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allowance

An allowance is a pre-defined sum of money set aside in the construction contract for items which have not been specified in the construction contract. It is often the case that the allowance amount may not adequately cover homeowner expectations for a particular item; for this reason it is strongly recommend that the construction contract contain as few allowances as possible.

References - allowance

See the following for additional allowance information:

• Renovation: Completely Revised and Updated R.S. Means Company; 2 edition, August 2002, Donald Reynolds and RS Means , ISBN 876296584
• Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes Taunton Press; 3 Rev Upd edition, December 2005, Michael Litchfield, ISBN 1561585882
• Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid Taunton Press, December 2003, George Nash, ISBN 1561585351
• Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Text Sterling, January 2008, Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier, ISBN 1402736282
• Carpentry Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 6 edition, January 2003, Mark Feirer, John Feirer, ISBN 007822702X

Service Professionals that can help with allowance issues

• Design Build Contractor
• Real Estate Lawyer
• Architect
• Landscape Architect
• General Contractor

Common projects involving allowance

• Remodel Home
• Add On to Home

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