The Walkthrough Score

Find the three things worth fixing — before you spend a dollar

Walk your home the way a stranger would, and score what you actually see — not what you know is there. Twelve lines, one pass, a number at the end.

Score cold. Do it before you tidy, or you are scoring your intentions rather than your home. Then do the work and score again in After — the tool keeps both.

1 Needs real work  ·  3 Fine, not memorable  ·  5 Nothing I would changeScore cold — before you tidy. Do the work, then score again in After.

  1. 1Approach and front doorclear, lit, cared for
  2. 2The first three seconds insidewhat the eye lands on
  3. 3Flowcan you walk the whole route without adjusting anything
  4. 4Lighthow much, and whether the temperature is consistent
  5. 5Smell, walking in coldyou cannot judge this in a home you live in — ask someone else
  6. 6Clutter and surfaces, across the whole home
  7. 7Depersonalisationcould someone else picture themselves living here
  8. 8The room you sleep incan you see the door from the bed; pairs; calm
  9. 9Kitchencounters, stove, circulation
  10. 10Storageclosets and utility at half capacity, not full
  11. 11Outdoor spacetreated as a room, not a slab
  12. 12Photo readinesswould you publish these images
Before total— / 600 of 12 scored — the band appears when all of them are.
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This is the digital half of The Walkthrough Score Sheet, one of the printed sheets in the kits. The paper version is the source of truth for every line and band; this scores it for you, ranks your lowest three, and remembers your before and after.