Tracking Your Build Costs

Fewer than one in three extension projects finish within 10% of their original budget. That statistic doesn't come from bad builders or unreasonable prices. It comes from homeowners who set a budget at the start, then don't look at it again until they're running out of money.

The budget you built during the planning stage is a prediction. The build itself generates real numbers. If you don't capture those numbers as they arrive, compare them against your predictions, and adjust your forecast, you're flying blind. By the time you notice a problem, it's too late to fix cheaply.

This isn't about being an accountant. It's about having a system that takes five minutes after each payment and tells you exactly where you stand.