🏗️ Tools & Templates
Operational systems from a real Queenslander build.
Not generic spreadsheets. Four systems built from the actual Coorparoo project records, packaged so you can run the same logic on your renovation.
🏗️ The Toolkit
The toolkit: four systems from the Coorparoo records
Each system is a structured set of working files: spreadsheets, checklists, templates and methodology, drawn from the real $331,510 build and packaged so you can apply the same logic on your project.
Renovation Budget System
Excel (.xlsx)
$79
One-time purchase
A budget framework for Queenslander build-unders with the real $331,510 Coorparoo example pre-loaded. Drop your own current quotes in alongside the reference figures.
- Cost categories structured the way trades quote and certifiers inspect
- Quote entry and comparison worksheets
- Trade payment schedule template
- Contingency at line level, not a global %
- Stage-by-stage hold points
- Notes on items over initial estimates and where we saved
Project Control System
PDF + Word templates
$149
One-time purchase
The full owner-builder admin kit: inspection checklists, trade contracts, payment trackers, hold-point logs and decision log.
- 8-stage inspection checklists
- Trade contract template
- Payment schedule tracker
- Defects and rectification log
Renovation Readiness Framework
$99
One-time purchase
The decision questions and pre-lodgement structure used before starting a Coorparoo raise. Site feasibility through to engineer brief.
- Site feasibility checklist
- Engineer brief template
- Contractor interview questions
- Council pre-lodgement checklist
Owner-Builder Templates
$49
One-time purchase
QBCC course prep, council DA support and the owner-builder paperwork bundle. Independent guidance for the permit and approval path.
- QBCC course structure and key concepts
- Common knowledge gaps and how to fill them
- Council DA support documents
- Permit application prep checklist
Looking for the free downloads? The Budget Tracker spreadsheet and the 8-stage Owner-Builder Build-Under Checklist are free for subscribers on the downloads page. The three free calculators live on the Tools & Templates hub.
Free for subscribers
Skip the estimate — get the actual line items
The Coorparoo $331,510 line items as a read-only XLSX, plus the 8-stage owner-builder inspection checklist (PDF). Both free for subscribers.
- All 8 cost categories with individual line items
- 8-stage inspection checklist PDF
- Read-only reference: pair with your own current quotes