Allowances & Selections

Research products, compare options, and track finish selections against your budget.

• What Are Construction Allowances? — Definition of allowances, why they matter, and common categories like fixtures, tile, and appliances.
• Creating an Allowance — Step-by-step guide to linking an allowance to a budget line item, setting scope, and naming.
• Adding Product Selections — How to add product options with URLs, prices, quantities, and images for comparison.
• Choosing a Selection and Understanding Variance — How to mark a selection as chosen and what the variance means for your budget.
• The Allowance Dashboard — Reading the summary bar, category cards, progress bars, and variance warning banner.
• Exporting Your Selection Summary — How to generate a selection summary for bank draw packets or to share with your partner.
• Managing Allowances and Selections — Mark a Budget line as an allowance, add the items you must choose, compare product options, choose one per item, and read the totals honestly.