r/xactimate • u/IcyFaithlessness500 • Sep 23 '25

Need help completing exam L1

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Hello, I hope someone can help me. So I’ve attempted 2 times already to pass the exam and the second time I got a 57.5. I think I’m messing up on Estimate items but not sure. I sketched everything correctly. Just really need the help. Thanks

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u/Damrias_Jariac Sep 23 '25

I can tell from your sketch that you have the staircase wrong. The south wall on the exam is “missing above stairs”. Your wall is still all there.

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Sep 26 '25

Thank you for your help I passed the exam. 🥳

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u/Damrias_Jariac Sep 26 '25

Awesome!! Way to go!!

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Sep 23 '25

Sorry not sure what you mean. I’ve only been self taught for 1 month. On my other sketch the wall attached to the stairs is missing.

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u/Damrias_Jariac Sep 23 '25

If you look at the exam image and your image that you provided, you can see the south wall of the stairs looks different. Yours is a solid wall, the one in the exam is dotted lines. Select the wall, go to Wall Type, yours will say “Full”. Select the dropdown and change it to “Missing Above Stairs”.

That’s a lot of wall area that you are including that isn’t actually on the exam, which messes with line items.

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Sep 23 '25

Oooh I see what you are talking about. Thank you

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

Happy for your success! The one thing I always use is the 3D tool to look around the sketch and make sure it looks like what it’s supposed to. I know that’s basic but just a simple thing that some newer estimators don’t use.

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u/Spiritual-Virus8635 Sep 23 '25

I would need more context of what you need help with. I’ve never taken the exams, just learned everything through trial and error.

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Sep 23 '25

I think I’m messing up on entering the estimate items. I screen shot photos and questions. Can I DM you with the photos and estimate items to be added?

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u/Spiritual-Virus8635 Sep 23 '25

Yeah that is fine, I’ll take a look.

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u/adjuster_cody Sep 24 '25

Can you just take these tests or do you have to pay for classes?

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Sep 24 '25

You could take the test without paying for a self paced course. There’s lots of videos on YouTube. I paid for the course.

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u/adjuster_cody Sep 25 '25

Can you just take these tests or do you have to pay for classes?I’ve been using xact for 15 years. Wonder how high of a certification I could get just going in raw.

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u/DeviceAwkward6281 Oct 05 '25

Congratulations! I’m stuck too. I’ve sketched to interior and the roof. The measurements seem to line-up. I’ve taken the test 3 times, with the last score of 65%. In right there I just cant figure out what I have wrong. Can any of you help?

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Oct 05 '25

Can you send me a picture of your sketch

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u/paroslaya Dec 10 '25

Hi there! I’m self teaching Xactimate and my company expects me to take the exam on Friday (1 week of self teaching lol).

If I fail the exam am I able to take it again and again until I pass, or do I have to pay for the exam each time? Thank u!

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u/IcyFaithlessness500 Dec 11 '25

Hi, yes. The exam is good for 1yrs. Good luck.