State Farm Estimatics exam Q&A with complete solution
1. Removal of shingles: estimate for the actual number of squares (not square
feet). No estimating or rounding
2. Replacement of shingles: 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
3. 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, .00
5. 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 side
of 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
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 com-
mon?: they both are the actual square footage
18. Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things?: Carpet (Not carpet
, State Farm Estimatics exam Q&A with complete solution
pad), need to add waste
Shingles
Vinyl sheath flooring
1. Removal of shingles: estimate for the actual number of squares (not square
feet). No estimating or rounding
2. Replacement of shingles: 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
3. 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, .00
5. 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 side
of 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
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 com-
mon?: they both are the actual square footage
18. Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things?: Carpet (Not carpet
, State Farm Estimatics exam Q&A with complete solution
pad), need to add waste
Shingles
Vinyl sheath flooring
