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Last Post 05/21/2011 9:18 PM by  ChuckDeaton
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RandyC
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02/23/2011 1:55 PM

    I just bought a nice digital caliper for this winter storm.  It cost about $75 at home depot.  Now I can document the thickness of rubber roof membrane, metal roofing, and siding.  It has a hold feature on it so if the photo in situ doesn't show up.  I can press hold and move it with the display fixed to where a good close-up photo captures  the info.


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    Jud G.
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    05/19/2011 7:20 PM

    Randy,

    What reference guide are you using to confirm your gauge read-outs?  I am using the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_metal#Gauge

     

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    05/20/2011 9:37 AM
    Keep in mind, when checking metal roofing, that it usually has a coating on each side. Also, my experience is that a micrometer provides more accurate results. Harbor Freight has one for about $20.
    "Prattling on and on about being an ass with experience doesn't make someone experienced. It just makes you an ass." Rod Buvens, Pilot grunt
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    05/20/2011 9:37 AM

     

    "Prattling on and on about being an ass with experience doesn't make someone experienced. It just makes you an ass." Rod Buvens, Pilot grunt
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    Jud G.
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    05/21/2011 8:08 PM
    A micrometer does provide good results. Any caliper or micrometer that will provide a measurement within thousandths of an inch or to the nearest hundredth of a milimeter will help to identify the corresponding gauge.

    For most applications, Xactimate's line item detail containing the four (4) photo guide for metal panels is sufficient. I've discovered on my own that just about everytime I've lined up the panel style with Xactimate's photo samples, the corresponding gauge result was the same.
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    05/21/2011 8:15 PM

    On another note, I realized that some of you may find the caliper or micrometer to be overkill- and it can be.  Yet, if you are a big picture kind of an adjuster trying to sell your figures to a contractor or carrier, this can help you appease some of the most precise of the bean-counter bunch.

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    05/21/2011 9:18 PM
    Occasionally, on a large metal roof, the plans will call for one gauge and a oven baked finish, the actual installation will be a lighter gauge and a air dried finish. A documented, measurement of the thickness of the panel is extremely important and has the potential to change the dollar amount of the claim.

    An inch pound torque wrench can be used to determine whether or not the fasteners were installed to spec.

    X8M has several line items for metal roof panels and any panel weight and finish can be manufactured to any profile.
    "Prattling on and on about being an ass with experience doesn't make someone experienced. It just makes you an ass." Rod Buvens, Pilot grunt
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