How To Measure The Area Of Your Roof

That measurement is the number of inches the roof rises in 12 inches.

How to measure the area of your roof.

Climb to the top of your roof. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. After you ve done this you can click along the outer edge of the roof that you wish to calculate the area for. The answer to this is the total number of squares on your roof for which you need to purchase shingles.

Pitch measurement method 1. Some homes will have roofs with multiple pitches. In the construction industry roofs are measured in squares one square equals 100 square feet. To calculate the roof area if you have a seat roof.

And that s the number you were looking for. And for a roof with a slope of 6 12 that number 1 118 is your roof slope multiplier. The pitch is the steepness of the roof. The highest point of a roof.

Next measure vertically from the 12 inch mark on the level straight up to the underside of the rafter as illustrated below. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle. On a ladder beside the roof place the level a foot or so up the roof hold it level and measure from the 12 inch mark on the level s bottom straight down to the roof. Stretch your tape measure along the walls from end to end.

Y 6 meters from ceiling to ceiling where the roof sides meet. 8 inches and you have an 8 in 12 pitch. First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line. Calculate the pitch of the roof.

Divide the area you calculated in step 4 by 100. Measuring your roof from the ground 1. X ceiling width 12 meters. Back of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m.

Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end. It will also give you the perimeter of the shape of the roof. 1 roof square 100 square feet. Measure the width and length of each side of the roof.

To find the pitch of your roof you ll first. To calculate the area of your roof first you ll need to calculate the pitch of it. Therefore mark off 12 inches on the level and place it down horizontally against the roof rafter. L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet.

Use a pitch. Find the length and width of the building s exterior walls. Each time you add points the area will update and there is a box below that will convert this into acres meters kilometers miles and finally square feet. Take the area of the roof s footprint say it s 5 000 square feet and multiply 5 000 by 1 118.