Renovation ROI Calculator

Compare several improvements by cost against the value each is expected to add, and see which ones return their cost.

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About renovation roi calculator

Renovation ROI Calculator is one page doing one thing. No account, no settings to sync, no history building up somewhere.

The tool is a few kilobytes of JavaScript, not a service. That is why it can promise your data stays put and actually mean it.

You will find it under Property, alongside 12 other tools for the same sort of job.

Runs in this tab, so nothing you type is uploaded.

How to use it

01
Start it
Every control is on the tool itself. Keyboard shortcuts, where there are any, are listed beside it.
02
Watch it run
It updates in the page as you go. Nothing is sent anywhere, so it keeps working with the network off.
03
Close when done
Nothing is stored between visits. Reloading gives you a clean start rather than picking up where you left off.

Examples

Three possible improvements
Each line is name, cost, expected added value
Input
Kitchen refit, 12000, 18000,New boiler, 3000, 2000,Loft insulation, 800, 1500
Output
Total cost: 15800
Total added value: 21500
Total net return: 5700
Overall ROI percent: 36.08
Best improvement name: Loft insulation
Best improvement ROI percent: 87.5
Worst improvement name: New boiler
Worst improvement ROI percent: -33.33
Improvements count: 3
Improvements above break even count: 2

Questions

Does Renovation ROI Calculator work offline?+

Yes. It is JavaScript running in this tab, so once the page has loaded it needs nothing further from the network. Put the machine in flight mode and it carries on. Nothing you do here is sent anywhere, because there is nowhere for it to go.

Does it remember anything between visits?+

No. Reload the page and it starts from nothing. There is no account, no saved state and no cookie holding your last session. That is a deliberate trade: it cannot lose your data because it never keeps any.

Is it accurate?+

Timing comes from performance.now(), the high resolution clock the browser provides, rather than from setInterval, which drifts by a few milliseconds every tick and compounds over minutes. What can still shift things is the browser throttling a tab in the background, so leave it visible if the timing matters.

Does it make a sound?+

Where a sound makes sense, it is generated with the Web Audio API rather than loaded as a file, so there is nothing to download and nothing to block. Browsers refuse to start audio until you have interacted with the page, which is why the first press is what switches it on.

Can I use Renovation ROI Calculator on a phone?+

Yes. The controls are sized for touch and the layout collapses to one column on a narrow screen. Bear in mind that a phone locking its screen will suspend the page, and timing stops with it.