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Answer formats

The shapes of input Wave understands: choice chips, measurements, ranges, approximations, math in the quantity and price fields, and 'I don't know.'

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Wave is forgiving about how you answer. Talk to it the way you'd talk to a senior tech. This page is a reference for the shapes of input Wave handles.

Choice chips

Many questions come with tap-to-answer chips. Tap one and Wave moves on. Chips are a shortcut, not a limit: if none of them fit, type (or dictate) your own answer instead.

Room measurements

When Wave asks about a room's size, any natural phrasing works:

  • "8 by 10 by 8"
  • "8x10x8"
  • "Eight feet by ten feet, eight-foot ceiling"
  • "About 10 by 12, 8-foot ceiling"

Ranges and approximations

If you're not sure of an exact number, give a range: "somewhere between 8 and 10 feet" or "two or three air movers." Wave makes a reasonable call and keeps moving. Everything stays editable on the canvas afterward.

"I don't know"

Always safe. Wave will either ask something easier to answer or pick a sensible value and continue. You can come back later and fix it.

Math in quantity and price fields

When you edit a line item's quantity or price directly on the estimate canvas, the field accepts arithmetic: type 12*1.5 or 100/4 and Wave computes it on save. See Edit a line item manually.

Loss-specific terms

Wave recognizes standard restoration vocabulary: Cat 1/2/3, air mover, dehu, HEPA, scrubber, negative air, antimicrobial, containment, demo, bagging. You don't need to spell things out; "Cat 2 in the hall bath" parses fine.

Several changes in one message

You can chain requests in a single chat message and Wave handles them in sequence:

  • "Delete the floor protection in the hallway, bump the dehu count to 2, and add a note to the antimicrobial that says 'product on file with the carrier.'"

Name the room

When your request targets a line item inside a specific room, include the room name ("delete the cover register from the hall bathroom"). It saves a clarifying question when more than one room has a similar item.

Your language

You can chat with Wave in your own language, such as Spanish or French, and Wave replies in kind. See Use Wave in your language.

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