Renovation Planner — No Subscription

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This is the actual product, running on this page with sample data — not a video, not screenshots. If you like it, the file you buy is this, minus the sample numbers.

Renovation Planner — one file, running in your browser

The whole app, right here.

Loads in a second. Click around, change things — it's yours to break.

Prefer a full window? Open the demo full-screen — same thing, more room.

How the Renovation Planner works, step by step

Four moments from real use — the screen changes as you read.

Every week of the job

Where the money and the work are.

Spent against budget, what's finished, what's blocked — the two questions a renovation raises daily.

Every invoice

A budget that survives contact with reality.

Quotes, actuals and the gap between them, per room and in total. Overruns show up early, not at the end.

Room by room

Progress you can see.

Each room with its own budget, tasks and finish state, so 'nearly done' becomes a number.

Every quote

Contractors and their numbers, side by side.

Who quoted what, who's booked, who's been paid — in one place rather than a phone full of texts.

The Dashboard screen in the CalmNCalculated Renovation Planner, showing spent against budget, and what's finished or blocked

The Budget screen in the CalmNCalculated Renovation Planner, showing quotes against actuals, per room and in total

The Rooms screen in the CalmNCalculated Renovation Planner, showing each room with its own budget, tasks and finish state

The Contractors screen in the CalmNCalculated Renovation Planner, showing contractors and their quotes side by side

DashboardBudgetRoomsContractors

Three editions. The same renovation.

One download holds all three. Most people pick one and keep the others for what they're good at — nothing is locked, nothing expires, and you can change your mind halfway through the job.

The app

One HTML file that opens in any browser. A dashboard that puts spent, committed and budget on the one bar, a contingency gauge that draws down as you approve change orders, a completion ring per room, and the countdown to your target finish. It keeps working with the internet switched off.

8 working sections, plus Help and Settings
Side-by-side quote comparison and a change-order log
Six currencies, light and dark mode

Play with it on this page

Pick this if you want to run the project day to day.

The workbook

A real .xlsx — not an export. Spend rolls up from your budget lines into rooms and categories, approved changes draw down the reserve, days-to-go counts from today's date, and quotes are priced against the lowest bid exactly as the app does. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers.

Eleven tabs, formulas already written
Native charts, not pictures of charts
A hosted Google Sheets template — copy it in one click

Pick this if you'd rather work in a spreadsheet.

The printable pack

36 page designs for a pen and the site folder — the project brief, the two totals and the reserve, budget ledgers and room pages, the bids and what to check before you sign, the decision log, the change pages and the reserve ledger, the timeline, permits and inspections, the punch list and the close-out afternoon.

Every design set for both A4 and US Letter — 72 pages in all
Print one half of the file — the cover says which
Undated, so print any page any month of any year

Pick this if a pen and a page keeps you honest.

Two more files come with them. The Calm Renovation Method is a free 52-page book on running a renovation without losing control of the budget or the schedule — twelve chapters, three worksheets at the back, and every figure traced to the organisation that publishes it. A Quick Start guide gets all three editions moving in minutes. Five files in total, one download, one payment.

The number people forget: contingency

The renovation tracker holds quotes against actuals, per room and in total. Set the budget and see what a buffer looks like.

Renovation budget$35,000

On $35,000, a 15% buffer is $5,250 held back.

The budget screen tracks quotes against actuals, so the buffer gets used deliberately.

Budget — running on the sample data.

No account. No cloud. No catch.

It's one HTML file that runs in your browser. That single fact is what makes all four of these true.

accounts

Nothing to sign up for. No email, no password.

servers

There is nowhere for your information to be sent.

renewals

Bought once on Etsy. Nothing recurring, ever.

connection needed

Works fully offline once the file is on your device.

That last one is the proof of the others. An app that keeps working with the internet switched off is an app that isn't sending anything anywhere.

Renovation Planner specifications

What it is: A home renovation planner in three editions — a browser app, an Excel & Google Sheets workbook, and a printable pack
Formats: HTML app (any browser) · .xlsx workbook, 11 tabs (Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers) · 72-page printable pack (A4 + US Letter)
Who it's for: Anyone renovating or remodelling a home
Main sections: 8 — Dashboard, Budget, Rooms, Contractors, Selections, Changes, Timeline, Punch list
What it covers: A renovation budget against real spend; Contractor details and quotes side by side; A project timeline; A room-by-room punch list; Expenses logged as they happen
Where data is stored: In your own browser, on your own device. No server, no account, no sync.
Internet required: No — works fully offline once downloaded
Works on: Windows, macOS, iPad, Android, Linux — anything with a modern browser
Also included: The free 52-page book The Calm Renovation Method, a Quick Start guide for all three editions, a Help tab built into the app, light and dark mode, print-friendly views, and sample data you can load and clear in one click
Delivery: Instant digital download from Etsy
Pricing model: One-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring fee.

Renovation Planner FAQ

Does the Renovation Planner need a subscription?

No. You buy the file once on Etsy and it's yours. Nothing renews and there's no account to keep.

What sections does the Renovation Planner have?

8 main sections: Dashboard, Budget, Rooms, Contractors, Selections, Changes, Timeline, Punch list. Sample data is already in all of them when you open it, so you can see how each one works before you put your own information in.

Where is my data stored?

In your own browser, on your own device. Nothing you type is sent to us — we have no server that could receive it. That also means clearing your browser data clears the app, so keep a copy of anything you'd hate to lose.

Does it work offline?

Yes. It's a single file that opens in your browser, so once you have it you don't need to be online.

What devices does it work on?

Any device with a modern web browser — Windows, Mac, iPad, Android tablet, phone or Linux. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

Can I use it on more than one device?

Yes — the same file opens anywhere. But because nothing is stored on a server, what you type on one device stays on that device; the two copies won't sync. Most people keep it on the one they actually plan on.

How do I get the file after I buy it?

It's an instant digital download from Etsy. As soon as Etsy confirms your payment the file is in your Etsy Purchases, and you can download it again from there any time you're signed in.

What exactly do I get?

Five files: the app, the workbook (.xlsx for Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers), the printable pack (A4 and US Letter), the free 52-page book The Calm Renovation Method, and a Quick Start guide that covers all of them.

Do I need Excel for the workbook?

No. The workbook is a real .xlsx that also opens in Google Sheets and Apple Numbers, and the download includes a hosted Google Sheets template — File → Make a copy and you're in.

Does it work in Apple Numbers?

Yes. Double-click the .xlsx and Numbers opens it, with the formulas, dropdown lists and dates carried across.

Which edition should I use?

The app for the daily running of the project, the workbook if you live in spreadsheets, the printable pack for the site folder and the kitchen wall. All three follow the same method in the same words, so mixing them is normal — and all three are in the one download.

You've already used it. That was the demo.

If the app above felt right, the file you buy is exactly that — minus the sample data, plus your own real life getting calmer.

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