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◾ #1 template for organising and managing your home renovation or building project
◾ Your Finishes Schedule is the QUICK + EASY way to store + keep track of all building products, fixtures + fittings, finishes + colours
◾Store the following home product details in your Schedule of Finishes to reference at any time during the planning stage and throughout your project —
✔️ Product names
✔️ Building product + product codes
✔️ Brand names
✔️ Colours, including material and paint colours
✔️ Product sizes, length and width dimensions
✔️ Supplier and manufacturer details, including websites and contact details
✔️ Any comments, installation notes or details for trades
✔️ Upload images of the product to visualise for trades and your building team
◾ Share your Digital Finishes Schedule with your builder, trades, architect… and other half or print it for handy reference onsite
◾ Store + edit your Finishes Schedule on your computer, phone or tablet to keep project details at hand, and quickly and easily reference or check product specifications during site visits and hardware shop runs
◾ Share your Finishing Schedule with your building team instantly at any time, and refer back to your schedule template for paint touch-ups or home improvements years from now
◾ Everyone always has access to the crucial details of your project, so nothing is missed.
◾ Use your finish schedule template for renovating one room or building your new home. Enter finishes + selections while you design and plan your project.
◾ It’s the tool that professionals like interior designers, builders + architects use, and now it’s yours!
◾ Includes a Prompt Sheet so you know exactly what products to include
◾ Template is used in the free version of Canva and can be used for this project and the next
MUST-HAVE project management tool for any home or DIY project — kitchen renovation, bathroom renovation, laundry renovation and everything in between — to save time, money and costly mistakes!
The Renovation Budget Tracker is a renovation budget template pre-loaded with over 200 items, from design fees and trades to tiles, tapware and furniture. It lets you plan your budget before you start, then track your real costs as quotes come in and you start paying. It totals everything for your whole renovation and for each room, so you always know where your budget stands.
What’s inside the tracker
You're never starting from a blank page. The items are grouped into 10 sections, each one a part of your renovation:
Planning and Site: design, approvals, demolition, skip bins and equipment hire
Builder, Trades and Materials
Cabinetry and Benchtops
Tiles and Flooring
Tapware, Sinks and Fittings
Electrical and Appliances
Windows, Doors and Blinds
Outdoor
Furniture
Other Costs
When a quote comes in, you know where it goes. A tile quote goes straight into Tiles and Flooring.
Every item has a place for your estimate while you plan, and your actual cost once you have a quote in writing or have paid. If the actual cost is higher than your estimate, it shows in red, so you see it the day the quote lands, not when the money's gone.
If a builder is quoting the whole job, their total goes in as one line, and you only add what isn't in their quote, like your appliances or furniture. Items you don't need stay empty.
Short notes beside some items point out the costs that are easy to forget, like asbestos testing in homes built before about 1990.
A summary page adds it all up for you, by section, by room and in total, with your estimate and your actual cost side by side. Each item can be given a room, like the kitchen or ensuite, so you see what each room is costing you. Your contingency, the money you set aside for surprises, is added to your total at the percentage you choose. All amounts are entered including GST.
Who it's for
The tracker works for homeowners renovating or building, whether you're working with a builder or managing the trades yourself.
It's built for you if:
You don't know what your project will actually cost.
You've started planning, and costs feel like they're getting out of control.
You're juggling quotes and need one place to track everything.
I built this tracker for my own renovations and developments. It's what I've used to keep every one of them on budget for around 20 years.
Kitchen, bathroom or whole home renovation budgets
It works for a single bathroom, a kitchen or a whole home, and for a renovation or a new build. If you're building, it also shows roughly how many square metres your budget can build.
Renovation budget template FAQs
Is the Renovation Budget Tracker an Excel spreadsheet? Yes. It works best in Excel on a computer. It also opens in Google Sheets and Apple Numbers, but some features may not work the same way.
Are prices included in the renovation budget template? No. You put in your own estimates and quotes, so the total is your project's real number, not an average.
How do I estimate renovation costs? List every item your project needs, then put an estimate against each one, using quotes where you have them. Then add a contingency for the unexpected. The Renovation Budget Tracker already lists over 200 items, so you start with the list. For typical figures, here's what a renovation costs in Australia.
How much contingency should I set aside? Set aside 10% for a new build or a home in good condition, 15 to 20% for an older home, and 20% or more for a heritage home or one in unknown condition. The tracker starts at 10%, and you can change it. Here's what to set aside in your renovation budget.
What happens after I buy? It's sent to your email straight away. Open it on the Start Here page, which shows you how it all works.
Can I get a refund? Yes, within 14 days. The details are in our terms and conditions.
Today’s homes are pushing boundaries with materials, patterns and finishes like never before - and our cabinetry is no exception.
Want to clad your vanity and drawers in stone or glass? No problem! Colour-match the side and internal panels of your TV console. Too easy! Almost anything is possible…
But it takes more than a growing range of materials to make this viable. You need the right hardware working hard behind the scenes, and the new Avantech You drawer from Hettich is just that…
Hettich AvanTech You drawer flawless finish
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You can finish your drawer with any material, as AvanTech You is designed to be all about…YOU!
Hettich AvanTech You integrates seamlessly in your space
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Hettich AvanTech You drawer side profile with timber finish
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Hettich AvanTech You drawer side profile with glass inlay
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Hettich AvanTech You
What’s Inside Really Counts
If you’ve experienced Hettich hardware, you know it works hard. Day after day, even under heavy load.
The AvanTech You is no exception. Its inner workings combine Hettich’s years of experience with pioneering technology to provide a system which showcases not only the future of hardware but also meets the customisation needs of today’s designers.
Hettich Avantech You hardware
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With all these features in mind, what really stands out with Hettich’s new drawer system is that it’s a solution for everyone.
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Hettich AvanTech You
