Pilot · Project details

Tell us about the house.

Fill this in for one project and we'll prepare a two-page comparison of all four pathways: Retain, Retrofit, Extend and Replace. It takes about 5 minutes. A few optional questions on the next page make the result sharper.

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Planned projectA house your client is still deciding about. Built projectA project you've already finished.

01About you

Your name Practice

02The project

We use the address to look up zoning, heritage, flood and bushfire maps ourselves. The street number never appears on the report.

Street address Suburb

Your project name or reference (optional)So you can tell your comparisons apart.

03The house

A walk-through or a set of existing plans is usually enough. "Not sure" is always fine: we'll say on the report what we assumed.

House typeThe closest match is fine.

Current floor area (m²)Gross floor area. A rough figure is fine. Overall condition

Structural issues seen Kitchen and bathrooms

Glazing Current heating and cooling

04The work it needs

These set how much work keeping the house would take. They make the biggest difference to the cost of Retain, Retrofit and Extend.

How much of the existing house would be renovated inside?New layout, floors, linings, joinery or wiring. Kitchen and bathrooms are covered above.

Does the roof need replacing? Do the external finishes need changing?For a fibro house this includes asbestos removal.

What kind of builder would likely build it?Sets the quality of new work. Project builder = standard fit-out; custom builder = mid range; high-end builder = premium finishes.

05The client

Has the client already ruled out any pathway?Leave all unticked and we compare all four.

Retain Retrofit Extend Replace

If extending: roughly how much extra floor area (m²)? (optional)Leave blank and we assume 40 m². If extending: where? (optional)

Budget (optional)Slide to roughly what they have told you. Leave it at the far left if they haven't said.

Not given

The client's main reasons, in their words (optional)A sentence or two. We quote it on page 1 of the report.

06Anything else Anything we should know (optional)

We'll only use these details to prepare your comparison and to improve retain.solutions. We won't share or sell them, the street number never appears on a report, and the project only goes public with your written permission. Please don't include your client's name or contact details. See how we handle client information.