The tile is picked, in writing, before the tiler shows up.

A selection is one decision on one job: the kitchen faucet, the main floor tile, the dining room pendant. Give it a category, a description and the date you need the answer by, then add the options.

Each option has a name, a description and what it does to the price: included, plus an amount, or minus an amount. The client sees exactly that, and nothing about your cost.

Every open selection shows in the client’s portal under Selections Needed, with its due date. They tap the option they want, and can change their mind until you approve it.

If they tell you in person, by phone or on paper instead, record it as the client’s choice from the job, with a note. It is kept as theirs, with who recorded it.

Approve the choice and it is locked: the client cannot change it after that, because that is what you are ordering against. Each selection shows where it stands, so you can see at a glance which ones are still waiting on the client.

Approving a selection records the choice. When an upgrade moves the price, write it up as a change order and have the client sign it, so the contract value, the budget and the next progress claim all agree with what was chosen.

Selling a tile allowance? Price each option as what it adds or saves against the allowance. The client sees the difference before anything is ordered, and the signed change order settles it.