Residential Examiner

Designed for:
The Residential Examiner course is a 1-week class focused on teaching file reviewers, desk adjusters, and examiners how to review completed estimates on damaged residential buildings which have been prepared by other adjusters or contractors.

Key Learning Objective:
Classroom discussion focuses on identifying common building materials, resolving scoping issues, and analyzing claim estimates for property claims. While students do not write estimates in this course, real claim estimates are used to help prepare desk adjusters to find common errors made by field adjusters and contractors relating to misidentifying building materials, mistakes in measuring, misapplication of estimating software, and other scoping errors. In addition, attendees will get an introduction to proper water mitigation techniques.

Syllabus:

Introduction
Scoping defined, estimate sequence, diagrams, photographs. 
Construction trades, calculating debris removal, and application of minimum charges.

Interior 
Drywall, textures, paint, paneling, moldings, cabinets, countertops.  
Types of materials and pricing factors.

Doors, Windows, Glass 
Types of materials and pricing factors. 

Flooring 
Wood, carpet, and vinyl. 
Guidelines for drying floors.

Exterior 
Roofing, exterior claddings, fences, insulation. 

Estimate Sequence 
The importance of sorting estimates.

Water Mitigation 101 
Classes and categories of water damage, principles of drying, assessing mitigation invoices. 

Estimating Platforms 101
Key differences in major platforms.