Standard Roof Pitch For A Garage

A a roof with a 6 rise for every 12 run has a 6 per foot or 6 in 12 pitch.

Standard roof pitch for a garage.

Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs. So if your roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal length then the pitch of your roof is expressed as 4 12. This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled.

In the roofing trade the go to term is pitch and it is expressed in terms of 12 inches so the pitch of a roof is determined by how many inches the slope rises for every 12 inches it runs horizontally. The picture below shows the pitch of a 7 12 roof slope meaning that for 12 of horizontal measurement roof run the vertical measurement roof rise is 7. Most roofs in america follow these dimensions where pitch range is kept between 3 to 7 1 2. The way pitch also known as roof slope is measured is rise over run.

A ratio is the most common way of expressing roof pitch or roof slope but degrees are also possible. The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. Roof pitch is the measurement of roof steepness. An average person can easily and safely walk upon these roofs without need of additional equipment.

If you want to build a shed garage or other similar type of building then 4 to 6 is a preferable pitch type.