Measure Roof Area

For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.

Measure roof area.

First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. Roof pitch is measured by rise run rise the distance from the top of a stud wall to the peak of the roof. L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet.

The run always remains. Use a pitch. Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end. To find the pitch of your roof you ll first.

The pitch is the steepness of the roof. Find the length and width of the building s exterior walls. 1 roof square 100 square feet. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle.

To calculate the roof area if you have a seat roof. Run the distance from the outside edge of a perimeter stud wall to the center of the house. Stretch your tape measure along the walls from end to end. Back of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m.

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. Front of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. To calculate the area of your roof first you ll need to calculate the pitch of it. The highest point of a roof.

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