DIY renovation, step by step
See your room new. Then do it yourself.
A photo of your room, the look you pick on it, then the jobs in order, the shopping list counted for your room and every step. Free, in English and Spanish.
Works in your browser and on iPhone. No card, no install needed.
The same kitchen. Drag the handle yourself.
Any room. Same walls, same window, a different room.
Bedroom
Whole bedroom: navy walls, light oak, white doors
Living room
Whole living room: sage walls, walnut, black door
Kitchen
Whole kitchen: navy shaker, quartz, brass
Bathroom
Whole bathroom: navy vanity, white tile, glass
Yard
Whole yard: pavers, cedar fence, teak table, string lights
House front
Whole front: white stucco, black door, new garage door, pavers, mediterranean beds
A real plan · living room · sage walls, walnut floor, black door
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items to buy, counted
How it works
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Photograph the room
One photo from the doorway is enough. No scan, no measuring tape yet.
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Pick what changes
Floor, walls, doors, baseboards, lighting — in a kitchen the cabinets, the counter and the appliances too. Or describe what you want and get three looks.
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See it on your own room
Not a catalog photo: your walls, your window, your corner, with the changes you picked. Drag to compare.
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Get the plan and the list
The jobs in the right order, everything to buy counted for your room, and step-by-step guides with the stop-gates.
The room, in the order the work is done
Demo, walls, paint, floors, doors and trim — numbered, in the sequence pros use, with what you save by doing it yourself and how many weekends it takes.
One shopping list for the whole room
Everything the room's jobs need, counted for your room with waste included, grouped by the job that needs it first. Order for the first job now; the rest can wait.
Steps you can actually follow
Every step has a diagram, many have a short clip of the move, and a checklist stops you before anything you cannot undo. Ask the helper when you get stuck.
A cut plan before the first cut
For click-lock floors the app works out the rows, the first and last row width, and how many planks to open, so the last row is never a sliver.
Every step shows you the move, not just the words.
Stop-gates tell you when a job needs a licensed pro: electrical, gas, plumbing inside walls, structural. Older homes get lead-paint and asbestos warnings before anything that sands or scrapes.
96 step-by-step guides, in English and Spanish
How to prep and prime walls before painting yourself: step by stepHow to paint a ceiling yourself: step by stepHow to paint walls: the first coat yourself: step by stepHow to paint kitchen cabinets yourself: step by stepHow to paint doors, casing and baseboards yourself: step by stepHow to paint walls: the final coat yourself: step by stepHow to touch up paint after a renovation yourself: step by stepHow to install click-lock LVP flooring yourself: step by stepHow to measure a door opening before buying a door yourself: step by stepHow to install a prehung interior door yourself: step by stepHow to install door casing yourself: step by stepHow to install baseboards yourself: step by stepHow to fill nail holes and caulk trim yourself: step by stepHow to install a closet system yourself: step by stepHow to install cabinet pulls, door handles and shelves yourself: step by stepHow to install bifold or sliding closet doors yourself: step by stepHow to install and finish oak window trim yourself: step by stepHow to replace a door knob or deadbolt yourself: step by stepHow to tile a bathroom or kitchen floor yourself: step by stepHow to waterproof a shower yourself: step by stepHow to tile shower walls yourself: step by stepHow to grout tile and caulk the corners yourself: step by stepHow to install a bathroom vanity and sink yourself: step by stepHow to install a faucet, toilet and shower head yourself: step by stepHow to install a kitchen backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to replace a bathroom exhaust fan yourself: step by stepHow to install a floating bathroom vanity yourself: step by stepHow to replace a toilet yourself: step by stepHow to recaulk a bathtub yourself: step by stepHow to install a peel-and-stick backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to replace a shower head yourself: step by stepHow to replace a bathroom faucet yourself: step by stepHow to regrout a shower yourself: step by stepHow to remove a toilet, vanity and faucets yourself: step by stepHow to remove kitchen cabinets and countertop yourself: step by stepHow to remove baseboards, casing and old doors yourself: step by stepHow to remove old flooring yourself: step by stepHow to remove bathroom wall tile yourself: step by stepHow to remove light fixtures, outlets and switches safely yourself: step by stepHow to patch drywall yourself: step by stepHow to hang drywall yourself: step by stepHow to tape and mud drywall yourself: step by stepHow to texture a wall (orange peel or knockdown) yourself: step by stepHow to remove an old kitchen backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to install kitchen cabinets yourself: step by stepHow to check a subfloor before new flooring yourself: step by stepHow to level a floor with self-leveling underlayment yourself: step by stepHow to install floor transition strips yourself: step by stepHow to replace outlets, switches and light fixtures yourself: step by stepHow to connect a dishwasher, range and hood yourself: step by stepHow to install a butcher block countertop yourself: step by stepHow to replace a kitchen sink yourself: step by stepHow to replace a kitchen faucet yourself: step by stepHow to install a garbage disposal yourself: step by stepHow to fix a squeaky floor yourself: step by stepHow to clean and re-secure gutters yourself: step by stepHow to paint a house exterior yourself: step by stepRoof repair or replacement: what a pro does and what you can doWater heater replacement: what a pro does and what you can doHow to tile a wall yourself: step by stepHow to hang wallpaper yourself: step by stepHow to measure appliance openings before you order yourself: step by stepGas range connection: what a pro does and what you can doHow to plan a yard project: 811, property line, permits yourself: step by stepHow to clear a yard and break up an old slab yourself: step by stepHow to build a paver patio yourself: step by stepHow to build a ground-level floating deck yourself: step by stepHow to lay a decomposed granite patio or path yourself: step by stepHow to lay a new sod lawn yourself: step by stepHow to build a wood or vinyl privacy fence yourself: step by stepHow to install low-voltage path and string lights yourself: step by stepHow to assemble and anchor a pergola kit yourself: step by stepAdd a new outdoor wall light: what a pro does and what you can doHow to build a low front yard fence yourself: step by stepHow to do a final check after outdoor work yourself: step by stepHow to replace a front entry door yourself: step by stepReplace a garage door: what a pro does and what you can doHow to replace a porch light yourself: step by stepHow to install house numbers and a mailbox post yourself: step by stepHow to seal an asphalt driveway yourself: step by stepHow to build a paver walkway yourself: step by stepHow to plant front yard beds with drip irrigation yourself: step by stepHow to caulk windows on the outside yourself: step by stepReplace a bathtub: what a pro does and what you can doHow to install a shower door yourself: step by stepHow to install blinds and shades yourself: step by stepHow to install a ceiling fan yourself: step by stepGet a frameless glass shower door installed: what a pro does and what you can doHow to replace a ceiling light fixture yourself: step by stepHow to install artificial turf yourself: step by stepHow to build a shed from a kit yourself: step by stepGet a hot tub installed: pad, power, permit: what a pro does and what you can doPlan a pool: permit, barrier, contractor: what a pro does and what you can doReplace windows: what a pro does and what you can doHow to install exterior shutters yourself: step by stepHow to install a porch railing kit yourself: step by stepHow to prep and prime walls before painting yourself: step by stepHow to paint a ceiling yourself: step by stepHow to paint walls: the first coat yourself: step by stepHow to paint kitchen cabinets yourself: step by stepHow to paint doors, casing and baseboards yourself: step by stepHow to paint walls: the final coat yourself: step by stepHow to touch up paint after a renovation yourself: step by stepHow to install click-lock LVP flooring yourself: step by stepHow to measure a door opening before buying a door yourself: step by stepHow to install a prehung interior door yourself: step by stepHow to install door casing yourself: step by stepHow to install baseboards yourself: step by stepHow to fill nail holes and caulk trim yourself: step by stepHow to install a closet system yourself: step by stepHow to install cabinet pulls, door handles and shelves yourself: step by stepHow to install bifold or sliding closet doors yourself: step by stepHow to install and finish oak window trim yourself: step by stepHow to replace a door knob or deadbolt yourself: step by stepHow to tile a bathroom or kitchen floor yourself: step by stepHow to waterproof a shower yourself: step by stepHow to tile shower walls yourself: step by stepHow to grout tile and caulk the corners yourself: step by stepHow to install a bathroom vanity and sink yourself: step by stepHow to install a faucet, toilet and shower head yourself: step by stepHow to install a kitchen backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to replace a bathroom exhaust fan yourself: step by stepHow to install a floating bathroom vanity yourself: step by stepHow to replace a toilet yourself: step by stepHow to recaulk a bathtub yourself: step by stepHow to install a peel-and-stick backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to replace a shower head yourself: step by stepHow to replace a bathroom faucet yourself: step by stepHow to regrout a shower yourself: step by stepHow to remove a toilet, vanity and faucets yourself: step by stepHow to remove kitchen cabinets and countertop yourself: step by stepHow to remove baseboards, casing and old doors yourself: step by stepHow to remove old flooring yourself: step by stepHow to remove bathroom wall tile yourself: step by stepHow to remove light fixtures, outlets and switches safely yourself: step by stepHow to patch drywall yourself: step by stepHow to hang drywall yourself: step by stepHow to tape and mud drywall yourself: step by stepHow to texture a wall (orange peel or knockdown) yourself: step by stepHow to remove an old kitchen backsplash yourself: step by stepHow to install kitchen cabinets yourself: step by stepHow to check a subfloor before new flooring yourself: step by stepHow to level a floor with self-leveling underlayment yourself: step by stepHow to install floor transition strips yourself: step by stepHow to replace outlets, switches and light fixtures yourself: step by stepHow to connect a dishwasher, range and hood yourself: step by stepHow to install a butcher block countertop yourself: step by stepHow to replace a kitchen sink yourself: step by stepHow to replace a kitchen faucet yourself: step by stepHow to install a garbage disposal yourself: step by stepHow to fix a squeaky floor yourself: step by stepHow to clean and re-secure gutters yourself: step by stepHow to paint a house exterior yourself: step by stepRoof repair or replacement: what a pro does and what you can doWater heater replacement: what a pro does and what you can doHow to tile a wall yourself: step by stepHow to hang wallpaper yourself: step by stepHow to measure appliance openings before you order yourself: step by stepGas range connection: what a pro does and what you can doHow to plan a yard project: 811, property line, permits yourself: step by stepHow to clear a yard and break up an old slab yourself: step by stepHow to build a paver patio yourself: step by stepHow to build a ground-level floating deck yourself: step by stepHow to lay a decomposed granite patio or path yourself: step by stepHow to lay a new sod lawn yourself: step by stepHow to build a wood or vinyl privacy fence yourself: step by stepHow to install low-voltage path and string lights yourself: step by stepHow to assemble and anchor a pergola kit yourself: step by stepAdd a new outdoor wall light: what a pro does and what you can doHow to build a low front yard fence yourself: step by stepHow to do a final check after outdoor work yourself: step by stepHow to replace a front entry door yourself: step by stepReplace a garage door: what a pro does and what you can doHow to replace a porch light yourself: step by stepHow to install house numbers and a mailbox post yourself: step by stepHow to seal an asphalt driveway yourself: step by stepHow to build a paver walkway yourself: step by stepHow to plant front yard beds with drip irrigation yourself: step by stepHow to caulk windows on the outside yourself: step by stepReplace a bathtub: what a pro does and what you can doHow to install a shower door yourself: step by stepHow to install blinds and shades yourself: step by stepHow to install a ceiling fan yourself: step by stepGet a frameless glass shower door installed: what a pro does and what you can doHow to replace a ceiling light fixture yourself: step by stepHow to install artificial turf yourself: step by stepHow to build a shed from a kit yourself: step by stepGet a hot tub installed: pad, power, permit: what a pro does and what you can doPlan a pool: permit, barrier, contractor: what a pro does and what you can doReplace windows: what a pro does and what you can doHow to install exterior shutters yourself: step by stepHow to install a porch railing kit yourself: step by step
Questions
Is the app free?
Yes. This version of Renovation is free, with no in-app purchases.
Where can I get it?
In your browser right now, and on the App Store for iPhone. Android is in testing.
Does it replace a contractor?
No. It guides cosmetic work you choose to do yourself and tells you when a job needs a licensed pro: electrical, gas, plumbing inside walls, structural work. For those it shows licensed contractors near you from the state register.
Is it in Spanish?
Yes. The whole app works in English and Spanish.
How is this different from a store's AI assistant or a video?
They give general advice. Renovation starts from your room: it shows the change on your photo, counts what to buy and shows the math, walks you through each step with a diagram and a checklist, warns you about lead paint and asbestos in older homes, and stops you when a job needs a licensed pro. It is not tied to one store, and it works fully in Spanish.