You can do this with a 12 inch level and a tape measure either working on top of the roof or in the attic.
Roof 3 over 12.
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Some kind of protective waterproof membrane should be put down underneath the shingles as well as using shingles that are recommended by the manufacturer for that slope.
If a roof rises 3 in a length of 12 this is 3 12 roof pitch.
For example a 3 pitch or 3 in 12 pitch or 3 12 pitch all mean that the roof rises 3 inches for every 12 inches of it s horizontal run.
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Using pitch its footprint and basic geometry you can quickly and with a high degree of accuracy calculate the length of the gable sides.
If this isn t practical then perform the same measurement on the underside of the roof.
Most roof s have a pitch in the 4 12 to 9 12 range.
A 3 12 pitch rises 3 over a distance of 12 so at the highest point of a 26 truss center or 13 it would be 3 1.
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We included a roof pitch chart below the 7 12 example image and the calculator below that.
It s much easier to measure the change in roof elevation over a 12 inch horizontal distance.
The plans are already purchased so if we make it steeper it would have to be something that the builder does by adjusting.
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3 for 12 of the 13 feet and 1 for one twelfth of the 13th foot.
The table below shows common roof pitches and the equivalent grade degrees and radians for each.
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A pitch over 9 12 is considered a steep slope roof between 2 12 and 4 12 is considered a low slope roof and less than 2 12 is considered a flat roof.
The pitch on our roof over the porch is 3 12.
3 12 roof pitch angle 14 04 degrees.
Roof pitch degree table.