High pitched roofs often need extra fasteners and their pitch can be as high as 21 12.
Square area of roof with 9 12 pitch.
1square of roofing covers 100 square feet of roof a bundle is 1.
To accurately calculate the area of your roof you must first determine its slope or pitch.
Roof pitch is a determining factor for cost of the roof as well as the roof area and the type of materials used.
Roof is 6 12 pitch and measures at 2 400 square feet so 2400 x 1 12 2 688 2 88 sqs added for pitch.
A 12 in 12 pitch is a steep 45 degree angle roof.
The first step in a free roofing estimate is measuring the roof dimensions.
A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area.
Image 1 12 to 12 12 roof pitch 7 12 pitch.
Add 1 then take the square root.
So keeping with our roof pitch of 4 this gives us 1 9.
Adding 1 gives us 1 1 9 10 9 then taking the square root gives us about 1 0541.
100 1 054 105 4ft 2.
You can also calculate roof pitch even without using a roof slope calculator.
Tips on measuring for roofing.
If this isn t practical then perform the same measurement on the underside of the roof.
You will need to express this size in terms of square feet.
Roof pitch degree table.
These roofs have a pitch less than 4 12.
Get your roof size by using this roof pitch calculator.
They have a pitch ranging from 4 12 to 9 12.
Thus a moderate 6 in 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 6 inches vertically for every 12 horizontal inches it runs.
Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.
See the image below for more explanation on rise run and pitch.
For example a 4 12 pitch roof that is 100 square feet.
A moderate 6 in 12 roof pitch means the roof rises 6 inches for every 12 horizontal inches it runs.
However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.
Keep in mind that the average size of a roof is 1 700 square feet so your total will likely be 10 higher or lower than this figure.
We included a roof pitch chart below the 7 12 example image and the calculator below that.
For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.
Multipliers for common roof pitches that can be used to find the total area of a roof.
Pitch multiplier 0 12 1.
Roof pitch area multipliers.
Conventional roofs are the easiest to construct and you can walk on them safely.