Pindi Sahota • Coventry, UK
Builder, 32 years on the tools • Founder of RenoCalc
Director, Future Build Cov Ltd
Why I Built RenoCalc
My name is Pindi Sahota. I'm a builder based in Coventry, UK. I've been in the trade for over 32 years — plastering, general building, full renovations, extensions, loft conversions, HMO conversions, commercial refits. I know what it's like to be on site at 7am and still writing quotes at 11pm.
Every builder knows this problem. A client asks for a quote. You drive home, open a spreadsheet, start measuring off the floor plan, calculating material quantities, pricing labour, working out which trades go in which order. Two hours. Sometimes three. Then the client wants to change the spec, and you do it all again.
I built RenoCalc because I was exhausted by that cycle. Not theoretically — I was doing it personally, every week, for decades. In 2023, I stopped accepting it and built the tool I always needed.
The idea was simple: upload a floor plan image, let AI handle the measurement and calculation, and produce a complete professional quote pack — the kind a client can read and say yes to, and a builder can use to start work with. That meant not just a price, but a trade-by-trade cost breakdown, a cover letter, method statements, a schedule of works. Everything.
I've made mistakes in business — big ones. One of them nearly cost me everything. Those experiences shaped how I think about tools for builders: they have to be practical, honest, and genuinely save time. No fluff. No overcomplicated dashboards. Just a faster way to get good work out the door and get home on time.