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The facts of your project, kept together

Designed for homeowners working with one builder or several trades, on projects large and small. Figures shown here are an example.

Original agreement

Start with what was actually agreed.

Upload your original quote, estimate or contract as a PDF or photo, review the details and keep your starting figure connected to the project.

Original agreement

QuotePDF uploadedRecorded

Builder

Named on the quote

Quote date

12 March

Original agreed amount

£38,500

Scope

Single-storey rear extension, kitchen fit-out, making good

Agreed changes

Record changes while they're still clear.

Keep extras, reductions, no-cost changes and work whose price is not yet agreed separate. Only agreed priced changes affect your expected project total.

Changes

Upgraded bifold doors

Extra · Agreed 4 May

+£1,800

Extra socket run

Extra · Agreed 19 May

+£500

Tiling removed from scope

Reduction · Agreed 2 June

−£500

Garden tap relocation

No cost · Agreed on site

£0

Rear step rebuild

Amount not yet agreed · excluded from your expected cost

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Evidence and payments

Keep the evidence next to the money.

Store photos, screenshots, emails, documents and notes alongside payment amounts, dates, methods and references.

Payments and evidence

Deposit

Bank transfer · Ref EXT-01 · 14 March

£5,400

Stage payment 1

Bank transfer · 28 April

£12,000

Stage payment 2

Bank transfer · 6 June

£9,000
WhatsApp screenshotEmail confirming extraSite photoReceipt

Final Bill Check

Check the final number against your record.

Compare the final invoice with your recorded expected cost. BuildRecord highlights differences that may need checking without deciding whether a charge is right, wrong or legally payable.

Final Bill Check

Original agreed amount

£38,500

Agreed extras

+£2,300

Agreed reductions

−£500

Expected final cost

£40,300

Final invoice

£43,750

Difference to check

£3,450

Review this amount, add a missing agreement, or mark it as explained with a note.

A homeowner reviewing plans in a kitchen extension under construction

Know what you agreed. Know what you've paid. Know what needs checking.

BuildRecord helps you organise information about your project and compare your records. It does not provide legal, surveying, quantity surveying, financial or construction advice and does not determine whether an amount is legally payable.