Impartial. Defensible. Trusted. GES provides Xactimate estimates, scope reviews, valuation reports, and expert witness testimony for property damage claims — built on 20+ years of field experience, not theory.
“Residential water losses to multi-million dollar commercial fire litigation”
A property damage estimate is not a quote — it is evidence. Mediators read it. Opposing experts pick it apart. Judges weigh it. We write every scope so it holds up the moment it stops being one party's working document and starts being the other party's exhibit.
That is the standard we hold ourselves to on every file — residential or commercial, $8,000 or $8,000,000.
Every estimate is built to withstand scrutiny. Field-grounded scopes, line-item discipline, and supporting documentation that holds up in arbitration, appraisal, and court.
Xactimate Level 3 Certified. IICRC Certified Firm with recognized credentials across Water, Fire, Mold, and Applied Structural Drying — credentials carriers, attorneys, and public adjusters recognize on sight.
Most estimates returned in days, not weeks. We move at the pace of the file without cutting the corners that invite later challenge.
The question isn't whether your estimator is good. It's whether they're complete.
Does your estimator have hands-on construction experience and Xactimate Level 3 certification?
Are they part of an IICRC Certified Firm with recognized industry certifications?
Do they bring twenty years across residential, commercial, and catastrophe losses — along with experience reviewing labor logs, invoices, and business profitability for general contractors and restoration companies?
Have they made dispute resolution recommendations — weighing repair costs against expert and litigation costs — with the ability to move claims toward resolution instead of endless back and forth?
That combination is rare. If your current team has it, keep them. If not, that is where we come in. We have the ability to think ten steps ahead on day one — avoiding what's unnecessary while being fully prepared for it if it comes.
From single-family water losses to multi-million dollar commercial reconstructions — one team, one standard, every file.
Large-loss commercial, multi-trade reconstructions, and high-value residential where most estimators stop reading. We scope the file end-to-end, document every assumption, and stand behind the number.
Mitigation scopes, drying logs, and reconstruction estimates reviewed against IICRC S500.
Structural fire, contents smoke, soot. Emergency board-up through full reconstruction.
Roof, siding, soft-metal, and interior storm damage to manufacturer specs and local code.
IICRC S520-compliant containment, remediation, and reconstruction scopes.
Restaurants, retail, warehouses, manufacturing, infrastructure.
Subrogation scopes documented to evidentiary standard — clean, defensible, written for opposing review by either party.
Independent line-item review of an opposing estimate. We document what was missed, what was overstated, and where the methodology gaps lie.
Industry certifications define the minimum. Field experience defines what's actually required.
An experienced technician or contractor can immediately tell whether a scope reflects real-world conditions or a passed test. They look for drying methodology based on actual conditions, containment aligned with contamination category, and equipment placement that reflects the structure — not a template.
GES is an IICRC Certified Firm. We treat minimum standards as a baseline — one that real losses routinely exceed. We have consulted on method-of-repair disputes across residential, commercial, and government properties, working directly with all parties to develop complex repair methodologies and reach resolution where standards were only the starting point.
Whether the file is a contractor's high-quality work that is poorly documented, or a one-line estimate handed to a carrier or attorney that needs to be built out, clearly scoped, and defensibly communicated — that is our expertise.
Six things every GES estimate carries that most don't. Hover or tap a step to see where it lives in the file.
Field-verified dimensions from photos, drone, or on-site capture — never traced from carrier-supplied numbers.
Xactimate is a tool. Powerful, precise — and only as accurate as the judgment applied to it.
A common failure, even among experienced estimators, is an aggregate that doesn't reflect reality — because labor inefficiencies weren't accounted for, material pricing wasn't adjusted to actual market conditions, or job-specific constraints were overlooked.
A 27-story building with elevator access limitations. A property on an island. A project where every tradesman logs additional daily time beyond what templated line items anticipate.
What we see consistently is disputes centered on a single line item worth a few hundred dollars — while a far more significant portion of the aggregate was never properly accounted for to begin with. Both parties focused on the small disagreement, neither recognizing the larger gap underneath it. The policyholder needs the work completed. The contractor needs to be paid fairly to complete it. That outcome gets lost in a dispute that was never about the real number.
A properly written estimate reduces those disputes — not by winning them, but by making them unnecessary.
We have the knowledge and experience no macro can replicate.
Every line measured. Every surface photographed.Every assumption disclosed and supported.
GES estimates start in the file the same way they end up in evidence — verified, not assumed. That is the difference our credentials buy you.
Six audiences. One bar. Scroll to see how the work changes shape for each.
We exist to write the right scope, not the convenient one. Carriers use GES when a file needs an estimate that will hold up in appraisal, mediation, or litigation — and when their internal team is at capacity.
Plaintiff or defense, first-party or third-party — we produce estimates and reports built for evidentiary use, with experts who can sit a deposition, write a Rule 26 report, and testify at trial.
Public adjusters engage GES when a file needs scopes returned quickly, documented to carrier standard, and built to withstand opposing review. We close the technical gaps that slow resolution.
Restoration and reconstruction contractors use GES as their outsourced estimating department — pricing every job to Xactimate, freeing field crews to do the work and project managers to manage it.
Multi-family, HOA, commercial property managers use GES to document losses across their portfolio — fast, consistent, and aligned to whatever carrier or owner requires the report.
Homeowners engage GES when a settlement number warrants independent verification — what was actually damaged, what it actually costs to make whole, and how the scope is supported by methodology.
An estimate submitted as evidence will be read by someone whose job is to find what's wrong with it.
Every line item will be questioned. Every methodology challenged. Every undisclosed assumption becomes a source of challenge.
GES estimates are built with that moment in mind from the first item documented. Methodology disclosed. Assumptions supported. Scope documented to evidentiary standard.
Our principal has been deposed and has supported appraisal proceedings through resolution. We write estimates so scrutiny has nothing to work with — not by winning arguments, but by removing the basis for them through properly documented files with accurate details presented in unambiguous context.
Attention to detail and accurate facts win positions. Not smoke and mirrors.
Accepted as an estimating expert in jurisdictions across the country.
Reports written to evidentiary standard, with full methodology and exhibits.
Direct examination, cross-examination, and rebuttal — calm under fire.
Umpire and party-appointed appraiser engagements on first-party claims.
Four distinct service levels — from rapid-turnaround documentation to litigation-ready expert review. Each tier delivers managed quality with QA before delivery.
Fast, accurate, and defensible entry-level documentation.
$175 flat for sketch + data entry bundle · Same day
Contractors · PAs · High-Volume IAs
Full Xactimate estimates by certified estimators, properly scoped.
Residential & light commercial · 1–4 day turnaround
Contractors · PAs · Adjusters
Complex losses, large files, and multi-trade scopes — certified at the highest level.
Large losses · 1% of estimate for $200K+ files
PAs · Attorneys · Complex Claims
When the outcome carries legal or financial weight, Joseph is your expert.
Joseph’s time only · Retainer available · By appointment
Attorneys · Carriers · High-Stakes Claims
Custom volume pricing and retainers available. Email estimates@gesestimates.com to discuss your file mix.
Complete our secure intake form with your loss details, photos, measurements, and any carrier correspondence. Takes less than 3 minutes.
Our team reviews the file, confirms scope, and gives you a firm timeframe for delivery. You hear back from a real estimator — not a queue, not a portal, not a sales rep.
Defensible Xactimate estimate, delivered on the timeframe we committed to. No hidden fees, no surprise add-ons, no boilerplate language we can’t back up.
“Joseph is the real deal. I can easily communicate esoteric details with him, he get's what I need before I finish explaining. He knows how to write every type of estimate. I trust him to prepare challenging, detailed estimates exactly how I want them done and he doesn't disappoint. And he works fast.”
“Joseph increased my bottom line by 30% vs employing my own estimator. Turn around is fast and he's willing to do whatever it takes to get you paid what you should on every job. I highly recommend their services.”
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