Measure Roof Area

Roof pitch is measured by rise run rise the distance from the top of a stud wall to the peak of the roof.

Measure roof area.

L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet. Y 6 meters from ceiling to ceiling where the roof sides meet. To find the pitch of your roof you ll first. For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.

Calculate the pitch of the roof. The pitch is the steepness of the roof. 1 roof square 100 square feet. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2.

The highest point of a roof. Measuring your roof from the ground 1. Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end. Front of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m.

Find the length and width of the building s exterior walls. First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle. Stretch your tape measure along the walls from end to end.

X ceiling width 12 meters. Measure the width and length of each side of the roof. 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.

Run the distance from the outside edge of a perimeter stud wall to the center of the house. To calculate the area of your roof first you ll need to calculate the pitch of it. To calculate the roof area if you have a seat roof. Climb to the top of your roof.