Steep Roof Pitch Calculator

We will explain to you how to determine the roof pitch step by step.

Steep roof pitch calculator.

A roof s pitch is determined by how much it rises vertically for every foot it runs horizontally. Thus a moderate 6 in 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 6 inches vertically for every 12 horizontal inches it runs. A a roof with a 6 rise for every 12 run has a 6 per foot or 6 in 12 pitch. This is very useful information for many purposes especially for roof framing the slope sometimes called pitch is calibrated on speed squares.

To see how pitch impacts the look of a garage and changes cost click the design center button on our pole barn kits page. After finding out your roof pitch angles you can use the calculator to perform the calculations for you instead of doing them manually. Roof pitch calculator results explained slope the slope of a roof is represented as x 12 where x is the number of inches in rise for every 12 inches of run. Roof pitch or slope is a measure of vertical rise to horizontal run expressed in inches per foot.

Pitch is thus the ratio of the rise in inches to a 12 inch run and is often expressed using a semicolon for example 6 12. You can also use this roof slope calculator to recalculate the roof pitch from degrees to percents. See the image below for more explanation on rise run and pitch. A 12 in 12 pitch is a steep 45 degree angle roof.