AI receptionist for chimney sweeps: Marmi answers, books and texts, 24 hours a day
Ring Marmi is an AI receptionist built for UK chimney sweeps. She answers your business phone in two rings, every hour of the day, asks the safety question first when it is urgent, takes the postcode, address and name, books into the slots you have made available, and texts both the caller and you. £79 a month including 300 minutes. You keep your number. Below is a real transcript of Marmi taking a chimney sweep call.
Say “chimney sweep” when she asks which business to be
What Marmi does for a chimney sweep
- Book a sweep. fuel type (wood, coal, smokeless), how many chimneys, stove or open fire, when it was last swept, "do you need a certificate — yes if it's for insurance", postcode, name, slot your availability, quote your price list.
- Smoke or fumes in the room now. "put the fire out if you safely can, open the windows, and if anyone feels dizzy or unwell get outside and call 999." Then book the next slot.
Safety first
Before anything else on an urgent call, Marmi says the safety line for your trade:
- “put the fire out if you safely can, open the windows, and if anyone feels dizzy or unwell get outside and call 999.”
A real call: Marmi as “Sootbusters Chimney Sweeps”
From our script test suite, September 2026. The caller’s lines were played by a scripted tester; every line from Marmi is exactly what she generated. Outcome: she booked the job. Quality score 5 of 5 from the same grader that scores every live call.
Prices Marmi quotes on the demo line
These are the demo business’s prices. Yours replace them at setup, and Marmi only ever quotes what is on your list.
| certificate | included |
| stove sweep | £75 |
| cowl fitting | quoted after the sweep |
| open fire sweep | £65 |
| bird nest removal | from £120, confirmed on site |
| second chimney same visit | £40 |
Hours on the demo: Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm.
Questions chimney sweeps ask before signing up
How much does an AI receptionist cost for chimney sweeps?
£79 a month including 300 call minutes, then 15p a minute. Setup is £149, waived for the first five founder customers. There is no contract and no per-seat pricing; one price covers every call to your number.
Do chimney sweeps have to change their phone number to use Ring Marmi?
No. You keep your number and divert it to Marmi only when you don't answer, using one dial code that works on every UK network. Callers ring the number on your van, your website and Google, and Marmi picks up on ring five if you can't.
What does Marmi actually say when someone rings a chimney sweep?
She answers as your business by name, finds out what the caller needs, asks the safety question first if it is urgent, takes the postcode, address and name, offers a slot from your real availability, reads the details back and texts the confirmation. The transcript on this page is a genuine call.
Does Marmi quote prices for chimney sweeps?
Only the prices you give her. She never invents a figure: if something is not on your price list she says the office will confirm and takes a message. Call-out and fixed prices are quoted with what they cover, so a caller never hears a number on its own.
How does Marmi handle emergencies for chimney sweeps?
put the fire out if you safely can, open the windows, and if anyone feels dizzy or unwell get outside and call 999.
Can I hear Marmi before I sign up?
Yes. Ring the demo line on 07360 266999, say "chimney sweep" when she asks which business to be, and have a normal conversation. Nothing is stored except the demo transcript.
Try her as a chimney sweep, right now
Ring 07360 266999, say “chimney sweep”, and give her a job. What you hear is what your callers would hear. Then get started: £79 a month, no contract, live within a day.