Tiny Home Decision Kit
Compare the complete project before you commit.
A lower headline price can hide delivery, setup, utilities or an allowance that does not cover your specification. The Tiny Home Decision Kit gives you a practical system for comparing what each quote actually buys.
WHAT YOU GET
- A six-sheet Excel workbook: Compare, Scope, Quotes, Milestones, Change orders and Worked example.
- Three quote blocks and 18 shared scope categories, including site work, delivery, utilities, taxes and land or lease setup.
- Allowance calculations that subtract the amount already included before adding your replacement cost.
- Clear separation between a confirmed zero, an unknown cost and a complete comparable quote.
- Tracking for 12 payment milestones and 12 change orders, with proposed changes kept out of the approved contract total.
- A 10-page buyer guide in PDF and HTML, with a worked example, printable siting-question record and pre-commitment checklist.
- Six editable emails for quote requests, clarification, siting questions, proposed changes, payment milestones and handoff.
SEE THE DIFFERENCE
In the included synthetic example, a quote with a 5,500 higher headline becomes 3,000 lower after matching the scope. A third quote with a missing cost stays incomplete. The figures teach the comparison method; they are not market estimates or builder offers.
HOW IT WORKS
Save a working copy. Define one target scope. Enter each builder's quote and map what is included, added, replaced or unresolved. Review the completed totals, then use the trackers for your selected contract.
COMPATIBILITY
Microsoft Excel desktop and a PDF reader or modern web browser. No macros or online account are required to use the downloaded kit. One currency per comparison; no exchange-rate conversion. Other spreadsheet engines and mobile spreadsheet apps have not been certified for the workflow.
SCOPE
This is a downloadable planning and comparison toolkit. Personalized quote review, builder introductions, site approvals, engineering services and financing calculations are not included. The online Tiny Home Planner remains free.
LICENSE, SUPPORT AND REFUNDS
Use and adapt the delivered version for your own projects or your purchasing organization's internal work and client engagements. You may give a client a completed tailored project output. Reselling or redistributing the reusable kit is excluded. The full license is included in Customer-Terms.html.
Support covers access, damaged files, example errors and defects in the documented workflow. Contact hello@ascendantsystems.net or the seller contact on your receipt with your order reference. Use synthetic examples or redacted screenshots for support.
If the kit is not a fit, request a refund within 14 calendar days of purchase. An explanation is welcome but not required. See the included Customer-Terms.html for the full policy and mandatory rights.