Starting your renovation?
We have the practical course for you. Getting Started covers everything you need to know about planning a renovation — saving you time, money and stress
Starting your renovation?
We have the practical course for you. Getting Started covers everything you need to know about planning a renovation — saving you time, money and stress
Why HomeNotes?
As architects, we’ve been helping homeowners with their renovations for over 10 years. We lived the highs and lows. It can be a really daunting time for clients, involving lengthy, unfamiliar and complicated processes that can frustrate ambitions and eat up a budget fast.
We don’t believe it has to be like this.
The role you take in your renovation project is key to its success, which is why we set up HomeNotes, a unique learning platform to provide independent advice helping you to navigate life on site. We’re here to empower you in creating a home that you love.
Jane and Amy
Co-founders
What does Getting Started cover?
Our video lessons take a logical, step-by-step approach to equip you with the key building blocks for your renovation.
You’ll have access to all three parts as soon as you sign up, and we’ll be on hand to answer all your burning questions.
Make your budget
Establish your budget and map out the potential costs you may encounter using a real case study. Receive practical methods to manage your budget (and stick to it) throughout your project.
- Understand your budget
- How to break it down
- Real case study prices
- How to research costs
- Populating a detailed budget
- How to keep your budget on track
- Our budget spreadsheet
Create your brief
Clearly identify what you want, learn how to organise your project wish-list, and quantify which aspects of the project are (and aren’t) important to you.
- How to get inspired constructively
- Understand your brief constraints
- Get clear on your project drivers
- Create a structured brief
- Organise and prioritise your brief
- How to communicate it to your team
Get your team
Compare the different professionals you could hire and the various ways you can structure the process. Understand the impact each will have on the budget, programme, and design of your works.
- The different team structures and what they mean for your project
- Compare project timelines
- How to know which team is right for you
- Additional consultants and how they can add value
- How to achieve project alignment
How will the course help my project?
Get over that first hurdle
Not knowing where to begin is a huge barrier to starting your renovation project. We lay it all out for you, so you can see the right way to progress for your unique circumstances.
Get clarity on your project goals
Create space to explore your needs and wants for the project so that you can prioritise and decide what to do and when. We assure you, putting in the work upfront here pays dividends!
Get a budget strategy
You’ve established what you want to achieve and you have a budget. But how do you stick to it through the twists and turns of your project? We share our years of experience to help you build your budget strategy.
Understand who you need
Not all projects are equal. Who you hire and what you hire them to do will have a direct impact on what is produced. Let us talk you through the different options so that you can find the team that fits with the type of renovation you want to create.
Unlock your role to get success
We say it all the time – you are the most important member of your renovation team. Investing the time to learn about your role will pay for itself 1000s (yes, we said 1000s) of times over in good decisions and avoided mistakes!
Get it right the first time
There’s a desire to jump in and work it out as you go along. But, there’s a reason that so many of the people that join us are renovating for the second time. They’ve found out the hard way that being prepared for your project is the only way to get the house you want for the budget you have.
Supporting your journey
Bitesize videos
Everything you need to start planning your project explained clearly and step-by-step
Course materials
We’ve created a bank of handy downloadable templates to give you a starter structure to make your own
Live support
We’re here for you! Have your queries answered in our lesson Q&A section which you’ll find underneath each video
Getting Started
Online course
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+15 Video lessons
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Self guided course
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Budget spreadsheet
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Q&A support to answer your questions
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PDF worksheets + checklists
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Lifetime access
Getting Started
Online course
-
+15 Video lessons
-
Self guided course
-
Budget spreadsheet
-
Q&A support to answer your questions
-
PDF worksheets + checklists
-
Lifetime access
