The 12 use cases of AI in the trades
Receptionist, quoting, dispatch, reviews, ads, invoicing, content, DMs, hiring, lead qualification, FAQs, proposals — each with real tools and real prices.
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The Trades AI Field Guide
What AI is actually doing in the trades.
The 12 places AI is being used in trades businesses today. Real tools, real prices, no vendor brochures, no buzzwords. Twenty pages. One afternoon read.
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Why this guide exists
Most AI articles for trades are written by people who've never been on a job site.
They use words like “synergy” and somehow never mention what anything actually costs.
This guide is the opposite. It walks through the 12 places AI is being used in trades businesses today — what it does, what it costs, and which ones are worth a damn for a 1-truck shop vs. a 10-truck operation.
The numbersYou're not late.
You're not late.
You're right on time.
38%of trades businesses now use AIDoubled in the last 12 months.
12use cases covered, end to endReal tools. Real prices. Real verdicts.
$0–$50is what the high-leverage tools costPer month, for most 1-truck shops.
What's insideTwenty pages.
Twenty pages.
No fluff.
Every section ends with a verdict — “actually worth it” or “skip it” — based on your business size. You'll know what to buy and what to ignore by page 16.
Pricing tables for every tool
Rosie $49, QuoteIQ $30, Birdeye $299, ServiceTitan $250+/tech, BuildStack $497 — no “contact us for pricing” nonsense.
Five things to do this week
A short checklist of free or near-free moves any trades owner can implement immediately. Most readers find money in this section alone.
The right stack by business size
What a 1-truck shop should buy. What a 5-person crew should buy. What a 10+ operation should buy. With monthly cost ranges.
The 4 mistakes most contractors make
What to avoid. Where the money pits are. Why stacking six tools that don’t talk to each other is worse than one good one.
The 60-second “do you need this” checklist
Six yes/no questions. If you check three, AI will pay for itself in 30-60 days. If you don’t, save your money.
Who this is forYou've heard about AI.
You've heard about AI.
You don't know where to start.
If that's you, this guide cuts the year of trial-and-error down to a 20-page read.
- 01Plumbers, HVAC techs, electricians
- 02Landscapers, roofers, painters
- 03GCs, remodelers, custom builders
- 04Solo operators and 10-truck operations alike
A note from the founderTwenty pages. Seventeen bucks.
“You don't need to get good at AI. You need to know which two or three tools will actually save you time and book you jobs — and ignore the rest.”
— Samuel · Founder, BuildStack
Twenty pages. Seventeen bucks.
One afternoon read.
Read it once. Underline what jumps out. By the time you're done you'll know more about AI in the trades than 95% of contractors out there.
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