State Farm Estimatics Questions and Answers Latest Update 2023/2024 (Graded A+)

What do wood shingle estimates always end with?: fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00 4. What do composite shingle estimates always end with?: thirds. .33, .66, .005. Calculating Hip Roofs: get main body first. extensions second. 6. Hip roof triangular ends: are calculated when the main roof is calculated b/c a triangle is accounted for that didn't actually exist 7. When calculating extensions on a hip roof: don't count for the triangle, but don't forget the two parrallelograms remaining (there is a good chance they are identical) 8. When calculating the main body: Don't assume that you can just find one sideof a roof and double it. Why? the rafters might be different lengths 9. How do you find the height of a hip roof?: 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) 10. Do you round when removing a roof?: No, removal is always the exact number 11. What calculations can you use to replace?: x1.10 for composite x1.15 for wood .33 for composite .25 for wood 12. "drop and roll": the method for estimating carpet 13. How wide are carpet rolls?: 12 feet 14. What carpet allowance must you make in estimates?: You must add an additional 3" for length. If you forget this, then you get the question wrong! 15. It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house: False 2 / 9 16. How do you calculate the removal of carpet: It is the actual square footage 17. What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common?: they both are the actual square footage 18. Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things?: Carpet (Not carpet pad), need to add waste Shingles Vinyl sheath flooring 19. How much square footage is it to move and replace the carpet pad?: Theanswer: square footage 20. To calculate floor removal:: divide up into squares/rectangles and determinespecific amount to be removed 21. To calculate replacement of floor:: 1) notice seams in flooring 2) drop and roll a 12' roll of carpet 3) add 3" to length (.25) 22. To calculate linear feet of trusses: 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 trusse23. How much would it cost to replace the linear feet of truss on this roof?- : (total number of trusses) X (width of roof w/out overhangs) = linear feet of roof trusses 24. What section of a truss are you using to calculate linear feet?: the bottomchord...which does not include the overhangs 25. How thick are stud walls?: 4 inches 26. How do you calculate the painting of walls and ceiling?: You will always have 3 measurements 27. Baseboards are linear feet: Just add up the length of the walls (openings onlmatter if they are larger than 3'0 x 6'8" or 20.01) 28. Category Code (Xactimate): similar to trade breakdown (DRY = Drywall, RFG- roofing, etc.) 29. Selector Code (Identifies a specific item within a category): 1/2 = 1/2" drywall, hung, taped floated ready for paint; P = paint - one coat; P2 = paint - two coats 3 / 9 30. Quality/ Size Ratings: ++ Premium Grade + High Grade Average Grade - Standard Grade (Standard grade is below avg) or refers to size 31. This is a 3x5 vinyl window, how much would it cost to replace?: Do the math, find its a 15sf window, look up the grade, find the correct size, botta bing 32. Xactimate descriptions are "general" or average.: False. They are extremely specific. they are literal. If its in there, then its in there. If its not listed, then its noin there. don't assume!! 33. There are this many squares (41.6) to remove. How much is the removal cost?: Look at price list under "remove" and multiple by that number (31.18): 41.6x 31.18 = 1297.088 34. How will they try to trick me in the pricelist?: The line will have some information that is either supposed to be there, or not supposed to be there. It's literal. don't let them trip me up! 35. Trapezoid: [(Base1 + Base 2) / 2] x Height 36. Triangle: 1/2 (base x height) 37. Circle: PAI-r-squared (r squared first, then multiply by PAI) 38. Rectangle: base x height 39. What size door (any opening) do we deduct for?: 3'0" x 6'8" 40. What is the square footage of a 3'0x6'8" door?: 20.01 41. Where do we take a measurements from on an opening?: inside jamb to inside jamb 42. What are out of the other ordinary openings?: fireplace/mantle, back splash, bookcase, garage door 43. Opening?: A place there is no trim. Only deduct for 3/0x6/8 44. When estimating doors: include the door (and all related items) to