kanNINJA for home renovations
Every room, every contractor, every receipt.
A board for the kitchen remodel, the bathroom redo, the basement finally finished. The whole project, end to end.
Renovations always take longer and cost more than the spreadsheet said. kanNINJA does not fix that — but it makes the slope visible. Every contractor, every quote, every change order, every dump run. The room that’s done. The room that is not. The day the tile finally arrives.
Sample board
A board for the renovation.
Planning
- Architect — first meeting
- Pull permit (city)
- Get three quotes — general contractor
- Tile selection at showroom
In progress
- Demo — kitchen
- Plumber rough-in
- Electrician
- Order cabinets — 6-week lead time
Waiting on
- Inspector — Friday morning
- Tile shipment — week of Mar 15
- Final paint approval — partner
Done
- Demo complete
- Rough plumbing approved
- Drywall up
A real board, not a screenshot. Yours will look different — that’s the point.
How it earns its place
What home renovators actually use it for.
The contractor list.
A card per contractor. Their bid, their license, their phone, the day they start, the day they finish. Comments capture every text.
The change-order trail.
When the contractor says "we can do this for an extra $400," the change order goes on the card. You have a paper trail without keeping a paper trail.
Materials and lead times.
Tile, cabinets, fixtures, the appliance that’s on backorder until June. Cards with due dates surface what blocks the next phase.
Permits and inspections.
A column for everything the city wants. The day you submitted, the day you got it back. Inspectors love a paper trail.
The budget board.
A board for spend. Cards for each line item. Drag to 'over' or 'under' as the bills come in. The honesty hurts a little, then it helps a lot.
AI for breaking down the next phase.
Ask the AI to break down "kitchen remodel week 4" into cards. Accept what fits your project. Save the planning time for the harder choices.
Also from your chat
For home renovators, in any chat.
Open Claude or ChatGPT, ask in plain language, kanNINJA does the rest. The same board, the same kata, the same clan — driven from the chat you already use.
See how it worksReal questions
What home renovators ask.
- Can my contractor see the board?
- Yes — invite them by email. Most contractors prefer it to texting, once they try it. You both see the same plan and the same change orders.
- Does it handle photos and floor plans?
- Photos and PDFs attach to cards. Floor plans, inspection reports, swatches — all live with the relevant card. We do not draw floor plans natively.
- Will it warn me when I am over budget?
- Not yet. The budget column shows the over/under at a glance, but kanNINJA is not an accounting tool. Pair it with a spreadsheet for the dollars.
- How much does it cost?
- Free for the homeowner. If you bring in your contractor and architect, you might cross a paid tier — still less than a single sheet of subway tile.
- Will the AI tell me what my contractor is hiding?
- No. The AI helps you plan and break down the work. It does not audit your contractor. Trust comes from the change orders on the cards, not from us.
