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Renovation Budget & Materials Planner

One spreadsheet for a room renovation. Enter your room sizes once and get paint, flooring, tile and drywall quantities, a budget with a contingency, an expense log that tracks what you’ve spent, and a shopping list for the store.

What's inside

• Start Here: imperial or metric, your currency, total budget and contingency.
• Rooms: up to 20 rooms. Floor, wall and ceiling areas are worked out, with doors and windows taken off.
• Materials: paint tins, flooring boxes (straight, diagonal or herringbone), tiles and boxes, and drywall or plasterboard sheets, room by room, with costs.
• Budget: 14 categories from demolition to permits. Planned against actual, with a contingency and a chart.
• Expenses: log each purchase; the budget updates by category.
• Shopping List: every quantity from the Materials tab in one printable list.
• Timeline: plan the order of work and track what’s done.

How the numbers work

The quantities use the same formulas as our free paint, flooring, tile and drywall calculators, set out on our How we calculate page. Every default (waste allowances, paint coverage, door and window sizes, contingency) is listed with its source inside the file, and you can change any of them.

Good to know

• Format: One .xlsx file. Works with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc.
• Units: feet and inches or metres and millimetres, and any currency.
• Limits: It’s a planner, not a quote. It estimates materials and tracks your budget; it doesn’t price labour for you or replace a contractor’s quote.
• Refunds: If the file doesn't work for you, email hello@yardstickly.com within 14 days for a full refund.
• Questions? Contact us.

Quantities are estimates for planning. Check product labels and local building rules before you buy or build.