Home Renovation Budget Template & Remodel Project Tracker

Track estimates, contingency, orders and payments for your remodel in one place. Who it's for: Homeowners planning a kitchen, bathroom or bigger remodel (with a contractor or doing part of it themselves) who want to see where the money is going while the project runs. The problem it solves: Renovation costs drift line by line. This renovation budget spreadsheet and project tracker holds back a contingency you choose, shows the forecast against estimates and how much contingency is left, works out order-by dates from lead times (ORDER NOW: LATE / ORDER SOON), and matches every payment to a budget line. What's inside Renovation Budget Workbook (EXAMPLE + BLANK, .xlsx) Renovation Budget Playbook (PDF) Renovation Planning Checklist and Room-by-Room Scope & Selections Sheet (DOCX + PDF) Permit & Inspection Tracker, Weekly Site Check-In, Punch List & Final Walkthrough (DOCX + PDF) AI Prompt Pack: 25 prompts (PDF + TXT) Start Here guide and license How it works On Settings, enter the money available and your contingency %. Add Budget Lines with estimates, then committed prices as quotes are signed. List fixtures and finishes with needed-on-site dates and lead times on Selections & Orders. Log every payment against a budget line ID. Check the Dashboard weekly: forecast, contingency left, late orders and unmatched payments. Good to know Every number, product and company in the EXAMPLE file is made up; it isn't a typical cost for any project. Ask your local building department which permits apply. This kit tracks money and orders; it isn't construction or legal advice. The tools help you see where the money is going; they don't guarantee a project finishes on budget. Excel .xlsx workbook, no macros; formulas tested in LibreOffice (Google Sheets and Excel open-tests pending) ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot are trademarks of their owners. This kit isn't affiliated with them. Refunds: All sales are final. This kit is an instant digital download, so we don't offer refunds once your order is placed. If a file is broken, missing or not as described, email ryanviabusiness@gmail.com with your order number and we'll send you a working replacement file; if we can't provide a working file that matches this description, we'll refund your order. If you bought the same kit twice by mistake, email us within 14 days of the second order and we'll refund the duplicate order. Nothing in this policy limits any rights you have under law that can't be waived. License: one household; no resale, redistribution or sharing. Cover images are illustrations created with AI. The people shown are fictional, not customers.