State Farm Estimatics Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Removal of shingles | |
(Ans- estimate for the actual number of squares (not square feet). No estimating
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| or rounding
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Replacement of shingles | |
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a) Include waste in the calculation
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| -10% - Composite
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| -15% - wood
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b) Round up to the nearest bundle| | | | |
-Assume 3 bundles per SQ for composite shingles
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| -Assume 4 bundles per SQ for wood
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What do wood shingle estimates always end with?
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| (Ans- fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00
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What do composite shingle estimates always end with?
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| (Ans- thirds. .33, .66, .00
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Calculating Hip Roofs | |
| (Ans- get main body first. extensions second.
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,Hip roof triangular ends
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(Ans- are calculated when the main roof is calculated b/c a triangle is accounted
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| for that didn't actually exist
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When calculating extensions on a hip roof
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(Ans- don't count for the triangle, but don't forget the two parrallelograms
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| remaining (there is a good chance they are identical) | | | | | | | |
When calculating the main body | | | |
(Ans- Don't assume that you can just find one side of a roof and double it. Why?
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| the rafters might be different lengths
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How do you find the height of a hip roof?
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| (Ans- the height of the triangle is equal to the length of the rafter that is
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| forming the parallelogram | |
(only true if the pitch of the roof is identical and the angles on the hip roof are
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| 90 degrees)
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Do you round when removing a roof?
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(Ans- No, removal is always the exact number
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What calculations can you use to replace?
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| (Ans-
x1.10 for composite | |
| x1.15 for wood | |
, .33 for composite
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.25 for wood | |
"drop and roll" | |
(Ans- the method for estimating carpet
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How wide are carpet rolls?
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| (Ans- 12 feet | |
What carpet allowance must you make in estimates?
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| (Ans- You must add an additional 3" for length. If you forget this, then you get
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| the question wrong!
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It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house
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(Ans- False
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How do you calculate the removal of carpet
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| (Ans- It is the actual square footage
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What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common?
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(Ans- they both are the actual square footage
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Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things? | | | | | | |
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Carpet (Not carpet pad), need to add waste
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| Shingles
Questions With Correct Answers
Removal of shingles | |
(Ans- estimate for the actual number of squares (not square feet). No estimating
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| or rounding
|
Replacement of shingles | |
| (Ans-
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?
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| (Ans- fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00
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What do composite shingle estimates always end with?
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| (Ans- thirds. .33, .66, .00
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Calculating Hip Roofs | |
| (Ans- get main body first. extensions second.
| | | | | |
,Hip roof triangular ends
| | |
(Ans- 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
| | | | | |
(Ans- 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 | | | |
(Ans- 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?
| | | | | | | | |
| (Ans- 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
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| 90 degrees)
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Do you round when removing a roof?
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(Ans- No, removal is always the exact number
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What calculations can you use to replace?
| | | | | |
| (Ans-
x1.10 for composite | |
| x1.15 for wood | |
, .33 for composite
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.25 for wood | |
"drop and roll" | |
(Ans- the method for estimating carpet
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How wide are carpet rolls?
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| (Ans- 12 feet | |
What carpet allowance must you make in estimates?
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| (Ans- You must add an additional 3" for length. If you forget this, then you get
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| the question wrong!
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It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house
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(Ans- False
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How do you calculate the removal of carpet
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| (Ans- It is the actual square footage
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What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common?
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(Ans- they both are the actual square footage
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Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things? | | | | | | |
| (Ans-
Carpet (Not carpet pad), need to add waste
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| Shingles
