Free Australian buyer tool
Tiny Home Quote Scope Checker (Australia)
Check whether one tiny home, modular home or prefab cabin quote actually states who owns the home, approvals, site work, delivery, services and handover scope. The result gives you a follow-up list; it does not score the builder.
Last updated: 11 August 2026
Buyer-entered result
Quote scope summary
Work through the quote and choose a status for each line. The tool will separate written inclusions from exclusions and unclear scope.
The result reflects only the statuses you select. It does not review the documents, compare prices or determine whether the project can be approved, insured, financed or lawfully contracted.
How to use the checker
- Open the dated quote, inclusions schedule, plans and every attachment supplied with it.
- Mark “included” only when the item and its scope are stated in writing.
- Use “excluded” when the supplier clearly leaves the work or cost with you.
- Use “unclear” for missing detail, vague wording such as “turnkey”, or a verbal answer not yet documented.
- Copy the follow-up list and ask who supplies, pays for and coordinates each item.
What this result means
An exclusion is not automatically a bad term. It means the work needs a separate owner, price and timetable. An unclear item is riskier because neither party can plan around it confidently.
“Not applicable” should be used carefully. A THOW may not need a crane, for example, but it can still need route planning, placement, levelling, tie-downs and service connections.
Worked example: “delivered” is not a complete scope
A quote might include freight to your suburb but say nothing about permits, pilot vehicles, crane hire, ground preparation, foundations, final placement or service connections. Mark freight as included only if its distance and assumptions are written down. Mark the missing installation lines unclear, then ask the supplier to identify the handover point and every buyer responsibility.
Once the gaps have prices, transfer them to the project budget planner. That keeps a cheaper factory quote from looking complete merely because site and delivery work sits elsewhere.
Before signing or paying a deposit
This checker stops at scope visibility. It does not test whether the correct contract, licence, insurance, deposit rule or statutory warranty applies. Those questions vary by state, project type and whether the deal is building work, goods supply, site installation or a combination.
Compare the quote with the final plans and specification, check the contracting entity, and use your state building or consumer regulator's current guidance. Get independent legal advice where the contract structure, land, approval pathway or off-site payment schedule is unclear.
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Sources and limitations
The checklist categories are informed by current Australian government guidance that recommends clear written work descriptions, itemised costs, assumptions, payment terms, dates and written variation handling. Residential building-contract rules still differ by jurisdiction and may not apply to every THOW, supply-only module or commercial cabin arrangement.
- business.gov.au: prepare quotes
- NSW Fair Trading: contract checklist
- Consumer Affairs Victoria: building contracts checklist
General information only. Confirm the quote, contract, approvals, licensing, insurance, warranty, finance and site requirements with the relevant builder, regulator, council and qualified advisers before relying on them.