--- title: "Websites for contractors and trades | Lentil" description: "Catch every quote request in one inbox and send it to your CRM automatically. Lentil builds and runs your site. Free to start." url: https://uselentil.com/for/trades updated: 2026-11-09 site: "Lentil" --- # Never lose a job to a message nobody saw. Lentil builds your website, catches every quote request in one inbox and sends it where it needs to go while you're on a job. Update the site from the truck with one message to ChatGPT or Claude. [Start free](https://app.uselentil.com/login) [Check my current site](https://uselentil.com/website-check) Free plan, no card needed. Tuesday, on a jobExample **New quote request**7:02 pm Kitchen remodel in Medford, wants a visit next week. Added to your CRMDana alerted **Blocked**7:40 pm "We can get you to page one of Google..." Spam, kept out of your inbox **Your assistant**Next morning 1 new quote request since yesterday, already in your CRM. Want me to draft a reply? ![A carpenter smiles while planing a board in his workshop](https://uselentil.com/api/media/10ac799e-adc8-4170-8e9c-7d9fa5da7597/carpenter-smiling-in-workshop-unsplash-pxlkocj0a3q.jpg) ![A crew framing a timber wall on a building site](https://uselentil.com/api/media/66ddb0ce-9b12-4bc8-9f38-b1a1e29d0516/crew-framing-a-wall-unsplash-mrzwtlkdkrw.jpg) ![A plumber in overalls working on pipes in a bathroom](https://uselentil.com/api/media/af0586c6-c079-4a4d-aa8c-4d82dcfd906f/plumber-working-in-bathroom-unsplash-jap5clbdiyu.jpg) You do the work. Lentil watches the inbox. Every quote request lands in one inbox and goes where it needs to go while you're on a job. ## One quote request, two ways it can go. A job can be lost before price ever comes up. The message went to an old inbox, or it came in while you were on a ladder and got buried. On your ownWith Lentil Tue 7:02 pmA homeowner fills in your quote form.Tue 7:02 pmSame form, same homeowner. Tue 7:03 pmIt goes to an email address nobody checks.Tue 7:03 pm**It lands in your Lentil inbox, with spam blocked** Tue 7:03 pmNothing else happens.Tue 7:03 pm**An automation adds it to your CRM, and Dana gets an email alert** ThuThey book the first contractor who called back.Wed 8:00 am**You call back first and book the visit** Example. Names and times are made up. Inbox and automations ## Every enquiry goes where it should, on its own. Tell Lentil what matters: the job type, the town, the budget. Automations route each request to your CRM or booking tool, and form alerts email the right person. Every run is logged. ### The request JobKitchen remodel TownMedford Budget$30k to $50k WhenNext month Example quote form ### Your automation WhenA quote form is sent IfJob is a remodel and the town is in your service area Made by asking, or in Lentil ### What happens - Added to your CRM as a new lead - Form alert emailed to Dana, who books visits - Kept in your inbox to reply from Not in your service area? The automation skips it, and the request waits in your inbox for a reply. Their side ## Show up for every town you work in. - **A page for each service and area**Written from the jobs and towns you actually do, so search and assistants can match you. - **Your Google profile, kept in step**Hours, services and review replies managed from the same place as the site. - **Photos of real work**Add job photos from your phone, and Lentil suggests the descriptions search engines and screen readers need. kitchen remodel contractor medford ma **Northline Builders**Example ServesMedford, Malden, Arlington KitchensPage with past jobs QuoteForm on the website **AI assistant answer**Northline Builders does kitchen remodels in Medford and shows recent jobs on its website. You can request a quote there. From the truck ## What contractors ask their assistant. One message from wherever you are. Lentil saves each change as a draft, and you publish with a yes. Any new quote requests since yesterday? 1 new, already in your CRM, with a reply drafted Add these deck photos to the gallery. Photos added with descriptions, saved as a draft We now cover Arlington too. Service area page and Google profile updated We're booked until March. Say so on the home page. Banner added to the home page Reply to the new Google review. Reply drafted for you to approve Run a website check and fix what you can. Broken link fixed, 3 photo descriptions added ## Questions from contractors ### Which CRMs can automations send to? Any CRM or booking tool that accepts web requests, through a webhook or its API. You set up the connection once and test it before it runs. Form alerts can also email anyone on your team. ### Do I have to use ChatGPT or Claude? No. Everything works in Lentil, with AI built in and 500 AI credits a month on Pro. If you already pay for an assistant, you can connect it too. ### Can my office manager handle enquiries? Yes. Invite them with a role that lets them answer enquiries without editing or publishing the site. ### Can I bring my current website? Yes. Paste its address and Lentil imports your pages as they are, or plans an improved version for you to approve. Old links keep working. ## Get the call back in first. Start free in a few minutes. Lentil writes the site, catches every enquiry and keeps it all working. [Start free](https://app.uselentil.com/login) [Check my current site](https://uselentil.com/website-check)