Every pound of the build, tracked.

Pricing a job is easy. Keeping track of it isn't. SiteSums is the running cost spreadsheet we built for our own jobs: what each stage costs, what's done, what's been paid and what's still owed, in one sheet your clients can understand.

Made by Howell & Sons, a working builder in Cambridgeshire.

Running CostsBuild StagesHow to Use
Your company name your logo here
1. BUILD STAGE SUMMARY (excluding VAT)
Build stageStage totalDone to dateRemaining% done
Foundations£6,200£6,200–100%
Brickworks£12,600£9,450£3,15075%
Roof carpentry£8,900£4,450£4,45050%
Electrical£7,550£1,510£6,04020%
Total building works£35,250£21,610£13,64061%
5. ACCOUNT POSITION
Work completed to date (inc VAT)£25,932
Less payments received (inc VAT)(£21,000)
Balance due now£4,932

Example figures. Works in Microsoft Excel; the dropdown and chart also work in Google Sheets and Apple Numbers.

SiteSums

£29.95 + VAT

£35.94 including VAT. One-off payment, no subscription, instant download, VAT invoice included.

  • Stage-by-stage costs26 standard build stages, from scaffolding to decorating, picked from a dropdown, or add your own. Stage total, done to date, remaining and % complete.
  • VariationsLog each agreed change with its cost. It flows into the project total and VAT on its own.
  • VAT and paymentsProject total before and after VAT, every invoice received, and the balance due for work done to date.
  • A progress chart clients understand% complete for every stage, updated as you go.
  • Client-ready PDF in one clickAdd your company name and logo at the top and send it as a clean PDF.
  • Hard to breakOnly the yellow cells take typing. The formulas are protected.

Payment is taken securely by Stripe. You'll get the download on screen and by email. See the terms.

Questions

Good to know

What do I need to open it?

Microsoft Excel (2016 or later, Windows or Mac) works best. It also opens in Google Sheets and Apple Numbers.

Can I use it on more than one job?

Yes. Save a copy for each job. It's licensed for use within your business; please don't resell it or share it outside your business.

Can I change the build stages?

Yes. Pick from the dropdown, type your own, or add stages to the list on the Build Stages tab and they appear in the dropdown.

Can my client see it?

That's the idea. With the Running Costs tab open, choose File, then Export, then Create PDF, and you've got a clean, branded account of the job to send them.

Does a trade account change the price?

No, SiteSums is the same price for everyone.

I've lost my download link

Email info@howellandsons.co.uk with the email address you paid with and we'll send it again.

Terms

Terms for SiteSums

  1. What you're buying

    The SiteSums running cost spreadsheet, a downloadable Excel file from Howell & Sons Construction Ltd (company number 11270942), for £29.95 plus VAT, paid by card through Stripe.

  2. Using it

    You can use and change the spreadsheet for your own business and its jobs. You can't resell it or share it outside your business.

  3. Cancelling

    It's digital content, and you ask us to give you the download straight away, so you lose your right to cancel once the download starts. If the file doesn't work, tell us within 30 days and we'll fix it or refund you.

  4. Responsibility

    SiteSums is a tool to help you track costs; you're responsible for the figures you put in, the documents you send and the decisions you make. Our liability is limited to what you paid, except where the law doesn't allow that. Nothing here affects your legal rights as a consumer.