Before reviewing costs.
Suggested for your taskOriginal Studio 2 / For everyday household decisions
Renovation Workbook
Keep the scope, the decisions and the money in agreement.
Compare quotes against a defined scope, then track accepted commitments, approved changes and actual payments or refunds. Material decisions and snagging stay beside the costs, with deadlines you control.
- Format
- Excel · .xlsx
- Inside
- 10 worksheets
- Included
- Clean file + example + guide
Check the capacity and fitWho it is for, supplied record limits and software requirements
The everyday problem
What have we approved, and what is still unpaid?
A cheap quote may exclude removal, tax or an allowance. A deposit may look like a second cost if it is copied into another list. This file keeps the scope, accepted commitment and actual cash separate, then brings them together for a review.
Optional guideNeed help getting started?Choose where to begin. All listed files are included.
Add the complete product to your cart whenever you’re ready. Use this guide only if you’d like help choosing what to open first; your choices do not change the product or its price.
Guide step 1 of 4
What would you like to do?
Pick a useful task, or build your own selection.
Which sheets would you explore first?
Choose your starting points. The workbook keeps all its connected sheets and formulas; this does not remove or rebuild worksheets.
Nothing selected yet.
When starting and reviewing.
Suggested for your taskBefore requesting quotes.
Suggested for your taskBefore accepting work.
Suggested for your taskWhen work is accepted and when reviewing payment.
Suggested for your taskWhenever the scope changes.
Suggested for your taskAfter actual cash movements.
Suggested for your taskBefore purchasing materials.
Suggested for your taskDuring inspection and handover.
Suggested for your taskFor your first session.
Suggested for your taskWhich file would you open first?
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Your starting plan.
Your first file or method
Both XLSX files, all 10 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the complete setup guideThe complete product. Your starting choices do not change its contents or price.
Your choices help you understand the complete product. They do not alter its contents or price.
Both XLSX files, all 10 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the tasks, contents and file choices
Useful starting tasks
Know what the next payment would cover.. Use the included START_HERE.pdf guide to follow one complete task in a disposable example copy.
Choose my own starting points. Explore the contents and select only the parts you would use first.
Contents to explore
- Dashboard: Before reviewing costs.
- Settings: When starting and reviewing.
- Scope: Before requesting quotes.
- Quotes: Before accepting work.
- Contracts: When work is accepted and when reviewing payment.
- Changes: Whenever the scope changes.
- Payments: After actual cash movements.
- Decisions: Before purchasing materials.
- Snags: During inspection and handover.
- Start: For your first session.
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Explore the worked example: Fictional records show how the sheets work together. Save a disposable copy before trying a change. renovation-workbook-example.xlsx
Start my own working copy: Open the clean workbook after reading the guide. Keep the original and save a copy for your own records. renovation-workbook-clean.xlsx
Follow the complete first taskUse the included guide and a disposable example copy.
Your first useful session / Start with the example
Know what the next payment would cover.
Follow this one complete task before entering your own records. Keep the blank original and save a working copy.
Compare the scope
Q-01 totals 5,000 including tax and a provisional sum. Q-02 has an unknown sum, so its total stays UNKNOWN.
Separate decisions from cash
C-01 commits 5,000. Approved CH-01 adds 300; proposed CH-02 adds nothing yet. A 1,500 deposit and 100 refund make net paid 1,400.
Review before paying
The remaining balance is 3,900 at the example review date. Future P-03 is PLANNED. Inspect every contract balance, including negative ones.
EVERY WORKSHEET / ACTUAL EXAMPLE FILE
See what you enter.
Understand what updates.
Inspect all 10 sheets. These are images of the delivered example, with fictional records. Open an image to read its full detail.
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Dashboard
Approved commitment, actual net paid and remaining balance.
- You enter
- No routine entry
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Approved, paid, outstanding, budget remaining, unknown quotes
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Settings
When starting and reviewing.
- You enter
- Review date, project name, currency, budget
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Settings check
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Scope
Before requesting quotes.
- You enter
- Room, deliverable, quantity/unit, allowance, needed date
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Input and duplicate-ID checks
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Quotes
Known totals and missing figures remain visibly different.
- You enter
- Scope, supplier, base, tax, provisional sum, inclusions, exclusions
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Known total or UNKNOWN
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Contracts
The accepted amount is separate from changes and net payments.
- You enter
- Scope/quote, supplier, accepted amount/date and due date
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Approved changes, review commitment, net paid and balance
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Changes
Whenever the scope changes.
- You enter
- Contract, description, status, signed amount and decision date
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Approved amount through review date
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Payments
A deposit and refund affect cash; future payments stay planned.
- You enter
- Date, contract, Payment/Refund, positive amount and reference
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Signed actual amount or PLANNED
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Decisions
Before purchasing materials.
- You enter
- Scope, choices, rationale, needed date and lead days
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Order-by and review state
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Snags
During inspection and handover.
- You enter
- Scope, observation, person, dates, status
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Checks for valid closure dates
Actual example worksheet. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Start
For your first session.
- You enter
- No routine entry
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Instructions and capacities
Follow the supplied fictional exampleRead the inputs and the result together
From the supplied fictional example
An approved extra changes the balance; a proposed one does not.
Fictional kitchen refresh at 8 October 2026; EUR. A quote has an unknown provisional sum. The proposed 180 change and future 3,900 payment stay separate. Quotes with missing figures show UNKNOWN rather than a misleading zero.
- Accepted + approved extra
- 5,000 + 300
- Deposit less actual refund
- 1,500 - 100
- Approved commitment
- 5,300.00
- Outstanding at review
- 3,900.00
Try the calculation
Separate an approved extra from a payment.
Change the fictional inputs below and compare the result. Nothing is submitted or saved.
Choose Calculate example to see the result.
A small browser demonstration of selected calculation rules. It does not open or edit the downloadable workbook. The kit contains the full records and planning views.
From setup to a regular review
How you use it.
Open the 4-step setup and review routineInputs, calculations and the decision each step supports
- 01
Define and compare
You enterGive each scope item an ID. Record quote components, inclusions and exclusions.
CalculatedA quote total is UNKNOWN until base, tax and provisional figures are all numeric.
Your next stepClarify missing scope and amounts before choosing.
- 02
Approve the commitment
You enterRecord the accepted contract. Give each proposed change a separate status and decision date.
CalculatedOnly approved changes through the review date alter the commitment.
Your next stepKeep undecided extras out of the approved total.
- 03
Follow the actual cash
You enterRecord deposits, other payments and actual refunds with contract IDs.
CalculatedNet paid excludes future entries; outstanding equals approved commitment minus net paid.
Your next stepReview each balance before paying outside the workbook.
- 04
Choose and finish
You enterRecord a needed-by date and lead time for choices; keep snag observations open.
CalculatedOrder-by is needed-by minus your entered lead days. Closure needs a valid date.
Your next stepConfirm choices and close outstanding observations.
10 sheets. Inspect each one.Inputs, outputs and when to use every worksheet
DashboardOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- No routine entry
Calculated or reference
- Approved, paid, outstanding, budget remaining, unknown quotes
Before reviewing costs.
Inspect the actual Dashboard sheetSettingsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Review date, project name, currency, budget
Calculated or reference
- Settings check
When starting and reviewing.
Inspect the actual Settings sheetScopeOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Room, deliverable, quantity/unit, allowance, needed date
Calculated or reference
- Input and duplicate-ID checks
Before requesting quotes.
Inspect the actual Scope sheetQuotesOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Scope, supplier, base, tax, provisional sum, inclusions, exclusions
Calculated or reference
- Known total or UNKNOWN
Before accepting work.
Inspect the actual Quotes sheetContractsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Scope/quote, supplier, accepted amount/date and due date
Calculated or reference
- Approved changes, review commitment, net paid and balance
When work is accepted and when reviewing payment.
Inspect the actual Contracts sheetChangesOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Contract, description, status, signed amount and decision date
Calculated or reference
- Approved amount through review date
Whenever the scope changes.
Inspect the actual Changes sheetPaymentsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Date, contract, Payment/Refund, positive amount and reference
Calculated or reference
- Signed actual amount or PLANNED
After actual cash movements.
Inspect the actual Payments sheetDecisionsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Scope, choices, rationale, needed date and lead days
Calculated or reference
- Order-by and review state
Before purchasing materials.
Inspect the actual Decisions sheetSnagsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Scope, observation, person, dates, status
Calculated or reference
- Checks for valid closure dates
During inspection and handover.
Inspect the actual Snags sheetStartOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- No routine entry
Calculated or reference
- Instructions and capacities
For your first session.
Inspect the actual Start sheetCompare with a manual starting pointWhat the connected workbook adds
| What is included | A manual list | Renovation Workbook 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Connected records | You copy figures between lists. | Stable IDs connect inputs to calculated views. |
| Example and instructions | Depends on your own setup. | Separate fictional example, clean workbook and illustrated guide. |
| Review decisions | You check every record manually. | Keep unknown quote amounts visible instead of treating them as zero. |
Files, capacities and practical limitsRead these before choosing your working copy
The download
Files with a purpose.
renovation-workbook-clean.xlsx
Blank records, connected calculations and built-in instructions.
renovation-workbook-example.xlsx
Separate fictional records demonstrating a complete workflow.
START_HERE.pdf
Your single guide to setup, the first useful task, file recovery, practical limits and license.
English files. One currency per workbook. Spreadsheet software is separate.
Before you choose
Fit and practical limits.
- A household planning a kitchen refresh or a defined room renovation.
- An owner comparing scopes and tracking approved extras alongside payments.
Understand the boundaries.
- 100 scope items, contracts, decisions and snags; 200 quotes and changes; 500 payments. One project and one currency.
- Enter tax and provisional sums yourself; no tax advice, automatic estimates or quantity surveying.
- Accepted totals are manual decisions. The workbook does not choose a supplier, create a contract or authorise work.
- Dates and lead times are your inputs. No automatic construction scheduling, contractor booking or bank connection.
- Negative commitments or overpayments remain visible and require review. Native Excel and other spreadsheet-app compatibility remain unverified.
Native Microsoft Excel verification remains pending. Google Sheets and Numbers support has not been established.
Renovation Workbook / Version 1.0
Your own working copy.
Clean workbook, separate example and one START_HERE.pdf guide covering setup, practical limits and the internal-use license.
$7.40USD · One-time purchaseTaxes included where applicable.
Desktop spreadsheet software required; it is not included. Native Excel compatibility is still awaiting verification.
Digital download. Review availability and the final total in your cart.
Questions about this workbook
The details that affect your choice.
Can I edit the formula cells?
Blue cells are inputs; grey cells contain formulas. Keep the original clean file and make a working copy. The formulas are visible and not password protected.
Does it connect to a service or send reminders?
No. It is a local workbook with manual records and a review date you maintain. It has no account, external data connection, email or automated booking.
What if I exceed the supplied rows?
The stated capacities are fixed. Adding rows requires extending formula ranges, tables and validations; automatic expansion beyond those capacities is not advertised.