State Farm Estimatics
Removal of shingles Correct Answer: estimate for the actual number of squares (not square
feet). No estimating or rounding
Replacement of shingles Correct Answer: a) Include waste in the calculation
-10% - Composite
-15% - wood
b) Round up to the nearest bundle
-Assume 3 bundles per SQ for composite shingles
-Assume 4 bundles per SQ for wood
What do wood shingle estimates always end with? Correct Answer: fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00
What do composite shingle estimates always end with? Correct Answer: thirds. .33, .66, .00
Calculating Hip Roofs Correct Answer: get main body first. extensions second.
Hip roof triangular ends Correct Answer: are calculated when the main roof is calculated b/c a
triangle is accounted for that didn't actually exist
When calculating extensions on a hip roof Correct Answer: don't count for the triangle, but don't
forget the two parrallelograms remaining (there is a good chance they are identical)
When calculating the main body Correct Answer: Don't assume that you can just find one side
of a roof and double it. Why? the rafters might be different lengths
How do you find the height of a hip roof? Correct Answer: the height of the triangle is equal to
the length of the rafter that is forming the parallelogram
(only true if the pitch of the roof is identical and the angles on the hip roof are 90 degrees)
Do you round when removing a roof? Correct Answer: No, removal is always the exact number
What calculations can you use to replace? Correct Answer: x1.10 for composite
x1.15 for wood
.33 for composite
.25 for wood
"drop and roll" Correct Answer: the method for estimating carpet
How wide are carpet rolls? Correct Answer: 12 feet
What carpet allowance must you make in estimates? Correct Answer: You must add an
additional 3" for length. If you forget this, then you get the question wrong!
, It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house Correct Answer: False
How do you calculate the removal of carpet Correct Answer: It is the actual square footage
What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common? Correct Answer:
they both are the actual square footage
Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things? Correct Answer: Carpet (Not carpet
pad), need to add waste
Shingles
Vinyl sheath flooring
How much square footage is it to move and replace the carpet pad? Correct Answer: The
answer: square footage
To calculate floor removal: Correct Answer: divide up into squares/rectangles and determine
specific amount to be removed
To calculate replacement of floor: Correct Answer: 1) notice seams in flooring
2) drop and roll a 12' roll of carpet
3) add 3" to length (.25)
To calculate linear feet of trusses Correct Answer: 1) are they installed 24" of center?
2) convert 24" to feet
3) length of roof (30ft) / 2ft = 15 (the number of trusses)
4) Add 1 for the truss not yet accounted for: 30/2 = 15. Then 15 +1 = 16. 16 trusses
How much would it cost to replace the linear feet of truss on this roof? Correct Answer: (total
number of trusses) X (width of roof w/out overhangs) = linear feet of roof trusses
What section of a truss are you using to calculate linear feet? Correct Answer: the bottom
chord...which does not include the overhangs
How thick are stud walls? Correct Answer: 4 inches
How do you calculate the painting of walls and ceiling? Correct Answer: You will always have
3 measurements
Baseboards are linear feet Correct Answer: Just add up the length of the walls (openings only
matter if they are larger than 3'0 x 6'8" or 20.01)
Category Code (Xactimate) Correct Answer: similar to trade breakdown (DRY = Drywall, RFG
- roofing, etc.)
Removal of shingles Correct Answer: estimate for the actual number of squares (not square
feet). No estimating or rounding
Replacement of shingles Correct Answer: a) Include waste in the calculation
-10% - Composite
-15% - wood
b) Round up to the nearest bundle
-Assume 3 bundles per SQ for composite shingles
-Assume 4 bundles per SQ for wood
What do wood shingle estimates always end with? Correct Answer: fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00
What do composite shingle estimates always end with? Correct Answer: thirds. .33, .66, .00
Calculating Hip Roofs Correct Answer: get main body first. extensions second.
Hip roof triangular ends Correct Answer: are calculated when the main roof is calculated b/c a
triangle is accounted for that didn't actually exist
When calculating extensions on a hip roof Correct Answer: don't count for the triangle, but don't
forget the two parrallelograms remaining (there is a good chance they are identical)
When calculating the main body Correct Answer: Don't assume that you can just find one side
of a roof and double it. Why? the rafters might be different lengths
How do you find the height of a hip roof? Correct Answer: the height of the triangle is equal to
the length of the rafter that is forming the parallelogram
(only true if the pitch of the roof is identical and the angles on the hip roof are 90 degrees)
Do you round when removing a roof? Correct Answer: No, removal is always the exact number
What calculations can you use to replace? Correct Answer: x1.10 for composite
x1.15 for wood
.33 for composite
.25 for wood
"drop and roll" Correct Answer: the method for estimating carpet
How wide are carpet rolls? Correct Answer: 12 feet
What carpet allowance must you make in estimates? Correct Answer: You must add an
additional 3" for length. If you forget this, then you get the question wrong!
, It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house Correct Answer: False
How do you calculate the removal of carpet Correct Answer: It is the actual square footage
What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common? Correct Answer:
they both are the actual square footage
Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things? Correct Answer: Carpet (Not carpet
pad), need to add waste
Shingles
Vinyl sheath flooring
How much square footage is it to move and replace the carpet pad? Correct Answer: The
answer: square footage
To calculate floor removal: Correct Answer: divide up into squares/rectangles and determine
specific amount to be removed
To calculate replacement of floor: Correct Answer: 1) notice seams in flooring
2) drop and roll a 12' roll of carpet
3) add 3" to length (.25)
To calculate linear feet of trusses Correct Answer: 1) are they installed 24" of center?
2) convert 24" to feet
3) length of roof (30ft) / 2ft = 15 (the number of trusses)
4) Add 1 for the truss not yet accounted for: 30/2 = 15. Then 15 +1 = 16. 16 trusses
How much would it cost to replace the linear feet of truss on this roof? Correct Answer: (total
number of trusses) X (width of roof w/out overhangs) = linear feet of roof trusses
What section of a truss are you using to calculate linear feet? Correct Answer: the bottom
chord...which does not include the overhangs
How thick are stud walls? Correct Answer: 4 inches
How do you calculate the painting of walls and ceiling? Correct Answer: You will always have
3 measurements
Baseboards are linear feet Correct Answer: Just add up the length of the walls (openings only
matter if they are larger than 3'0 x 6'8" or 20.01)
Category Code (Xactimate) Correct Answer: similar to trade breakdown (DRY = Drywall, RFG
- roofing, etc.)
