Meet Lantra, the AI receptionist from Call Lantern. Lantra answers the calls you can't, books the estimate, follows up your quotes, and texts you a summary every evening. Built for contractors and home-service companies across the US (roofing, solar, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, remodel, general contracting, landscaping, pest control and more), set to your local time zone.
Start free 14-day pilot Call Lantra nowWhen you don't pick up by the 4th ring, or after 5 pm, Lantra answers in your company's name, gets the details, and sorts real jobs from spam.
Lantra books site visits into the open slots on your calendar. It never quotes a price or promises a date you didn't set.
A friendly text or call at day 2 and day 7 on quotes you sent, so jobs you bid don't go cold.
One text and email each evening, like "Lantra booked 3 estimates last night": who called, what they need, what's booked, and who's waiting on a callback.
Every call gets an instant recap text and email, and anything possibly urgent calls and texts you right away. For gas, fire or anyone hurt, Lantra tells the caller to get safe and call 911 or the gas company first. If a caller wants a human or Lantra gets stuck, the call goes to you.
Fill out one form and we set Lantra up for you. It runs on your after-hours and overflow calls only. Your number stays the same. After 14 days you get a report: calls caught, estimates booked, and estimated revenue. If it didn't pay for itself, walk away and owe nothing.
No plans to pick. Each month you're billed at the tier your actual Lantra call minutes landed in. You never pay for calls you didn't get.
about 150 calls*
about 400 calls*
about 800 calls*
+ $0.25 per extra minute
*Approximate, assuming about 3 minutes per call. Every invoice shows the minutes and calls you used. Spam calls never count against you. The $500 setup (call scripts, calendar hookup, testing and training on your trade) is waived for any shop that keeps Lantra after the free pilot. Month to month, cancel by email.
Call answering, booking, quote follow-up, a recap of every call, urgent alerts, daily summary, and a monthly tune-up report you can reply to with changes.
Call Lantern is run by Steven Young, a construction professional with 15 years in the civil and electrical field. He leads teams across North America. He built this service because contractors lose real jobs to unanswered calls, and the fix should be simple to set up and easy to control.
If they ask, Lantra tells them. Most callers just want a real answer and an appointment.
It doesn't guess. It says it will have the owner call right back, takes the details, and texts you right away. Callers who ask for a person get transferred or flagged for a callback.
No. It books the estimate. It only shares numbers you've approved, like a trip charge.
No. Your carrier forwards unanswered and after-hours calls to Lantra.
Nothing, and no card is needed. On day 14 you get a scorecard (calls caught, estimates booked, estimated value) and a payment link, plus which price tier you would have paid based on your pilot minutes. If you don't continue, it switches off.
That's expected. You're billed at the tier your actual usage fits each month, so slow months cost less and busy months move up automatically. Every invoice shows your minutes and calls.
No. Call the demo line, fill out the form, and handle everything else by email or text.
Reply to any summary email or text with what to change, like new hours or a service you stopped offering. It's updated within 1 business day.
No. Lantra is not an emergency service and doesn't replace 911. For gas smells, fire, smoke or anyone hurt, she tells the caller to get to safety and call 911 or the gas company first, then alerts you right away. You get a recap of every call and decide what needs a response.
Yes. Lantra handles solar sales and service calls, including urgent ones like inverter or battery alarms and storm damage to panels. We also work with general contractors, concrete, landscaping, pest control, garage doors, painting and other field-service businesses.
Don't take our word for it. Call the demo line and pretend you're a homeowner with a leak, a dead furnace, or a remodel question. Lantra answers as a sample contractor, books a fake estimate, and texts you the kind of summary you'd get.
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Open 24/7 once live. Try to trip it up.
4 short steps, about 3 minutes. We build your Lantra from this, send you a test number within 1 business day, and you call it yourself before any real calls go to it. No calls with us, and no card needed.
Got it. We'll email you within 1 business day with next steps to start your free 14-day pilot.
