Home inventory list for insurance
List what you own room by room, with values, serial numbers and photos, so a claim after a fire, flood or burglary starts from a record instead of memory.
Your inventory is empty.
Add your first item with the form, load the example, or import a CSV file you saved earlier.
Making an inventory an insurer can use
Go room by room, including the garage, shed and loft, and start with what would be hardest to replace or prove: electronics, furniture, jewellery, tools, bikes and instruments. For each item note what you would pay to replace it, when you bought it and any serial or model number, which is usually on a label on the back or underneath. A photo of the item, and of its label, helps more than a long description.
The total helps you check that your contents cover is not set too low. Insurers differ in what they want after a loss, so ask yours what records they accept; receipts and photos usually count for a lot.
Keep a copy away from home. A list that burns with the house is no use. Export CSV gives a spreadsheet file of every item (without photos) to email to yourself or save to a cloud drive; Import CSV adds items back from it, so you can also move the list to a new device. Print makes a room-by-room record with subtotals, with photos if you choose.
Questions
Is my inventory uploaded anywhere?
No. Items and photos are saved in this browser's IndexedDB storage on this device and nowhere else. That also means there is no backup unless you export one.
Why are photos not in the CSV?
CSV is plain text for spreadsheets and cannot hold pictures. Keep the original photos in your photo library or print the inventory with photos included.
Can I open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets?
Yes. The columns are Room, Item, Value, Purchase date, Serial or model and Notes. Edit it there and import it here again; files with similar column names import too.