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Getting started

Smekalka helps you plan renovations: material planners, expense tracking, and printable crew reports. Register on app.smekalka.by or try the password-free demo. This marketing site explains plans; the app hosts the tools.

Demo runs in a guest session in your browser. Data may be lost if you clear storage. A registered account saves projects, scenes, and expenses on the server and syncs across devices.

Planners

Open the tiling planner, set wall or floor dimensions, add doors and windows, pick tile size and layout pattern. Review the BOM and Sliver Guard warnings. See the tiling quick-start guide for full steps.

Yes. Landscaping works from a site photo and zones on the plan. The fence planner counts sections and posts along the perimeter. Both open from Planners in the app after sign-in.

Reports & BOM

On-screen layout, BOM, and calculations are unlimited. Printable PDF reports for crews count against your monthly free quota; extra exports are one-off purchases via bePaid. See Pricing for details.

Protection against narrow cuts under 50 mm at walls and corners. The engine suggests safer layout origins. If you see a warning, change the preset or agree the scheme with your tiler before ordering materials.

A new report is required when geometry changes: wall length, openings, floor outline. Changing tile color or grout for already paid geometry does not consume another report.

Budget & expenses

To compare contractor quotes with real receipts, catch upward rounding on bags and boxes, and keep the family budget on track. Project analytics show where money went — materials, labor, delivery.

In the app open Expenses → list or categories. Create a renovation project, then add entries with date, amount, and category. CSV import is available in the import section.

Contractor directory

Directory partners are checked against the Belarus taxpayer registry (UNP). To list your crew, choose the directory plan on Pricing — after payment an admin reviews your listing.

Support

Current Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari with JavaScript enabled. The canvas editor needs reasonable device memory. On slow 3G, math runs locally; internet is needed to save and export PDFs.

Wait up to 5 minutes after returning from bePaid and refresh the planner page. If the credit is still missing, contact support with payment date, amount, and account email.

Use the Contact form on this site. We reply on business days; mark urgent billing issues in the subject. Legal docs — privacy and payment terms — are in the site footer.

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