I've found a couple of handy free spreadsheets and checklists for anyone contemplating building a new house or doing some renovations. These are mostly in Excel ( xlsx ) format for Excel 2007 and newer. Anyone with the older Office products will either have to upgrade or download the translator from Microsoft to read.
These are not comprehensive spreadsheets and are basic but are very customisable so can be easily adapted to your own needs.
I run quite a good one myself but it was a paid for spreadsheet and ya ain't getting that one.
I've picked up a few others too for just kitchens and bathrooms etc but I don't have a clue where I got them from.
Some of these are also in imperial measurements so take that into consideration.
I'm sure a Google search for "free building spreadsheets" would turn up others.
http://organizedbuilders.com.au/Buildin ... -Downloads
Slabs, framing, fitout etc
http://cougargulch.com/updated-construc ... terformat/
A more comprehensive spreadsheet
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templ ... 18650.aspx
A simple bathroom spreadsheet.
Here is a good checklist in pdf format
http://www.masterbuilders.asn.au/zone_f ... _10_08.pdf
http://www.gibliving.co.nz/renovation-checklists/
Room by room checklists as pdfs
http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?page_id=2
Practical Completion Inspection from Bashworths excellent site
http://www.blocklayer.com/CalculatorDirectory.aspx
Lots of building calculators for owner builders or just builders for that matter.
Here are some calculators that may be useful sent to me via email
Construction Cost calculator
http://www.homedesigndirectory.com.au/c ... calculator
Bathroom Calculator
http://www.homedesigndirectory.com.au/c ... calculator
Kitchen Cost calculator
http://www.homedesigndirectory.com.au/c ... calculator
Decking Cost calculator
http://www.homedesigndirectory.com.au/c ... calculator
Any others let me know...
Stewie