Parts of a Roof
The horizontal line at the very top of the roof where two sloping roof planes meet.
What is Ridge?
SOA
(or SAO?)
What is Signature Of Agreement?
RCV
What is Replacement Cost Value? (or Recoverable Cash Value)
This refers to the decrease in value of a property over time due to age, normal wear and tear, and obsolescence. This is the portion of the money that is initially withheld by the insurance company, and paid out later, when proof of the completed repair is provided to the insurer.
What is Depreciation?
This refers to a host of software available to you as part of your company email account that includes Drive, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Calendar and more.
What is Google Suite?
A narrow, L-shaped metal flashing installed along the eaves and rakes to direct water into the gutters and prevent it from running down the fascia board or wicking back onto the decking.
What is drip edge?
CTI
What is Check Turn In?
ACV
What is Actual Cash Value? (This is the total amount of the Claim, less the homeowner's deductible and any depreciation that is being withheld.)
The specific event or cause of a loss or damage to property.
What is Peril?
This refers to application used to store and organize all Customer and Job details, communications, photos, and documents.
What is JobNimbus?
The lower edge of the roof that typically overhangs the exterior walls of the house, helping to direct water away from the foundation.
What is Eave?
JTI
What is Job Turn In?
PWI
What is Paid When Incurred?
This refers to a request for additional funds submitted to the insurance company after an initial claim estimate has been made or an initial payment has been issued.
What is Supplement?
This refers to the software used to track Door Knocking, Lead, and Sales Statistics.
What is Sales Rabbit?
A water-resistant barrier (felt paper or synthetic material) laid over the sheathing (decking) before the final roof covering is installed. It provides a secondary line of defense against moisture in case water penetrates the top layer.
What is underlayment?
WO and MO
What is Work Order and Material Order?
DOL
What is Date of Loss? (or DOD, Date of Discovery)
<This refers to depreciation that insurance withholds, and will NOT be paid out, even when repairs are completed.>
What is <Non-Recoverable Depreciation>?
This app is included in your Google Suite and is primarily used for communication with coworkers and leaders.
What is Google Chat?
A vertical board that runs along the eave line, typically covering the ends of the rafters. Gutters are often attached to this board.
AR
FRR
What is.. FULL ROOF REPLACEMENT!! WOO HOO!!!
This refers to the process of removing a shingle or small piece of siding to be sent out for identification, or the name of the company that performs the product identification.
What is ITEL?
This refers to a number of magical technologies that process information at unfathomable speeds to get answers to nearly any insurance related question you can think of.
What is AI, Chat GPT, etc?. Just be careful to check the source, even AI gets things wrong.