnipeg brings active-leak calls during the first warm-up after a deep cold snap. Calls come from Wolseley and from across Winnipeg. The phone doesn't care about postal codes.
Common questions
Will it tell the homeowner to call insurance first?
If you set the script to mention insurance, yes. Most roofers add a 'have your insurance info ready' line for storm-damage calls.
Can it ask if it's single-family or multi-unit?
Yes. Property type and number of stories are standard intake questions.
What does it say about pricing?
Whatever you've approved. Most roofers default to a 'we'll quote on site' line because pricing depends on what's actually up there.
What if a caller wants to schedule a free inspection?
The intake captures the request and gathers address, roof age, and any visible damage. Booking is on you.
Can it handle insurance-adjuster calls differently?
Yes. Adjuster-identified calls route to a separate intake that captures claim number and inspection window.
Try Avidra on your own number
14-day free trial. No credit card, no contract. If it doesn't catch your first missed call, you don't pay. The product doesn't change by city. Winnipeg roofers get the same thing every other market gets.
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