Measure Roof Area

Y 6 meters from ceiling to ceiling where the roof sides meet.

Measure roof area.

To calculate the area of your roof first you ll need to calculate the pitch of it. 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. Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.

To find the pitch of your roof you ll first. The pitch is the steepness of the roof. Measuring your roof from the ground 1. For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.

Use a pitch. Run the distance from the outside edge of a perimeter stud wall to the center of the house. The run always remains. Climb to the top of your roof.

So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle. Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end. Front of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line.

1 roof square 100 square feet. To calculate the roof area if you have a seat roof. Back of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. Measure the width and length of each side of the roof.

Find the length and width of the building s exterior walls. The highest point of a roof. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. 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.