Measure Roof Area

The highest point of a roof.

Measure roof area.

To find the pitch of your roof you ll first. In the united states a run of 12 inches 1 foot is used and pitch is measured as the rise of the roof over 12 inches. To calculate the area of your roof first you ll need to calculate the pitch of it. The pitch is the steepness of the roof.

X ceiling width 12 meters. Front of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. To calculate the roof area if you have a seat roof. The run always remains.

Run the distance from the outside edge of a perimeter stud wall to the center of the house. Measuring your roof from the ground 1. First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line. For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.

Measure the width and length of each side of the roof. Stretch your tape measure along the walls from end to end. Calculate the pitch of the roof. L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet.

Roof pitch is measured by rise run rise the distance from the top of a stud wall to the peak of the roof. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle. Find the length and width of the building s exterior walls. Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end.

Y 6 meters from ceiling to ceiling where the roof sides meet. Use a pitch. Climb to the top of your roof. Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.