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Want To Work Out What Your Reno Costs?

Keep Your Builder and Architect Honest!

Do Your Own Cost Plan

 

Start Here

 Firstly

view our on-line tutorial which will allow you  to fully understand the following tools.

Then

 Go to the  'Family Plan' (below) then work down this page through each tool until you get to the Cost Plan tool.

 

 

 

 

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Tool Kit

 

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What The Tool Does

 

Reno Stories

 

Keep Your Architect Honest

Prepare your own cost plan

 

Watch this video..

 
 

The Family Plan

This tool is free On This Link

 

 

 

Define Your Family Needs

This helpful tool allows you to review what your current and future needs are for your family.

The family plan is the essential starting point to establishing what space needs are required.

This tools links into the space plan tool ( see below).

Degree Of Difficulty: Easy

The tool is in the form of a simple table & checklist format which asks questions about your needs

Relevant E-Guide you should read first:

RFL02

Renovation & Your New Dream Home,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Thought It Would Only Cost...?!

Blew your budget in the first few days!!?

Watch this video..

 

Fail to Plan?. Plan to Fail  

Prepare your own family masterplan

Watch this video..

 

I Had A Dream..!!?

Has your dream reno turned nightmare on you!!?

Watch this video..

 

 
 

Don't Overcapitalise

Use our 'Rich House, Poor House Method.

Watch this video..

 

The Space Plan

Buy Now $AUD2.50

 

$AUD 2.50

After pressing the buy now button the tool will be delivered to your email address in a word or pdf document

 

 

 

 

Define Spaces & How They Flow In Your New Home

This helpful tool allows you to establish the various spaces you need and their relationships before an architect is called in.

In fact the tools forms the first part of the brief to the architect.

The output from this tool feeds into your cost plan tool.

Degree Of Difficulty: Easy

The tool is in the form of a simple table & checklist format which asks questions about your needs.

Relevant E-Guide you should read first:

RFL02

Renovation & Your New Dream Home, Where do I start with my design?

 

   

 

I Jumped In the Deep End  

And Found I Didn't Have any Floaties!

Watch this video..

 

 

 

Whose Project Is It Anyway?

Has your architect got you by the..!!?

Watch this video..

 
       
     

The Design Brief

Buy Now $AUD2.50

 

$AUD2.50

After pressing the buy now button the tool will be delivered to your email address in a word or pdf document

 

 

 

 

 

Define Your Project Requirements To An Architect or Designer

This helpful tool allows you to define your family needs, your space needs, project quality and other project requirements to the designer.

This is the most critical document in your project as it acts as a contract document and determines the actual sketch design that is created by the designer.

Degree Of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

The tool is in the form of a simple table & checklist format which asks questions about your needs.

Relevant E-Guide you should read first:

RFL02

‘Renovation & Your New Dream Home, Where do I start with my design?

 

 

 

 

 
     

The Cost Plan & Budget

 

Start first with our on-line tutorial.

Please sign up to learn more: 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Out What It Will Cost.

This essential tool allows you to determine an initial ballpark cost and the relative cost of different designs.

The cost plan can be calculated direct from the space plan and can occur before the actual design drawings are done!

This is a key to controlling the cost of your design. In fact you can adjust your design with this tool to keep it within budget.

Degree Of Difficulty: Needs Webinar/Tutorial: See our webinar series

The tool is in the form of a detailed spreadsheet with a 'How To' guide. We recommend you attend our webinar.

Relevant E-Guide you should read first:

RFL04

Renovation & Costing The Design, How much is it going to cost?

   
     

The Sketch Plan

 

Start first with our on-line tutorial.

Please sign up to learn more: 

 

 

 

 

Sketch Your New Layout

This helpful tool allows you to do your own sketch layouts of the new renovation.

The sketch plan helps you to communicate to the architect or designer in a medium that they are used to.

This sketch plan can be included in your design brief to the architect and allows you to monitor the architect's design against your sketch plan.

Degree Of Difficulty: Needs Webinar/Tutorial: See our webinar series

The tool is in the form of an online  sketching tool.

Relevant E-Guide you should read first:

RFL02

‘Renovation & Your New Dream Home, Where do I start with my design?

RFL03

'Renovation & Designing Your Home, How does the design process work?

 

   
   

 

 

   
         
   

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