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Remodeling Allowance Tracker

Compare remodeling allowances with client selections. Keep pending items visible and print a clear summary of overages and savings.

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Keep selections inside the budget
Start with the sample rows or replace them. Leave a selection price blank until the item is chosen; enter 0 only for a confirmed zero cost.
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Client selection summary
Total allowances
$4,500.00
Net selected-item difference
$300.00
2 selections still pending. Positive differences are over allowance; negative differences are savings.
Project: ________________
Use the same tax, delivery, and installation basis for allowance and selection prices.

Vanity and top
Allowance: $1,800.00 | Selection: $2,100.00 | Difference: $300.00

Plumbing fixtures
Allowance: $1,200.00 | Selection: Not selected | Difference: Pending

Tile materials
Allowance: $1,500.00 | Selection: Not selected | Difference: Pending

Total allowances: $4,500.00
Net difference on selected items: $300.00
Projected selections total (pending items held at allowance): $4,800.00
Selections still pending: 2

This tracks selection costs only. Review any added labor, markup, and payment changes separately before approval.

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Track decisions without losing the budget

Enter each allowance from the proposal. When the client picks an item, add its actual selection cost. Leave that field blank while the decision is pending; a blank is not a free fixture.

Use the same basis on both sides. A material-only allowance should be compared with a material-only selection price. If tax and delivery are included in the allowance, include them in the selection cost too.

How the difference is calculated

The difference for a selected item is its cost minus its allowance. A $2,100 vanity against a $1,800 allowance is $300 over. An unselected $1,200 fixture allowance remains pending, with no assumed savings.

The projected total holds pending items at their allowance amounts and adds the known differences. It is a working forecast, not a final invoice. The summary shows the remaining selection count so no one mistakes it for a closed budget.

Turn a selection into a documented decision

Share the worksheet when a selection changes the budget. Record the chosen model, supplier, finish, and delivery expectations in the item name or your project records.

An upgrade can change installation labor as well as material cost. Review that labor, any agreed markup, and the payment terms separately. Use a change order when the agreed contract amount or scope needs to change.

Questions

Are pending selections counted as savings?+

No. They remain at their original allowance in the projected total until you enter a selection cost.

Is this a final amount to charge the client?+

No. It tracks selection cost differences. Added labor, markup, tax treatment, and contract terms may affect the final approved change.

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