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Selections & allowances.

A clearer view of the decisions, details, and dollars behind your project.

Use Team LINEA’s selection and allowance tracker to organize your choices and compare them with your budget. Preview the sample below, then download your own copy and the step-by-step guide.

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See what’s inside

One place for the details.

These previews show sample information only. Example amounts are for illustration, not project estimates.

Pending selection

Kitchen / Lighting

Allowance
$2,500
Projected installed cost
$1,851
Remaining
$649

Approved selection

Primary bath / Tile

Allowance
$4,000
Approved installed cost
$2,810
Remaining
$1,190
AllowancesStart with a budget for each category.
Sample Allowances sheet in the LINEA tracker, showing category budgets and calculated selection totals.
Allowances sheet · Select the image to view it full-size.
SelectionsTrack the choice, installed cost, and decision status.
Sample Selections sheet in the LINEA tracker, showing item information, cost components, and selection status.
Selections sheet · Select the image to view it full-size.

Getting started

Make it your own.

  1. Save a working copy. Keep the original download as a clean starting point.
  2. Set your allowances. Enter each room/category budget once. Keep those labels identical on both sheets and edit the yellow cells.
  3. Add each selection. Include quantity × unit cost, plus tax, delivery, installation, and builder markup as dollar amounts.
  4. Keep decisions current. Pending uses estimated cost; Approved uses confirmed installed cost; Replaced is excluded from totals. Resolve any Input review warnings.

Review scope and pricing with your project team. This organizing tool does not replace a project-specific estimate or agreement.

First-page preview of the LINEA tracker instructions. Open the PDF to read the complete guide.Read the complete PDF guide

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