A walk through how homeowners actually use Build Companion — from choosing the right system, through design and construction, to defects and warranty long after the keys are handed over.
Renovation System is for an occupied home you're renovating or extending. New Home Build System is for a vacant block or knock-down-rebuild. Not sure which is you? A large extension can feel like both — pick whichever describes more of your project.
A one-off $99 purchase, with access straight away — no subscription, no account, and no login required. Use it on desktop, tablet, or print it and work from paper on site.
Before your first meeting with a builder, use the Command Centre and Project Management Systems modules to get organised from day one — so you're walking into that first conversation with structure, not starting from a blank notepad.
As your project moves from design and selections through construction to handover, use the matching module for that stage. The system is sequenced to match how a real project actually unfolds — not a flat list of every possible topic dumped on you at once.
Update the Financial Dashboard and Cash Flow Planner on a weekly cadence, not just once at the start. This weekly discipline — not a one-time budget-setting exercise — is what actually catches a blowout early enough to do something about it.
The system carries through past physical handover into the defects liability period and the warranty register — because that's exactly where most homeowners are otherwise left with no structure at all.
Build Companion is designed to fit around a full-time job and a life, not add one on top of it.
Plan on a few hours early on to work through the Command Centre, set your budget in the Financial Dashboard, and get your registers ready before the build starts.
From there, typical use is roughly 10–15 minutes a week — updating the Dashboard, logging any new decisions or variations, and checking the Cash Flow Planner. It's a habit, not a project on its own.
Two purpose-built systems. $99 each, one-off. Instant access.