Your renovation, defined
A room-by-room scope based on your goals, floor plan and photos. Clear assumptions where details are missing.
Auckland renovation cost planning · From $99
Get a renovation budget
before you buy the house.
Your home, or one you’re thinking of buying. Get a practical renovation budget range from your floor plan, photos and reports — before you commit to the next step. An early planning estimate, not a quote.
Desktop study · No site visit needed · PDF delivered by email
See what lands in your inbox ↗One property, a clear scopeCosts broken down by tradeUnknowns called outSame report, your choice of speed
Inside your cost plan
Turn “what if” into
a working budget.
Understand what your renovation could cost, what is included, and what needs checking before you move ahead.
Costs you can follow
A trade breakdown, a planning range, contingency and GST. Optional work is shown separately.
The checks that matter
Known issues, information gaps and practical next steps before design, purchase or a construction quote.
See what you receive
A proper breakdown.
Not just a single number.
Your report shows the work, quantity, unit, rate and amount for each cost line, with contingency, GST, optional work and the planning range clearly separated.
Illustrative sample only. The property, quantities, findings and costs are invented. A real report uses your supplied information.
Open the seven-page sample PDF
Choose your turnaround
One useful report.
Three ways to get it.
Same desktop study and report scope. Choose the speed that suits your plans.
Time to plan ahead
Standard
$99 incl GST
10 calendar days
For your next renovation, with time to explore the options.
- Property and document review
- Trade-by-trade cost plan
- Planning range and next steps
A decision coming up
Express
$199 incl GST
5 calendar days
A faster cost plan when you’re ready to keep things moving.
- Everything in Standard
- Priority preparation
- The same detailed PDF report
One report accepted per day
24-hour
$299 incl GST
24 hours
For an urgent renovation decision, subject to today’s availability.
- Everything in Standard
- Dedicated daily report slot
- Checking today’s availability
Turnaround starts after payment and confirmation that we have the information needed. Any missing documents will be flagged before the clock starts. All times use New Zealand time. If what you have is not enough for a useful cost plan, we tell you before we start and refund the fee in full. Renovation Cost Plan terms.
From your inbox to a clear plan
Send what you have.
We’ll show you what’s missing.
Choose & pay
Tell us the address, your renovation goals and whether you own the home or are looking to buy.
Check your email
After payment, an email asks for your floor plan, photos, existing reports and any available property documents.
We confirm the brief
We check your information, ask for anything essential and confirm when your report is due.
Your report arrives
A PDF cost plan with a budget range, trade breakdown, allowances, risks and next steps.
Before you order
A few useful answers.
What if I don’t have a floor plan or all the reports?
Tell us what you have. We’ll check whether it is enough for a useful cost plan and ask for essential missing information before confirming the start. A dimensioned sketch can help. Don’t commission new reports until we’ve checked what is needed.
Is this a fixed construction price?
It is an early planning estimate based on supplied information. The report states its assumptions, allowances and exclusions. A construction quote follows a confirmed scope, design and any necessary site investigations.
Does the report include a site visit?
No. All three options are desktop studies. Site visits are a separate service available to homeowners only.
What if my information isn’t enough, and can I get a refund?
We check what you send before confirming the start. If it is not enough to prepare a useful cost plan and the gap cannot be filled, we say so and refund the fee in full. Once we have confirmed the start, the report is prepared and the fee is not refundable. Our Renovation Cost Plan terms set this out, and nothing in them limits your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act.
Is AVR independent?
No. Add Value Renovations is an Auckland design-and-build company, and the cost plan is prepared by our own estimating team from our own pricing database. It is not an independent valuation, a building inspection or a quote. If you later ask us to design or build the work, that is a separate engagement priced on a confirmed scope, and the cost plan fee is not credited against it. You are free to use the plan to brief any designer or builder.
What does “sold out” mean for the 24-hour report?
We accept one 24-hour report per New Zealand calendar day. A checkout reserves the slot while payment is checked; once purchased, it shows sold out. You can choose Standard or Express, or check availability on the next day.
What information will you ask for?
The property address or listing, existing floor plan or dimensioned sketch, photos of each area and any defects, available building or specialist reports, council file or consent drawings if held, your renovation wishlist, finish level, budget and any decision deadline.
Before the next big decision
Start with a clearer
renovation budget.
Choose my cost plan — from $99For homeowners and prospective buyers · Desktop study · No site visit included · Early planning estimate, not a quote