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Prepare the file. Understand the fee.

Free tools for contractors planning an outsourced Xactimate estimate.

Build a practical water mitigation records checklist and explore SaguaroScope's published estimating fees. No email is required. Your tool answers stay in this page.

01 / Organize your records

Water mitigation file preparation.

Select the record groups you have. The tool creates a list of what to gather or clarify before an estimating assignment. It checks your answers, not the actual documents, and does not determine drying methods, safety, reimbursement or service acceptance.

Start with the job.

Job statusFile type

Use the category and its basis recorded by the contractor's qualified field lead. This tool does not assign a water category or class from photographs.

Mark the records you haveProject identity, location and contractor contactRoom-by-room written scope, with included and excluded workMeasurements, quantities and a sketch or diagramReadable, organized photographs tied to affected areasDated moisture / drying records and relevant field notesEquipment identities, counts, locations and placement/removal records—or documentation that none was usedContractor-recorded category/class and its basis, where relevantChanges, unresolved discrepancies and any overlapping reconstruction scope

Include an existing estimate when available. A carrier estimate is not required for defined-scope writing. Missing records do not prevent an initial inquiry; they can affect the accepted scope and delivery target.

Send your file for fit review →Read the full documentation guide

02 / Explore published fees

Xactimate estimating service fee calculator.

These are fees for SaguaroScope's estimating work, not construction prices, mitigation invoice values or insurance payments. Results illustrate the published schedule; the agreement and accepted order control scope, classification and price.

You request F9 Documentation Review. SaguaroScope assigns the documentation level after reviewing the complete file. Clients do not choose between Simple F9 Documentation and Advanced F9 Documentation.

SaguaroScope’s estimating team assigns Simple F9 Documentation or Advanced F9 Documentation after reviewing the complete file. The client does not select the documentation level and cannot require the lower tier. The client may accept or decline the assigned service before work begins.

The entire F9 Documentation fee, including the applicable minimum, is billed after approval. No F9 deposit or handoff minimum is billed before approval.

Carrier Technical Coordination may be available by written Service Order with Simple F9 Documentation or Advanced F9 Documentation. F9 Documentation and Carrier Technical Coordination are separately priced services. Your company reviews and approves every deliverable.

Service to explore

Example workload classification

Estimate + Sketch Only — No F9 Notes. Classification reflects the complete assignment; SaguaroScope confirms the final workload classification. This example is not an automatic entitlement.

Your fee illustration

Choose a service and complete its inputs to see the calculation.

Estimate Only includes one corresponding sketch. Accepted rush work, separately accepted additional work, expenses and any applicable tax are not included in these illustrations. A calculation does not create an order or authorize a charge.

Read the complete pricing and credit rules →

Confirm the service for your file →

Estimate Only: estimate + sketch only, no F9 notes. Roof $179 / $214 / $249; interior $299 / $449 / $599. Simple F9 Documentation uses 10% / 8% / 5%, minimum $399; Advanced F9 Documentation uses 12% / 9% / 6%, minimum $499. Both use progressive brackets on attributable additional carrier-approved RCV only, less an eligible Estimate Only credit. The team assigns the documentation level; the entire F9 fee is billed after approval. Water writing remains $249 / $399 / $649; limited review $149, with separate existing payment rules. See the full pricing page for qualifications.

Understand the result

A few distinctions that matter.

Why can a small water job fall into a higher tier?

Every published ceiling applies. Two rooms with an eight-day documented span exceed Simple's five-day ceiling, so an otherwise eligible file falls into Standard. An individual dimension above Expanded requires a custom quote.

Does every calendar date become an equipment charge?

No. Calendar span helps classify estimating workload. Equipment charges require the actual records, applicable line-item basis and accepted scope. A deployment row is also different from a unit-day calculation.

How do the two credits differ?

The paid water-review credit applies once to qualifying water writing within its 14-day acceptance window. An eligible completed Estimate Only credit applies to a qualifying Simple F9 Documentation or Advanced F9 Documentation upgrade. They are separate rules and cannot be combined as though they were one universal discount.

Can I send an incomplete file?

You can send an initial inquiry with the records available. We identify missing information and confirm the accepted service and delivery target before production. Ongoing drying and incomplete records are not treated as a completed standard water file.

Read the contractor's outsourcing guide →Explore worked scope examples →