Editable kit for Word and Google Docs
The House Book kit
Write the manual your house runs on, with the structure we use in the houses we keep.
Word template, A4, 42 pages · worked example, PDF, 38 pages · quick start, PDF, 2 pages
Checkout on Payhip. The download link appears straight away and comes by e-mail too.
When people change, the house forgets
In most houses the knowledge sits in two or three heads: which wine the family drinks on Sundays, who services the boiler, where the spare keys are. When the house manager leaves or the season staff arrive, it leaves with them, and the family ends up explaining everything again.
The House Book puts it on paper: the family's preferences, the inventories, the routines, the suppliers and the protocols, in one place and kept current. This kit is that book, ready for your house.
What is inside
Every file you download, with its format and length.
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The House Book template
Word .docx, A4, 42 pages
Fifteen sections, each with a short note on how to fill it in and tables ready to type into. Opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Apple Pages.
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Villa Aurelia, a complete example
PDF, 38 pages
The same fifteen sections filled in for a fictional villa on Lake Como, so you can see a finished book before you start yours.
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Quick start
PDF, 2 pages
How to fill the book in a week, Monday to Sunday.
Inside the guide
- The household profile, the family and their preferences, the house room by room
- Inventories of silver, crystal, porcelain, linen, wine, art and keys
- Routines from daily to seasonal, suppliers and contractors, safety and emergencies
- Guests, dinners and events, and the household team
- Opening and closing the house, vehicles, the annual maintenance calendar and a change log
Sample pages
How buying works
One download, one price: €89.
Pay on Payhip
Our checkout is run by Payhip. It takes the payment and works out the VAT for your country.
Download at once
The download link appears as soon as the payment goes through, and Payhip sends it to you by e-mail as well.
Put it to work
Print it, fill it in, adapt it for your house and hand it to your own team.
Who it is for
It is for you if
- You run a house, or several, and the routines live in people's heads rather than on paper.
- You are a house manager or estate manager taking over a house and want one place for everything you learn.
- You are a family office that wants each house written down to the same standard.
It is not for you if
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You would rather we wrote the book with you, after two days in the house.
Household consulting -
You need someone to run the house day to day, not a manual.
Household management
Questions before you buy
What language are the materials in?
English. An Italian edition is also available: Il kit del House Book.
Where do alarm codes and passwords go?
Not in the book. It is designed so that codes, combinations and passwords are never written in it, and health details sit on a separate restricted page.
Can I share the files with my team?
Yes, within your own household or households: print them, adapt them and hand them to the people who work for you. Please do not resell them, publish them or pass them on to other houses. A family office or an agency that would like to use them across several client houses can write to us about a wider licence.
What if something changes, or needs correcting?
Every guide carries its edition date, and figures that change from year to year, such as minimum pay or public holidays, carry their year and source. If we correct an edition, the people who bought it get the corrected file at no cost: write to us with your receipt if your link has expired.
Who issues the receipt, and what about VAT?
Payhip, our checkout, takes the payment, works out the VAT for your country and e-mails your receipt with the download link. If you need an invoice made out to a company, write to us after you buy.
Can I get a refund?
Files cannot be sent back once they are downloaded, so under EU consumer rules the usual 14-day right of withdrawal does not apply to digital content once the download has started with your consent. If a file does not open, is incomplete or is not what this page describes, write to us and we will put it right or refund you.
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The House Book kit
Have it on the shelf before you need it.
One download, one price, and the files are yours to print, fill in and adapt for your own house.