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State Farm Estimatics Exam | 100% CORRECT ANSWERs
Question 1: Removal of shingles estimate for the actual number
of squares (not square feet). No estimating or rounding
CORRECT ANSWER : Removal is always the exact number of
squares.
Question 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
CORRECT ANSWER : x1.10 for composite, x1.15 for wood,
round up to nearest bundle (3 bundles per SQ for composite, 4 bundles per SQ for wood).
Question 3: What do wood shingle estimates always end with?
CORRECT ANSWER : fourths. .25, .5, .75, .00
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Question 4: What do composite shingle estimates always end
with?
CORRECT ANSWER : thirds. .33, .66, .00
Question 5: Calculating Hip Roofs
CORRECT ANSWER : get main body first. extensions second.
Question 6: 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
Question 7: When calculating extensions on a hip roof
CORRECT ANSWER : don't count for the triangle, but don't
forget the two parallelograms remaining (there is a good chance they are identical)
Question 8: When calculating the main body
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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
Question 9: 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)
Question 10: Do you round when removing a roof?
CORRECT ANSWER : No, removal is always the exact number
Question 11: What calculations can you use to replace?
CORRECT ANSWER : x1.10 for composite, x1.15 for wood,
.33 for composite, .25 for wood
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Question 12: "drop and roll"
CORRECT ANSWER : the method for estimating carpet
Question 13: How wide are carpet rolls?
CORRECT ANSWER : 12 feet
Question 14: 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!
Question 15: It is ok to change the way carpet seams are run in a
house