The Savings Ledger, in public
Every dollar on the counter traces to a documented finding — a quote gap caught, a variation renegotiated, an allowance corrected. This page is the receipts.
The running counter
$187,400
in quote gaps caught for Australian owner-builders so far.
Launch
$0
Month 3
$41,200
Month 6
$89,600
Month 9
$132,800
Now
$187,400
Case studies
One documented story per service
Each links to the service that produced it — because that's the honest test of whether it's worth the fee.
$38,000
Go/No-Go Session
One couple avoided a build their finance could never have carried — the session cost $240.
The service behind this$6,200
Quote Teardown
Gaps found in a single slab quote — missing pump hire, no rock clause, a piering allowance half the local going rate.
The service behind this$14,700
Pre-Start Review
A Pre-Start caught an uncosted retaining wall and a slab quote assuming fill the block did not have.
The service behind this$23,400
Essentials Package
Documented savings across one Essentials build — tender gaps, a variation renegotiated, an allowance corrected.
The service behind this$41,200
Build Partnership
One Partnership build finished 4.1% under budget in a year most builds ran 10% over.
The service behind this$9,800
Build Rescue
A rescue call stopped a mid-build variation being signed at double a fair rate.
The service behind thisIn their words
What owner-builders say
$6,200 saved
“The teardown found exclusions in our slab quote we’d never have caught. We went back to the contractor with the list and got them priced before signing.”
$14,700 saved
“Told us straight that our budget didn’t survive contact with reality — then showed us where to pull it back before we’d committed to anything.”
$9,800 saved
“Having someone one phone call away who’s actually run building projects changed how the trades dealt with us. Worth it for the variations alone.”
$18,000 saved
“We were a week from signing a 45% deposit. One call stopped it — the company folded a month later. I don’t like thinking about the alternative.”
$14,700 saved
“The pre-start found a retaining wall nobody had costed. Annoying week, honestly — and then it saved us mid-build when the neighbours’ quotes came in.”
$23,400 saved
“The variation sanity-check alone paid for the whole package twice over. Every owner-builder should have this number in their phone.”
Names and identifying details changed where clients requested; figures are as documented in each engagement’s findings. Video testimonials are coming as clients finish their builds.
Sceptical? Good — start with the smallest thing
The $290 Quote Teardown either finds gaps worth multiples of the fee, or tells you your quotes are clean and you sign with confidence. Both are wins.