Pour dates are tight. Bids shouldn't sit while the weather turns.
Between forms, rebar and rain delays, a concrete job has a lot of moving parts. Puffly keeps every bid and pour date in one place so you can keep customers informed.
Where concrete company leads come from
Searches for driveway or patio replacement
A cracked, sunken or stained slab sends homeowners searching. They usually want two or three bids in the same week.
General contractors and home builders
Builders need flatwork for foundations, garages and sidewalks. A reliable pour crew gets called again and again.
Landscapers and pool builders
They need pads, walkways and retaining walls poured, and often subcontract the work.
Drivers passing a fresh pour
A clean broom finish or stamped patio with a sign out front draws quiet interest from neighbors.
What slow follow up costs a concrete company
Concrete jobs depend on weather windows, so a homeowner who wants a driveway before winter is on the clock. A bid that waits a week can miss the pour season. And if rain pushes your date and you don't say a word, customers tend to assume the worst.
A pipeline that fits a concrete company
Puffly’s pipeline is yours to name. Here is one way a concrete company could lay it out.
- Call inWhat they want poured, roughly how big, and whether old concrete needs to come out.
- Site look and measureYou've checked grade, drainage and access for the truck and pump.
- Bid sentA written price by square foot with finish type, thickness and tear-out spelled out.
- Deposit and pour dateThey're committed and a date is held, weather permitting.
- Poured and curedThe slab is finished and the customer knows how long to keep off it.
Follow up moments worth a reminder
Driveway bid sent five days ago, no reply
"Hi Mr. Grant, it's Jose with the concrete crew. Wanted to make sure you got the driveway bid. If you want a pour before it gets cold, I'd need to lock a date soon."
Rain pushed Thursday's pour
"Hi Lisa, the forecast has rain Thursday, so I'd like to move your pour to Monday morning. Forms stay in place. Does that work for you?"
A builder who sent you three slabs last year hasn't called this spring
"Hi Ken, it's Jose. Starting to schedule spring pours. Do you have any foundations or garage slabs coming up? I'd like to get you on the calendar early."
Puff, your AI teammate, can draft these messages and line up who to call next. Outreach waits for your approval unless you choose otherwise.
The shape of the year
Warm months are the main pour season, and in colder regions the window is short, so bids need to go out early. Use winter to line up builders and homeowners for spring so the first warm week is full.
Questions from concrete contractors
Can I keep builders separate from homeowners?
Yes. Builders and landscapers can be companies with several contacts, while homeowners are single contacts, each with their own deals.
A rain delay means a lot of texts. Can Puff help?
Puff drafts the reschedule message and you approve it before it goes. That saves typing the same thing to five customers.
Can I bring my bid list over from a spreadsheet?
Yes. Puffly imports from a Google Sheet, so your open bids and past jobs can come in together.
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