Photograph a model plate, get the manual, track the warranty, and hand the next owner a home that explains itself.
Private tester buildEvery appliance and system has a model plate. One photo is all it takes — the app reads the model number right off it and fills it in for you to check.
We match the brand and model to the owner's manual and keep it with the item, forever handy.
Selling one day? Choose what carries forward and the next owner inherits a home with instructions.
Furnace, water heater, appliances — the things that stay when the house sells. These build the handover package.
TVs, stereos, tablets — the things that leave with you. Tracked for warranties, receipts and serial numbers.
Tester note: this is a private test build. You create a HomeBook account on our server in Toronto, Canada, and you agree to the Privacy Policy before the account is made. Your home is saved to your account, so you can sign in on any phone or browser and pick it up there. Two things reach Terry, the person running this test, by email through a form service. Creating an account sends your name, email address and account type (homeowner or realtor). And when you tap “Request the manual” on an item, that sends your name and email address plus the item's name, category, brand, model and serial so the manual hunt can start. Please don't use a password you use anywhere else.
Two minutes, then we set up your home.
Where does this live? On the HomeBook server in Toronto, Canada, tied to your account — not just this phone. Sign in on any device and your home is there. You can also download a backup file any time from inside the app.
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HomeBook accounts now come with a privacy policy. Here's the short version — please agree before you head into your home.
Your home information belongs to you. We store it so HomeBook works, and for no other reason. We do not sell your information or use it for advertising. Nobody can look up your home by its address — if a realtor or insurance agency ever receives your home information through HomeBook, it is only with your approval, each time. You can see, export, correct, or delete your information at any time.
Plain-language policy, version 2026-11-05-v1. B&T HomeBook is operated by Terry McPherson in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Privacy contact: [email protected]
What we collect
Your name, email address, account type, and a scrambled (hashed) copy of your password — never the password itself. Your home record: address and property details you add or confirm, household items with brands, model and serial numbers, dates and notes, photos you add (such as model plates) and details read from them, manuals you save, home insurance answers you choose to enter, and feedback or manual requests you send us. Basic technical logs needed to run and secure the service. No advertising trackers.
How we use it
To run your account, show your home on the devices you sign in on, find and attach manuals, prepare your handover package, answer your requests, and keep the service secure. We do not use your information for advertising, and we do not sell it to anyone.
Sharing — your approval, every time
Your home record is private to your account. If realtors or insurance agencies join the HomeBook network, they can receive your home information only when you approve that specific request (for example, a tap or a code in the app). There is no lookup of homes by address without the homeowner's approval. Our server is hosted on Oracle Cloud in Toronto, Canada; during testing, signup notices and manual requests reach us by email through a form service (Web3Forms). We may disclose information if Canadian law or a court order requires it.
Storage and security
Server data is stored in Canada (Toronto region) over encrypted connections. Passwords are stored as salted one-way hashes; sign-in sessions use secure expiring tokens, stored only as hashes. We keep daily backups for 30 days so a failure does not lose your home record. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects your information, we will notify you and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as the law requires.
Your choices and rights
Under Canada's privacy law (PIPEDA) you can see the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, export your home record (the backup and handover tools do this), and delete your account — deleting removes your home record from our live systems, and backup copies disappear as backups rotate within 30 days. Privacy questions or complaints: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Testing versions
Early testing versions of HomeBook without an account kept your home record on your own device, where we could not see it; only what you sent us yourself (a signup notice or a manual request) reached us. This policy fully applies once you create a HomeBook account.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will tell you in the app or by email before the change takes effect, and post the new version with its date.
A few quick questions. You can skip the assessment part for now and fill it in later — nothing here blocks you from finishing.
Quick add — name filled in for you
Fridge (plate is inside the door), washer or dryer, furnace, water heater, or the TV in the living room. Tap a quick add above to start with the name filled in. Real plate, real photo — that's the test.
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Sharing these answers with an insurance broker will always ask for your OK first.
Your home is saved to your HomeBook account as you work, so it's there on any device you sign in on. A backup file is still yours to keep — your own copy, outside the account — and it can be restored into your account after any fresh start.
Checking your account…
Filter changes, services, battery swaps — the little jobs a house needs, on the dates you pick.
Buyers always ask what the bills run. This page keeps the answer.
What the next owner gets when this home sells. House items can be included; personal stuff and your private notes stay out unless you say so.
Toggle items below to build the package a buyer would receive: manuals, models, service history — without your personal notes.
Add a furnace, appliance or other house item first — personal electronics don't go in the handover.
Selling? Give the buyer this home, exactly as it appears in the package above: the included house items, their manuals, and the insurance info if it's included. Personal items never go, and you keep your own copy.
If you bought a home that uses HomeBook, the seller can give you a one-time code that brings their home into your account. One catch: a code can only be claimed on an account that doesn't have a saved home yet. If this account already has a home with items in it, the code won't work here — claim it on a fresh account instead. If this account's home is still empty, claiming replaces that empty home with the seller's home.
Six quick questions. This is the whole point of the test — honest beats polite.
These are the home facts insurance companies always ask about — heating, hot water, wiring, plumbing, roof and water protection. Fill in what you know, pick “Not sure” where you don't, and save any time: every section can be left blank and finished later.
Sharing these answers with an insurance broker will always ask for your OK first.
Start with the plate photo. Check the photo is readable, let the app read the plate, and review what it found before anything is filled in — then fix anything that doesn't match and fill in the rest. Everything is editable, and you can finish later.