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Estimate Types

Estimate a multi-unit loss

Scope apartments, condos and townhomes in one estimate. Tell Wave which unit each room belongs to, and the Estimates tab and PDF group everything by unit.

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When a loss spans multiple units (apartments, condos, townhomes), you can scope the whole job in a single estimate. Wave groups the rooms by unit so the estimate and the report stay easy to read.

Assign rooms to units

  1. Ask Wave for the estimate as usual, from the command box on Home or in the job's chat, and describe the loss.
  2. As you scope each room, tell Wave which unit it belongs to. Something like "the kitchen and bath are in Unit 2B" is enough.
  3. You can also assign units after scoping. Just tell Wave in the job's chat which rooms go with which unit.

That is all it takes. There is no separate multi-unit mode to turn on.

How the Estimates tab changes

  • Rooms are grouped under unit headers, with a subtotal for each unit.
  • Rooms with the same name in different units are labeled with their unit in the move and copy menus, for example "Kitchen (Unit 2B)". You always know which kitchen you are moving lines into.

How the report changes

The exported PDF groups line items by unit, with a subtotal per unit. Photos are captioned with both the unit and the room, so an adjuster can match every photo to the right space. See Export reports and Customize reports.

Single-unit estimates are unchanged

Units only appear if you use them. A regular single-property estimate has no unit headers or unit subtotals.

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