Measure Roof Area

Stretch your tape measure along the walls from end to end.

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. Measuring your roof from the ground 1. Front of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. The pitch is the steepness of the roof.

1 roof square 100 square feet. Run the distance from the outside edge of a perimeter stud wall to the center of the house. Measure the width and length of each side of the roof. Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.

The highest point of a roof. 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. 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. Y 6 meters from ceiling to ceiling where the roof sides meet. 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.

Back of the roof 12 x 6 72 square meters m. Climb to the top of your roof. L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet. 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. The run always remains. X ceiling width 12 meters. Calculate the pitch of the roof.