Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 04, 2010 10:56 am So I gather 99.9% of us in here are building a new house or getting ideas on new homes but I was wondering how many of you kept track of your costs. When we signed up we made a few changes and signed off on a form then but have since asked him to make some more changes but also change some of our previous changes also. At the moment we are just writing all the changes down on a piece of paper but I was wondering if any of you had found some useful software that you used that you found helpful?? RHI - BALDIVIS PERTH 2005 Bought/Finished WA Housing Centre Home 2010 Building the Benchmark with REDINK Homes in The Avalon 2013 Building the Michigan with Cont3nt Living In Highbury Estate! Re: Keeping track of costs 3Feb 04, 2010 11:37 am I just have an excel spreadsheet with every charge listed. So far it's just things like the land purchase, legal fees, deposit to builder, stamp duty etc as we haven't started building yet, but I plan on keeping track of any time money changes hands. Easy to use as I have set up an auto sum so it adds up as soon as I add another figure. Good luck! Nic Built the Coral Homes Hamilton 252 - moved in 20/10/2010 and loving it!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=27215 Re: Keeping track of costs 5Feb 04, 2010 5:36 pm I keep track in a 13 column money journal (the kind you get from the newsagent) and I have separated things. My columns are: Land (all land purchase and stamp duty costs), legals, house (including all builder stuff plus floor coverings, curtains, light fittings, basically the things in/on the house that would stay if we moved), shed (because we put a big shed up down the back), landscaping, furniture, decorative items,and a misc column. That way I can keep track of how much we are really spending even on all the little things, and the big things. But, I can also see how much each 'part'of the house cost. No doubt it will be way more than we really ever planned. I plan to keep doing it even after we move in and over the next couple of years as we establish it. Should be interesting to see the final figure!!!!!!! Building the Pl@ntation Retreat on 4009m2. All moved in!!!!!! Now for the real work https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20588&p=285640#p285640 Re: Keeping track of costs 6Feb 04, 2010 6:19 pm We use an excel spreadsheet too. We have a list of all the extras and 2 columns, 1 for quotes and guestimates and 1 for what it actually cost. We have managed to stay within budget for most things so far Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Keeping track of costs 9Feb 04, 2010 9:15 pm Ditto on the excel spreadsheet also with columns for budgeted amount & actual cost plus with total of where we are up or down on the overall budget. Also have a table for issue and problems that need to be fixed with the date when I brought them up with the builder and when and how they are fixed. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Keeping track of costs 10Feb 04, 2010 9:31 pm a spreadsheet (excel or calc(?))would be the easiest. i am using quicken since i already got it. just add a category "house_build" and i can generate a report of that category. also, i can attach scanned copies of receipts to each transaction.. Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: Keeping track of costs 11Feb 04, 2010 9:40 pm Its excel for me as well. Again running costs column, plus estimates... Re: Keeping track of costs 12Feb 04, 2010 11:27 pm I too have an excel spreadsheet! I have them for everything. .. I keep track on everything we have to do and when (for instance, there are things we won't know until certain things happen. . . we're having three pendant lights above the kitchen benchtop, but I won't know how far apart to put them until the kitchen's in. . . I've got to remember to tell the electrician where I want them before he goes in to do his stuff. . . would I remember that without a spreadsheet? I think not! My accounting part is quite simple. . . one column for description, next for how the allowance (i.e. we may have a $15K kitchen allowance, this would go in there), next column is the actual price ($13,955 would go in here if that's what the kitchen cost), then the next column subtracts the actual price from the allowance, telling me how much money I should expect back (or expect to pay). At the bottom of the final column, I have a total, telling me how much we will either get back, or have to pay extra at the end of the build. Re: Keeping track of costs 14Feb 05, 2010 11:03 am I used Excel for EVERYTHING!!! I have a spreadsheet for the house build, lighting budget, blinds budget, furniture budget etc etc. Then every s/sheet has it's own pages to separate things like each room gets its own page on my furniture s/sheet. I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to excel. I love it Re: Keeping track of costs 16Feb 05, 2010 2:37 pm Excel here too! I've added furniture and all the fittings into mine, and added a couple of extra columns for Deposit Paid and Balance Outstanding, so we know how much we're up for when everything starts getting delivered. If we're put on this earth to help others, what are the others here for? Re: Keeping track of costs 17Feb 05, 2010 5:45 pm would anyone be willing to share their excel templates? Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: Keeping track of costs 18Apr 30, 2010 2:38 pm This was posted by someone else. I've added to my Drop Box public folder so that you can download it. Go here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/259622/Test%20Copy%20of%20management%20plan.xlsx Re: Keeping track of costs 19May 01, 2010 1:07 am Yep, Excel is the way to go. Just try not to look at the total. 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