How do I let fence customers book themselves without calling me?
Short answerLet homeowners request an estimate online with the address, approximate footage, fence type, gate count and photos, within a service area you control. The customer picks a preferred visit window and you confirm. Fence jobs are priced per foot and per feature, so the form gathers the inputs a quote needs.
The explanation
Fence customers are shopping on price and style. A form that asks the right questions gives you enough for a rough range and tells the customer the next step is a site visit. Length in feet and fence type drive most of the price, with gates, slope and old fence removal adding to it.
Photos of the line help you spot grade changes, trees and obstacles. Ask for one or two pictures along the path where the fence will run, and one of any existing fence.
The service area limit keeps the calendar honest. A fence crew travels with materials, so a request three counties away costs more than the job is worth. Show the customer a clear message at the start rather than after they fill out the whole form.
Steps
- Create an estimate visit service and set the service area.
- Require footage, fence type, number of gates and photos.
- Ask whether an old fence needs removal.
- Confirm the visit window after reviewing the request.
In fence contractor
Fence pricing turns on footage, style, gates and terrain, and crews travel with materials. A form that collects those details and enforces a service area spares you unproductive estimate trips. All fence contractor scheduling questions.
How Apex does it
In progress
Part of this is built. The rest is not. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex is designed to limit requests by service area, accept photo uploads and hold requests as pending until the owner confirms. Service area and request mode are built, and photo upload is in progress.
- BK07Service area by zip / city / radius(Built)
- BK26Photo upload on booking form(In progress)
- BK11Booking requires owner approval (request mode)(Built)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
Where this question comes from: we wrote it from research on common owner problems. It is not measured search demand.
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