Built on a real renovation
Domara started because Tristan, a first-time renovator in Perth, couldn't find a tool that answered the one question that actually mattered: “How much is this renovation costing me every day it's not finished?”
The origin story
It started with a spreadsheet. Then a Trello board. Then the spreadsheet that stopped getting updated because the Trello board was supposed to replace it. Receipts lived in a shoebox, the budget lived in hope, and the timeline lived in fantasy.
The property — 13 Culworth Road, Perth — was a 3-bedroom buy-to-rent investment that needed a cosmetic renovation before it could be tenanted. Every day without a tenant was $127 in carrying costs: mortgage, insurance, rates, and lost rent. After four weeks of delays from poor planning, that was over $3,500 gone. Not because the trades were late — because two partners couldn't agree on tiles.
The existing tools didn't help. Generic project management apps (Trello, Asana, Monday) don't understand renovation costs. Construction management software (Buildertrend, CoConstruct) is built for professional builders, not property investors doing a cosmetic reno. Spreadsheets can model anything but tell you nothing proactively.
So Domara was born — a renovation project manager that puts carrying costs front and centre. It tracks what the property costs you every day, shows you which decisions are burning money, and gives both partners the same numbers on the same screen so arguments turn into trade-offs.
Dogfooded daily
Domara isn't built in a vacuum. The founder uses it every day on 13 Culworth Road, Perth — logging expenses, updating tasks, scanning receipts on-site, and making decisions based on the carrying-cost data. If a feature doesn't work on a dusty phone screen at the property, it doesn't ship.
This means Domara is opinionated. It doesn't try to be everything for everyone. It's built for property renovators worldwide who want to finish faster and spend less — with Australia as the first market where the founder could prove the carrying-cost thesis in the wild.
535+ features shipped. Active beta. Dogfooded daily on a real Perth renovation. See what's new →
What we believe
Built by a renovator who got tired of losing money
Domara started on a real renovation in Perth, Australia — a 3-bed investment property costing $127/day while the owner argued about bathroom tiles. Every feature exists because it was needed on that site first.
Built for two
Most renovation tools are built for one person. Domara is built for the conversation — shared budgets, shared timelines, and decisions you make together. The #1 thing that slows renovations isn't bad trades — it's two people with different spreadsheets.
Money over metrics
We don't celebrate task completion percentages. We track what actually matters — how much your renovation is costing you per day and what you can do to reduce it.
Started in Australia
Deep benchmarks, compliance checklists, and tax patterns where we operate today — beginning in Perth and Australian states. We expand region by region; hyperlocal beats generic wherever you build.
Simple by default
No Gantt charts. No resource levelling. No enterprise complexity. Simple enough for a first-time renovator, powerful enough for an investor managing a portfolio.
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