Smart Renovators Academy

Everything that happens on your renovation,
in the right order, without the guesswork that costs you thousands.

20 stages. Every trade. What to do at each one.
From the first decision to the final payment.

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20 Stages 4 Phase Guides Critical Checkpoints Tickable Checklists Progress Saves Automatically Built on 20+ Years Onsite
Why the order matters

Most renovation budgets blow out
before a trade sets foot on site.

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Trades quote different jobs

Without a scope and locked selections, every trade prices their own assumptions. You get three quotes you cannot fairly compare because they are each pricing a different renovation.

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Critical stages get missed

Rough-ins close without inspection. Waterproofing gets tiled over without a certificate. Practical completion passes without a defect list. Each one costs thousands to undo.

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Payment is released too early

Without knowing when to hold payment and when to release it, leverage disappears at the exact moment it is needed most. Defects become negotiations instead of obligations.

None of this is bad luck. It is a knowledge gap.

The homeowners who finish on budget are not more experienced or more confident than you. They knew the right order. They knew what to check at each stage. They knew when to hold the money and when to let it go.

The Renovation Roadmap gives you that knowledge before your renovation starts, not while it is already costing you.

The Ultimate Renovation Roadmap — 20 stages in order
See it in action

Every stage. Open on your phone. Ready when you need it.

Click any stage to open the full guide. Tick items as you go. Your progress saves automatically to your device.

20
Stages in order
4
Phase guides
203
Checklist items
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Who built this
Rob and Mel Smylie, Smart Renovators Academy
Rob and Mel Smylie
Smart Renovators Academy, Perth WA

Built on 20+ years of
real Australian sites.

Rob Smylie has spent more than 20 years managing construction and renovation projects across Australia. Not as an observer. As the person on site, coordinating trades, managing variations, holding payment at the right moment, and walking through every inspection with a scope in hand.

Mel Smylie built Smart Renovators Academy on one belief: the knowledge that protects your renovation budget should not sit locked inside a site manager's head. It should be yours, before your renovation starts.

The Renovation Roadmap is that knowledge, structured for the first time into 20 plain-language stages anyone can follow.

20+ years onsite Real Australian construction Perth, Western Australia Built for homeowners
"The most expensive renovation mistakes do not happen because of bad trades. They happen because the homeowner did not have the same knowledge the builder had. This roadmap closes that gap."
Rob Smylie, Smart Renovators Academy
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The renovation knowledge most homeowners
only get the hard way.

The Ultimate Renovation Roadmap
$17
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  • ✓ 20 renovation stages in the right order
  • ✓ What to do, check and collect at every stage
  • ✓ Critical checkpoint guides for the three highest-risk stages
  • ✓ Tickable checklists that save progress to your device
  • ✓ Rob's onsite insights at every stage
  • ✓ Built on 20+ years of real Australian construction experience
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No subscription. No expiry. Return to it on every renovation you ever do.
"I'm not renovating right now."
That is exactly when to get it. Once you are mid-renovation it is too late to use the early stages properly. The first six stages happen before any trade quotes. Start there.
"Can I find this free online?"
You can find general renovation advice free. You cannot find 20 stages built from real Australian onsite experience, with specific checklists, critical checkpoint warnings, and everything you need to collect at each stage.
"I've already started my renovation."
Every stage you have not paid for yet is still a stage you can protect. If you are pre-tiling, pre-fit-off, or pre-final payment, the stages ahead of you are the most expensive ones to get wrong.
"Is this just a PDF checklist?"
No. It is an interactive digital guide. Click any stage to open the full guide, inspection checklist and what to collect. Tick items as you go. Progress saves automatically. Works on any device.

The Renovation Roadmap is $17. One renovation mistake costs more than that before you notice it is happening.

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