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Home Renovation Manager
Runs your renovation from quotes to handover: contract and deposit checked, permits tracked, payments matched to finished work, defects listed.
Runs your renovation from quotes to handover: contract and deposit checked, permits tracked, payments matched to finished work, defects listed.
- For parents and home admin
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and more
- Worldwide: works in any country
- Trilly approved this version
This skill gives general information, not financial advice. Check anything important with a licensed adviser.
See the difference. Same question, two answers.
Trilly ran this request on an AI, with and without the skill, and picked this pair. It's an example, not a measured test.
The whole example
You ask
Doing our kitchen + main bath in Dayton OH. Quote from Brightline Remodeling LLC is $48,000, they want 30% ($14,400) before they start and the rest when it's done. Contract also says 'changes agreed verbally on site billed at cost plus 20%'. Is 30% normal?? just tell me if I should sign. Honestly a bit stressed, we already maxed a credit card on appliances. Write me a reply to them proposing stage payments and sign it Dana and Marco Ruiz for this one. On my phone, no files.
Without the skill
Short answer: don't sign as written.
Is 30% normal? It's high. Ohio doesn't set a legal cap for home improvement deposits, but common practice is 10-20% (or about a third at most for custom or special-order work). With $48,000 at stake and your card already maxed, I'd push for around 10% down, then milestone payments.
Verbal changes at cost plus 20%: This is the bigger risk. "Agreed verbally on site" lets charges pile up with no paper trail and no price cap. Ask them to change it to written change orders only, signed by you both before the work happens, with the price stated up front. Cost plus 20% is a fairly common markup, so the rate itself is okay; the lack of documentation is the problem.
Before signing:
- You've saved a goal of 3 quotes. You have one, so try to get two more, or at least confirm Brightline's license/insurance and references.
- Plan a 10% contingency (about $4,800) and keep it separate from the contract.
- Ask for a lien waiver with each payment.
- Tie payments to finished milestones, not dates.
Reply to send:
Subject: Quote and payment schedule for kitchen and bath remodel
Hi [Name],
Thank you for the quote of $48,000 for our kitchen and main bath. We're excited about the project and would like to move forward, but we'd like to adjust a couple of terms first.
Payment schedule: Instead of 30% up front, could we do stage payments? For example:
- 10% ($4,800) at signing
- 25% ($12,000) at demolition and rough-in complete
- 25% ($12,000) at cabinets and fixtures installed
- 30% ($14,400) at substantial completion
- 10% ($4,800) after final walkthrough and punch list
Changes: Rather than verbal agreements on site, could we require a written change order, signed by both sides with the price stated, before any extra work begins? The cost plus 20% rate is fine with us.
(answer cut for length)
With the skill
RENOVATION TRACKER
Don't sign yet. I can't call 30% normal: there's no national deposit cap, but some states limit it, so check Ohio's current limit with your state or local consumer agency. Also, "verbal changes at cost plus 20%" has no cap, and "rest at the end" means no checks along the way.
Budget: $48,000 plus 10% for surprises is $52,800. Given the maxed card, plan around that figure. If money worry builds, the NFCC (non-profit credit counseling) is at 877-360-6322.
| Date | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2026 | Check the license with the Dayton-area city or county building department (Ohio doesn't license residential remodelers at state level), and ask for Brightline's insurance certificate | Dana |
| October 22, 2026 | Ask your state or local consumer agency about Ohio's deposit limit | Marco |
| Before signing | Get 3 quotes if you only have this one | Dana and Marco |
| Stage | Finished means | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | Contract signed | $4,800 | Proposed |
| 1 | Demo and rough-in pass inspection | $12,000 | Proposed |
| 2 | Drywall done | $12,000 | Proposed |
| 3 | Cabinets and tile in | $14,400 | Proposed |
| Final | Defects fixed, lien waivers in | $4,800 | Proposed |
Total: $48,000.
Subject: Payment schedule and changes for the kitchen and bath
Hi Brightline team,
Thanks for the quote. Before we sign, we'd like to change two things. First, payments tied to finished stages: $4,800.00 on signing; $12,000.00 when demo and rough-in pass inspection; $12,000.00 when drywall is done; $14,400.00 when cabinets and tile are in; and $4,800.00 at the end, once defects are fixed and we have lien waivers from you, your subcontractors and suppliers.
Second, instead of verbal changes billed at cost plus 20%, we'd like every change in writing, with the price and any added days, signed by both of us before the work starts.
Could you also tell us where to check your license, and send your insurance certificate?
Thanks, Dana and Marco Ruiz
General information, not legal or financial advice; confirm rules with the named bodies.
I haven't saved anything. Want me to save "Dana and Marco Ruiz" as your sign-off for this skill?
Add the Brightline quote and your budget figure to your home file?
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How it's going, from real use.
How the numbers workNot enough data yet
No reviews or use numbers yet. Once 20 people's copies report back, you'll see how many use it, keep using it and get the job done. The maker can't change them.
How Trilly tested it: Trilly tested version 1.0.0 on 15 October 2026. This version changed its instructions and hasn't been tested yet. What the badge means and how we test
Safety and what it can reach.
Reads and uses
Gmail or OutlookFind the builder's quotes, contract, payment claims and variation requests instead of you pasting them. It only reads.
Files you give itOnly the files you add to the chat.
EmailYour AI app's own tool, too.
Makes or changes
Google Calendar or Outlook CalendarSet reminders for payment stages, inspections and the end of the defect period. It asks you before it changes anything.
Files for youIt creates files for you to keep.
Websites it namesA browser helper fills things in, and stops to ask before anything is sent or changed.
Your accountsIt asks you before each change.
Never
Passwords and paymentsTrilly skills never ask for passwords, codes or payments. If this one does, stop and report it.
Running codeIt can't run code.
Risk area: money.
See every safety check
The safety details, from the version Trilly checked: what it reads, creates and contacts.
- The internet
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- By itself: it contacts no websites.
- Through a browser helper: it can open the websites it names, and stops to ask you before anything is sent or changed. See "Websites for you" below.
- Through apps you connect: see "Apps you've connected" below.
- Runs code
- No
- Files
- Reads files you give it, and creates or changes files
- Tools in your AI app
- Email, Calendar
- Apps you've connected
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Only if you've connected them to your AI app. It works without them too.
- Email (for example Gmail or Outlook): Find the builder's quotes, contract, payment claims and variation requests instead of you pasting them. Reads: Emails from the builder or contractor you name, read only after they pick them Doesn't create or change anything. Without it: You paste or upload the quotes, contract and claims.
- Calendar (for example Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar): Set reminders for payment stages, inspections and the end of the defect period. Creates: New reminder events, each only after a yes. Never changes or deletes existing events. Asks you before it creates or changes anything. Without it: Each reminder is given as Title, Date, Time, Where and Notes lines to add by hand.
- Where your information goes
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- Quotes, contract terms, amounts, builder names and the home address: Stays in the chat and, after a yes, your own home file and calendar. Only the builder's emails you pick are read, and only the details the renovation needs are used.
- The hand-off card: site address, owner names and contact, builder details, work description, value and file names: The one local council or building department permit portal, through your own browser agent. Only what the application form needs goes on the card; the agent works on that one named site, never types passwords, codes or card details, stops before any declaration, payment or submit, and you check each step, signs in and presses the final button.
- Websites for you
- Some steps use a browser helper on websites it names. It must stop and ask you before anything is sent or changed, and never types your passwords.
- Your accounts
- Takes actions in your accounts. It must ask you before each change.
- Risk area
- Money
What it does, in full
Written in English. Answers in your language
Renovating a kitchen, bathroom or more? This keeps one tracker from the first quotes to the end of the defect period, with dated next steps and who does each.
It compares quotes like for like, checks the contract before you sign (deposit, licence, insurance, payment stages, how changes are agreed), tracks permits, matches each payment claim to finished work, logs changes before the work starts and builds the defects list before the final payment. Deposit and permit rules differ by place, so it names the official body to confirm each one with.
It never pays, signs or sends anything for you, and gas, electrical and asbestos work always goes to licensed trades. It gives general information, not legal or financial advice.
If your email or calendar is connected, it can find quotes and contracts and set reminders, asking first. It can also prepare your permit form for your browser helper, stopping before you submit.
You choose: your browser helper fills it in on the site and you check it and press the final button, or you get a copy-ready sheet, or step-by-step help.
What you get
Ask. Works in the AI apps it's made for. Paste or upload what you have, and it does the job right there in the chat.
Works with your apps. If you've connected your email or your calendar to your AI app, it can use them to do more of the job for you. You choose: it works without them too, from what you paste or upload.
Does it for you. You choose: if you use a browser helper such as Claude in Chrome, ChatGPT Work or Comet, it can do the clicking for you on the local council or building department permit portal, on the application page you open after signing in, one page at a time, or you get a copy-ready version to paste in yourself. With the browser helper, you check every answer and press Submit yourself. It never types your passwords or card numbers.
Remembers you. It keeps your home file in one place you own: your AI app or your own cloud drive, never on Trilly. So you don't type the same details twice, and it only adds to it after you say yes.
Works over days. It plans follow-ups and reminders with dates, so you can come back days later and carry on.
How each part works
Works with your apps.
- Email (for example Gmail or Outlook): find the builder's quotes, contract, payment claims and variation requests instead of you pasting them. It only reads.
- Calendar (for example Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar): set reminders for payment stages, inspections and the end of the defect period. It asks you before it creates or changes anything.
Does it for you.
The apps it can use
- Email Gmail Only reads Also works with Outlook
- Calendar Google Calendar Asks before it adds or changes anything Also works with Outlook Calendar
Choose your apps Your version: Gmail · Google Calendar · in Claude
Try asking
Once it's added, ask your AI something like this. Not sure it loaded? Is my skill working?
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check my renovation contract: builder wants 30% up front for a $48,000 kitchen and bathroom job
To check it's working, the answer should start with "RENOVATION TRACKER".
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how much deposit should a builder ask for
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renovation defects list before the final payment
Get Home Renovation Manager
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Price details
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- How buying works
- Sold worldwide.
- A$199 once for you; A$199 per seat a year for teams. A person buys a one-off skill once. A company seat can move from one person to another, so it's paid yearly.
- Updates arrive by themselves.
- Updated 29 Oct 2026 · What's changed
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