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.
Howmany sq ft is roof on 1500.
For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.
On a ladder beside the roof place the level a foot or so up the roof hold it level and measure from the 12 inch mark on the level s bottom straight down to the roof.
To conclude the example if your total roofing area is 17 300 square feet your waste allowance would be 17 300 x 1 1 730 square feet.
Take your ground floor square footage and multiply by 125.
10 feet by 10 feet 100 square feet.
1 ft x 1 ft.
Pitch measurement method 2.
The total amount of roofing material you need is 17 300 1 730 19 030 square feet.
8 inches and you have an 8 in 12 pitch.
To find the squares divide the overall roof area by 100 and then round up.
The typical factor is 25 more roof than house square footage.
Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.
This is simply 100 square feet of roof.
100 square feet 1 roofing square 9 290304 cubic meters si unit.
How to estimate roofing materials.
For instance if the roof is 1550 square feet then it is 16 squares.
Using an international foot of exactly 0 3048 meters length.
The slope of your roof will factor into how many additional square feet are on your roof.
If you have a 2 story house you divide total square footage by 2 before multiplying by 125.
If this distance measures 4 inches you have a 4 in 12 pitch.
Roof size calculations the hard way.