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Estimates

Add a room mid-estimate

Press ⌘N to add a room directly on the estimate canvas, or ask Wave in chat. Name it inline and start adding line items.

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Realized mid-estimate that you missed a room? There are two ways to add one: do it yourself on the estimate canvas, or ask Wave in chat.

Add a room on the canvas

Press ⌘N (Ctrl+N), or use the command palette (⌘K / Ctrl+K) and search for the add-room action. A new room section appears with its name ready to edit inline: type the name and press Enter (Esc cancels).

From there, add line items yourself (press N for a new line item) or keep working in chat.

Ask Wave in chat

Describe the room and what happened to it. Including rough details in the same message speeds things up:

"I missed an area. Can we add the laundry room? It's 8 feet by 6 feet."

Wave asks a few targeted questions about the room, then builds it out on the canvas with priced line items, the same way it scoped the original rooms. The estimate total updates as the room fills in.

Which path to use

  • Canvas (⌘N) when you just need an empty section to place items in yourself.
  • Chat when you want Wave to scope and price the room for you.

Rooms in multi-unit losses

If the loss spans multiple units, tell Wave which unit the new room belongs to ("the kitchen and bath are in Unit 2B"). Rooms group under unit headers with per-unit subtotals. See Multi-unit estimates.

Good to know

  • New rooms can be renamed any time; double-click the room title. See Rename a room.
  • Drag a room header to change room order. The General section stays pinned at the top. See Reorder rooms and line items.
  • Adding a room is undoable on the canvas with ⌘Z (Ctrl+Z).

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