Build a House
Easily track and manage your house construction expenses step-by-step, from permits to finishing touches, all within your WordPress dashboard.
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Maintained • Last updated 179 days ago
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Description
Build a House is a comprehensive WordPress plugin designed to help you track and manage expenses throughout the construction of a house. Easily log costs, categorize them by project steps (such as permits, planning, foundations, roofing, etc.), and keep a record of key events. The plugin provides detailed expense summaries by month, date, or custom project step, giving you full control and transparency over your building budget.
Key Features
- Log and categorize construction expenses
- Break down costs by project phase (e.g., permits, foundations, roofing)
- Track important construction events
- View expense summaries by month, date, or step
- Simple and intuitive interface
Installation
There are 3 ways to install this plugin:
1. The super-easy way
- In your Admin, go to the menu Plugins > Add
- Search for
Build a House - Click to install
- Activate the plugin
- A new menu
Build a Housewill appear in your Admin
2. The easy way
- Download the plugin (.zip file) on the right column of this page
- In your Admin, go to the menu Plugins > Add
- Select the button
Upload Plugin - Upload the .zip file you just downloaded
- Activate the plugin
- A new menu
Build a Housewill appear in your Admin
3. The old and reliable way (FTP)
- Upload
Build a Housefolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- A new menu
Build a Housewill appear in your Admin
Frequently Asked Questions
The breakdown is a step of building. Typical breakdowns are:
- Sale Price Breakdown
- Finished Lot Cost
- Total Construction Cost
- Financing Cost
- Overhead and General Expenses
- Marketing Cost
- Site Work
- Building Permit Fee
- Impact Fee
- Water & Sewer Fees Inspections
- Architecture
- Engineering
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Retaining walls and Backfill
- Framing
- Framing (including roof)
- Trusses
- Sheathing
- General Metal. Steel
- Exterior Finishes
- Exterior Wall Finish
- Roofing
- Windows
- Doors
- Major Systems
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- HVAC
- Interior Finishes
- Insulation
- Drywall
- Interior Trims
- Doors
- Mirrors
- Painting
- Lighting
- Cabinets
- Countertops
- Appliances
- Flooring
- Plumbing Fixtures
- Fireplace
- Final Steps
- Landscaping
- Outdoor Structures (deck patio, porches)
- Driveway
- Clean Up
- Other
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Changelog
1.0.9 (2025-07-04)
- Updated the iWorks Options module to the latest version.
- Updated the iWorks Rate module to the latest version.
- General code improvements and bug fixes.
1.0.8 (2025-03-13)
- Updated the iWorks Options module to version 2.9.8.
- Updated the iWorks Rate module to version 2.2.3.
1.0.7 (2023-01-23)
- The Contractor field on expenses list has been improved.
- The new option “breakdown” has been added to the Expenses block to param “group by”.
1.0.6 (2023-01-22)
- The new param “group by” has been added to the Expenses block.
1.0.5 (2022-12-04)
- Added jQuery UI CSS from Google.
- Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.3.
- Updated iWorks Rate to 2.1.1.
1.0.4 (2022-01-21)
- Added logo to iWorks Rate Integration.
- Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.0.
1.0.3 (2022-01-20)
- Added block pattern “Expenses with the header”.
- Renamed directory
vendorintoincludes. - Updated iWorks Options to 2.7.3.
- Updated iWorks Rate to 2.0.6.
1.0.2 (2021-04-29)
- Added Polish translation into the block.
1.0.1 (2021-04-28)
- Fixed translations.
- Improved breakdowns import list.
1.0.0 (2021-04-28)
- Added block
build-a-house/expencesto editor. - Updated iWorks Options to 2.6.9
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Added ability to import breakdowns.
-
First release.