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How do you calculate roof pitch?

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Place a four foot long level on the roof, parallel with the ground.

With one end touching the roof and the other end in the air, read the bubble

on the level. When the bubble says it is level, then have a second person

measure the distance from the end hanging in the air straight down to the

roof.

Divide the number by 4. (example: with level bubble showing "level";

your helper reads 24 inches on the tape measure--

you divide 24 by 4 = 6" Your roof pitch is 6 /12,

or 6 in 12."

Every 12 inches of level travel your roof goes up

6 inches.

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