Xactimate Roofing Waste

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Xactimate roofing waste.

Join us for this webcast in which xactware experts will show you how to get the most value out of this powerful tool. Our estimate includes a waste calculation sheet i created in excel that takes the data from the xactimate roof sketch and calculates the number of squares needed to cover starter cap and the layer of waste under the valley. Set auto calculate roof waste as the default. On the quick entry pad click the item property editor icon to open the item property editor dialog box.

Xactimate has a rate to remove and replace metal valley lining by the linear foot and a rate to remove and replace rolled roofing or ice and water shield valley lining by the square foot. Auto calculate roof waste. Add a roof to the sketch and add an applicable roofing. Add a roof to the sketch and add an applicable roofing item to the estimate.

In the navigation menu on the left in the sketch group click document. In the roof defaults group select the auto calculate roof waste check box. Auto calculate roof waste. Fortunately the roof waste calculation tool in xactimate takes the guesswork out of estimating roofs and provides you with a reliable consistent way to calculate the amount of materials needed to repair roofs.

The xactimate roof estimating course covers roofing construction concepts and how to estimate a roofing loss using xactimate s roof drawing software. You can set xactimate preferences to automatically calculate for roof waste when relevant roofing material is added to the estimate. They used to apply the waste to the replace portio. The only unknown then is scrap.

In the waste list select auto calculate. In the roof defaults group select the auto calculate roof waste check box. On the control center tab click preferences. Recently there have been reports that some of the larger insurance companies have started to use the roof waste tool on all of their estimates.

We then apply a waste to our estimate based upon these calculations. That s because it is the smaller cut up hip roofs that can often have the highest waste percentage. Accurately ordering materials is a pain in the xxxx. In the settings list select profile.

If you find this item to exist on the roof but not in the adjuster s estimate or if it is a code compliance issue and you believe it might be covered you should supplement insurance claim roofing estimates with it. In the past six months i have seen the majority of the insurance adjusters modify their scoping practices methods in a number of different areas relating to roofing.