Hail storm? Every homeowner calls the same day. First siding contractor to answer books the job. After that, calls go cold. Orbit answers instantly — before your competitors do. $96/month all-in.
Unlimited concurrent calls during post-storm surge. Insurance claim intake captured precisely. SMS within 60 seconds of every call.
Three situations where the job goes to your competitor — and how Orbit stops each one.
After a hail storm, 80% of jobs go to the first contractor who picks up within 4 hours. You're still on the roof when homeowners start calling. Orbit answers while you work — so you're first in the queue, not fifth.
Siding claims mean insurance adjusters, supplements, and homeowner questions that span weeks. Orbit captures all contact info and job scope precisely — claim number, adjuster visit date, material decisions — so nothing falls through the cracks during a long claim cycle.
Beyond storm damage, spring brings new construction and vinyl/fiber cement upgrade calls from homeowners who saw a neighbor's job. These aren't emergencies, but they're $15,000+ projects. Orbit captures them while you're focused on storm work.
Four steps. 5 minutes to set up. Works from day one.
Takes 2 minutes in your phone carrier's call-forwarding settings. Set it to always-forward, forward on busy, or forward after X rings — your choice. Orbit answers with your company name in under 2 rings.
Orbit greets every caller with your business name, identifies whether it's a storm damage claim, new install inquiry, insurance supplement call, or repair quote — and asks the right intake questions for siding work specific to each scenario.
Every call ends with an SMS to your phone: caller name, address, job type, key details, and callback number. Storm damage calls include insurance claim status. New install calls include material preference and home size estimate.
You already know the square footage, current material, insurance status, and timeline before you dial. You're the first callback they get in the 72-hour post-storm window. That's how you win the job — every time.
Average storm siding job $14,000. Missing 1 call/week after a storm = $728K/year potential. $96/month all-in Orbit is a rounding error.
Conservative scenario: 1 missed job/week at $14,000 average. Single missed storm job covers 40+ months of Orbit. $40,000 full-house job covers over 9 years.
Yes. After a hail storm, every homeowner in the affected area calls siding contractors within the same 24–72 hour window. Orbit handles unlimited concurrent calls — so when 20 people call on the same morning after a storm, every single one gets answered with your company name and a complete intake. Orbit captures property address, visible damage description, home size, material type, and whether the homeowner has contacted their insurance company yet. You receive an SMS for each call within 60 seconds and can prioritize your callbacks by job scope.
Yes. Siding insurance claims generate multiple call types beyond the initial damage report: homeowners calling about adjuster schedules, supplement questions, material upgrade decisions, and timeline confirmations. Orbit handles all of these, captures the key details (claim number, adjuster name and visit date, specific material questions, callback preferences), and routes them to you via SMS so you can respond between jobs. Keeping insurance-related contacts organized is critical to siding jobs that drag across 30–60 day claim timelines.
Yes. Orbit handles the full range of siding service call types: storm damage and insurance claims (post-storm surge intake), full house re-siding (material, style, and timeline intake), partial repairs (damage scope and matching material questions), new construction (builder relationships and lot volume), and material upgrade inquiries (vinyl, fiber cement, wood, composite). Each call type gets the appropriate intake questions. Every SMS has what you need to quote efficiently.
Live 24/7 AI answering with Orbit is $96/month all-in — $1,152/year. Missed-call text-back alone is $29/month. Live answering services charge $200–$500/month and their agents have no context for siding-specific intake: they can't ask about insurance claim status, material type, or storm damage scope. After a hail storm, missing just one callback opportunity per week at a $14,000 average job means $728,000 in potential annual revenue walking to your competitor. Orbit costs less than 0.2% of that. The ROI calculus after a single storm event makes the decision trivial.
$96/month all-in. 24/7 coverage. Unlimited concurrent storm surge calls. Insurance intake captured precisely. SMS in 60 seconds. No contracts, no per-minute fees, no voicemail.
See also: Orbit for Contractors · Emergency Answering Service