Now live — the first AI back office built for duct cleaning contractors
While you're clearing the vents, your agents are clearing the schedule.
Sterling Crew for Duct Cleaning gives 1–15 person shops a 24/7 AI team — front desk, estimator, dispatcher, and collector — that answers calls, sends quotes, and chases payments so you can focus on the work.
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You're a master of clean air. You shouldn't also have to be a master of paperwork.
Missed calls while on a job
A property manager called about a multi-unit dryer vent cleaning while you were in a crawlspace. They hired the competitor who answered. That's a $1,500 job you never saw.
Quotes lost in the shuffle
You sent 15 estimates last month. Eight never got a follow-up. Most of those customers hired someone else by day 3. You just didn't know.
Evenings spent on invoicing
You finished a full-day commercial job at 6pm. By 9pm you're still at the kitchen table entering job details and chasing an invoice from two weeks ago.
Your competitor is dominating local search
The duct cleaning company one town over has 250 Google reviews. You have 25. When someone searches 'duct cleaning near me,' they're not even finding you.
AGENT SPOTLIGHT
See your agents in action.
Never miss a whole-home cleaning lead again
A homeowner texts about a full air duct cleaning for their 3,000 sq ft home at 10:00 AM while you're on a job. The agent identifies it's a qualified residential job, asks the right questions (home size, age of system, any pets), checks your calendar, and texts back a booking confirmation — before you've even packed up your equipment.
Voice-describe the job. Get a quote in minutes.
You finish a walkthrough for a commercial office building. On the way to your truck you record a 60-second voice note: '10,000 square feet, 4 rooftop units, needs full system cleaning and sanitization, customer wants it done after hours.' The agent transcribes it, pulls your commercial rates, calculates the after-hours premium, and sends you a formatted quote for review. You approve it with one tap.
Get paid for every job. Without the awkward calls.
You completed a dryer vent cleaning on Tuesday. By Tuesday evening, the invoice is already sent. By Friday, when it's still unpaid, the agent sends a friendly reminder. By day 10, it sends a second. You never know it happened — until you see the payment notification.
YOUR AI TEAM
6 agents. Built for duct cleaners.
Front Desk Agent
Answers every inquiry 24/7 — calls, texts, and website chats. Knows the difference between a $150 dryer vent cleaning and a $1,500 commercial job. Qualifies the job type, collects the address, checks your calendar, and books the appointment. Detects emergency keywords like 'mold smell,' 'no airflow,' or 'fire hazard' and escalates immediately.
Quoting Agent
Builds itemized estimates from your price book — residential, commercial, dryer vents, sanitization, mold remediation. Takes a voice memo from your site visit and turns it into a formatted PDF quote with services, labor, and tax. Follows up at day 2, day 5, and day 10 until it gets a yes or no.
Dispatch Brain
Builds your daily route in order, factoring in job duration and drive time between sites. Sends each tech a morning briefing with their schedule and addresses. If a customer cancels, it checks your waitlist for a nearby backfill job and proposes a replacement.
Collections Agent
Auto-generates the invoice the moment a job is marked complete. Sends via email and text with a Stripe payment link. Follows up politely at 7, 14, and 30 days if unpaid. Escalates to you with a full context note — never makes you look bad, never sounds aggressive.
Reputation Agent
Sends a review request 2 hours after payment is received — when satisfaction is highest. Monitors your Google listing daily for new reviews. Drafts responses for your approval. If a customer expresses a complaint before leaving a review, it holds the review request and alerts you immediately.
Marketing Agent
Watches your calendar for slow weeks 10 days out. If capacity drops below your threshold, drafts a reactivation campaign to past customers — seasonal offers like allergy season prep in spring, pre-holiday cleaning in the fall. Sends you the draft. You approve it in one tap.
PRICE BOOK
Pre-loaded. Customizable. Ready to quote.
Your air duct & dryer vent cleaning price book comes pre-loaded with industry-standard pricing. Customize every line item to match your rates.
11+ items pre-loaded. Fully customizable.
See what Sterling saves air duct & dryer vent cleanings
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Your business today
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Number of technicians in the field
Calls that go to voicemail or are missed
Typical revenue per completed job
Percentage of quotes you currently follow up on
Time spent on scheduling, invoicing, follow-ups
$4,567/mo in new revenue
$20,300/yr value
$5,832/yr recovered
$1,800/mo revenue
Frequently asked questions
Can the Front Desk Agent tell a simple dryer vent job from a full system cleaning?
Yes. It uses your configured service taxonomy to classify jobs by type and value, and escalates or auto-books based on your thresholds.
Can the Quoting Agent handle voice memos from job sites?
Yes. Record a voice note describing the scope, and the agent transcribes it and builds a structured quote from your price book automatically.
How does emergency handling work — mold, no airflow?
The agent detects urgent keywords in any channel (text, chat, email) and immediately sends you a priority notification with the customer's details, regardless of time of day.
Does it track different rates for residential vs. commercial jobs?
Yes. You can set different price books for different customer types, and the agent will apply the correct rates automatically when quoting.
Can I set different autonomy levels per agent?
Yes. Each agent has a configurable autonomy setting — from 'auto-approve everything' to 'ask me before every action.' Most owners start with auto-booking for routine jobs and approval-required for quotes over $X.
Does it sync with my Google Calendar?
Yes, two-way sync. The agent knows your real availability when booking jobs and adds every new booking to your calendar automatically.
Can my field techs use it on their phones?
Yes. Techs get a mobile-first view: their daily schedule, job details, photo upload, and mark-complete. Works as a PWA — no app store install required.
How is this different from Jobber?
Jobber is a great tool for organizing your work. Sterling is an AI team that *does* the work — answering calls, sending quotes, and chasing payments. It's an active part of your team, not just a passive tool.
Can I import my existing customer list?
Yes. CSV import with column mapping. Most duct cleaning contractors are fully imported in under 10 minutes.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial, full access, no credit card required.
Your next whole-home cleaning lead is calling right now.
Sterling for Duct Cleaning answers it, qualifies it, books it, quotes it, and collects the payment. You just do the work you're great at.