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Owner-build likeyou've done it before.Even if you haven't.

The things you don't know are the things that cost you. BuildMate closes that gap — personalised budget, quote checking, compliance, trades, timeline. No calendar. No consultant. Just you, an AI, and your build.

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FOUNDER'S BUILD · 252M² KDR · CENTRAL COAST NSW

BuildMate — Budget Tracker

LIVE

Total Budget

$850,000

Spent to Date

$116,900

Under Budget

↓ $8,500

StageBudgetActual

Site Preparation$18,400$17,200

Foundation & Slab$42,000$38,500

Framing & Structure$65,000$61,200

Roofing & Cladding$28,500—

Electrical Rough-in$12,800—

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Live build budget managed right now

$0/mo

Less than one hour of your builder's time

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AI learns your entire build. Your pace.

0/7

AI advisor that knows your exact project

The Problem

You're owner-building to save the
builder's margin. You're in one of two camps.

Both are costing you more than they should.

Camp A

You hire a QS and research everything yourself.

$3–5K for a report. Hours on forums. Quotes you can't verify. A system stale before week six.

QS report is a static PDF — stale in weeks

Forums give conflicting advice

You can't tell if a quote is fair

20+ hrs/week on top of the build

Every decision made on gut feel

$5K+upfront · stale within weeks

Camp B

You wing it with spreadsheets and Google.

You saved the builder's margin. Why spend more on professionals? How hard can it be?

Average quote overcharges: $37,000

Failed inspection: $8,500+ rework

Budget across 4 spreadsheets, none current

Compliance gaps invisible until too late

Every decision made on gut feel

$62K+in mistakes you won't see coming

Camp C

Everything Camp A gives you. None of Camp B's risks.

A personalised quantity survey, 24/7 AI advisor, unlimited quote checking, compliance tracking, week-by-week timeline. One living system.

Living budget — always current

AI quote checking on every trade

State-specific compliance built in

24/7 AI that knows your project

Week-by-week trade scheduling

$149/movs $62K+ in mistakes

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Real Proof

Built because it was needed.
Not because it was a good idea.

I'm writing this from my half-finished house.

252 square metres. Two storeys. Lakefront on the Central Coast. No construction experience. Everything on the line.

Three weeks in, I was drowning. Quotes I couldn't verify. Compliance I didn't understand. A budget already slipping.

So I built the tool I needed. Not wanted — needed. Without it, I'd be flying blind on the biggest financial decision of my life.

Then I got a framing quote for $67,000. BuildMate flagged it 23% above benchmark. I went back. He came down to $51,000.

That $16,000 saving paid for 9 years of subscription.

I didn't just build software. I'm building a house with it.

Alex — Founder

Owner-builder · Central Coast NSW

What BuildMate manages right now

LIVE

Project252m² KDR, Central Coast NSW

Total budget$850,000

Spent to date$116,900

Under budget↓ $8,500

Active trades14

Inspections tracked6 of 6

Quotes verified23

Largest saving caught$16,000

Early Builders

"I got three roofing quotes. BuildMate flagged the highest as 31% over benchmark. Went back, saved $11,200. Paid for years of subscription in one conversation."

James T.

Owner-builder · QLD

$11,200 saved

"I had zero construction knowledge and was terrified of making a mistake. After the AI onboarding I actually knew what I was looking at. The compliance tracker alone is worth it."

Sarah M.

Owner-builder · VIC

First-time builder

"The budget tracker is the first time I've felt in control of this build. Every invoice, every trade, every decision — it's all in one place and I can see exactly where I stand."

David K.

Owner-builder · NSW

$680K build

What's Included

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

01

Custom Quantity Survey

A budget built for your exact build — your size, finishes, site, area. Not a template. Not a guess. Personalised from the ground up.

02

AI Quote Checker

Upload any trade quote. Verdict in seconds: fair, high, or suspicious — with line-by-line breakdown and area benchmark data.

03

24/7 Build Advisor

The Brain knows your project inside out. Ask anything at any hour. Answers with your specific context, not generic advice.

04

Compliance Shield

State-specific inspections, insurance, licensing — tracked and flagged before they become expensive problems.

05

Build Roadmap

Week-by-week timeline with trade dependencies, lead times, and weather buffers. Know what's coming before it arrives.

06

Payment Tracking

Real-time spend vs plan. Every invoice logged. Catch overruns before they blow out. Always know where your money is.

The Real Cost

What 'winging it' actually costs.

Average quote overcharges (3–5 trades)$37,000

Failed inspection rework (1 occurrence)$8,500

Scheduling delays (4 weeks × carry cost)$8,400

Wrong material specifications$5–12K

Missing compliance claims$10–50K

Potential cost of no system$62,000+

QS Report (one-off)

$3–5K

Static · stale within weeks

BuildMate

$149/mo

Live · personal · always current

Do The Maths

See what you'd actually keep.

ROI Calculator$600K build

$200KDrag to set your build budget$2M

Without BuildMate

$46K

avg overcharges + static QS

BuildMate (12 mo)

$2.3K

$699 incl. 1st month free, then $149/mo

You Keep

$44K

19× return on investment

Based on avg. 7% quote overcharges across 3–5 trades + $4K QS report.

Pricing

Less than one hour of your
builder's time. Every month.

Builders charge $120–$180/hour. A QS report costs $3–5K and is stale within weeks. BuildMate is $149/month — live, personalised, and entirely yours.

Quantity Surveyor

$4K

once · static PDF

Snapshot in time only

No quote checking

No compliance tracking

No AI advisor

Stale within weeks

Can't answer 11pm questions

DIY Research

Free

+ expensive mistakes

Forums give conflicting advice

Can't verify quote fairness

Compliance gaps invisible

No source of truth

Gut-feel decisions

Avg overcharges: $37K+

BuildMate

$149

/month · live & personal

Living budget — always current

AI quote checking on every trade

State-specific compliance

24/7 AI that knows your project

Week-by-week trade scheduling

Adapts to your build in real time

Founding Member · Everything included

AI-guided onboarding conversation — at your own pace

Detailed line-by-line budget (your build, your specs)

Unlimited AI quote checking

24/7 build advisor — The Brain

State-specific compliance & inspection tracking

Week-by-week timeline with trade scheduling

Payment & budget tracking

First month free · then $149/mo · founding price locked

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Complete the AI onboarding. If your plan isn't something you can genuinely use, get every cent of your $699 back. No questions, no hoops, no fine print.

$50,000+ if hired separately

$699

includes your first month free

then $149/month from month two

~$5/day · cancel anytime

50 of 50 founding spots remaining

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PRICE INCREASES AFTER 50 MEMBERS

Is This For You?

A good fit. And a bad one.

Good fit

Planning or managing an owner-builder project in Australia

$300K–$1.5M+ residential build

Want to save the builder's margin without the risk

Organised but overwhelmed by the scope

Want expert-level data without expert-level prices

Not for you

Licensed builder — this is built for owner-builders

Already locked in with a fixed-price builder

Not willing to spend ~2–3 hours chatting with an AI

Commercial build, not residential

Looking for a magic button — real answers required

Compare

$149/month vs the alternatives.

	QS Report	DIY Research	BuildMate
Cost	$3–5K once	Free + mistakes	$149/mo
Updates as build changes	Never	Manual	Automatic
Personalised to your build	Partially	No	Completely
AI quote checking	—	—	Unlimited
State-specific compliance	—	Maybe	Built in
24/7 availability	No	It's you	Yes
Knows your project details	Basic	—	Everything
12-month total	$4–5K (static)	Free + mistakes	~$2,500

FAQ

Common questions.

Even better. The best time to use BuildMate is before you spend a dollar on trades. Plan, budget, and timeline first — then build with confidence. The system is designed to front-load everything you need to know before the money starts moving.

Benchmarked against current trade rates in your area, adjusted for your build type, size, finishes, site conditions, and state-specific requirements. The same data quantity surveyors reference — updated in real time, not a static snapshot.

You spend 2–3 hours chatting with BuildMate's AI at your own pace — no calendar, no consultant, just a conversation. It asks about your plans, block type, soil classification, council area, state, finishes, cladding, roof type, site access. By the end, the AI knows your build inside out. The plan it produces is a direct reflection of that conversation — not a template, not a guess.

That's exactly who this is built for. You're just having a conversation — the AI asks the questions, you give plain English answers. You don't need to know what an N20 slab is. BuildMate does. The whole point is expert-level outputs from non-expert inputs.

Every Australian state and territory. State-specific inspections, permits, owner-builder licensing, insurance rules, and compliance checklists are all built in and regularly updated.

A QS charges $3–5K for a static PDF that's outdated the moment your build starts changing. BuildMate is $149/month — a live system that adapts as you build, with AI capabilities no report can match. It's not cheaper because it's less. It's cheaper because software scales in ways people don't.

30-day money-back guarantee. Complete the AI onboarding, and if your plan isn't something you can genuinely use to manage your build, you get every cent of your $699 back. No questions, no hoops. Your $699 also includes your first month free — ongoing subscription is $149/month from month two, cancel anytime.

Encrypted end-to-end, stored on Australian servers, never shared with third parties. Only your personal AI advisor accesses your project data.

Limited Founding Member Spots

Only 50 founding member spots available.

Founding members lock in the lowest price BuildMate will ever be. Once 50 spots are gone, this pricing is gone with them.

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$699 · FIRST MONTH FREE · 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE