STATE FARM ESTIMATICS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

STATE FARM ESTIMATICS EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL

EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A

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

Rationale: (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?

No, removal is always the exact number

What calculations can you use to replace?

x1.10 for composite

x1.15 for wood

.33 for composite

.25 for wood

"drop and roll"

the method for estimating carpet

How wide are carpet rolls?

12 feet

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!

It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a house

False

How do you calculate the removal of carpet

It is the actual square footage

What do Removal of carpet & Replacement of carpet pad have in common?

they both are the actual square footage

Xactimate doesn't calculate waste on what three things?

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?

The answer: square footage

To calculate floor removal:

divide up into squares/rectangles and determine specific amount to be removed

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)

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 trusses

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

What section of a truss are you using to calculate linear feet?

the bottom chord...which does not include the overhangs

How thick are stud walls?

4 inches

How do you calculate the painting of walls and ceiling?

You will always have 3 measurements

Baseboards are linear feet

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)

similar to trade breakdown (DRY = Drywall, RFG - roofing, etc.)

Selector Code (Identifies a specific item within a category)