Instrument To Measure Roof Pitch

This tool is for carpentry plumbing electrical or hvac work that requires accurate pitch or slope identification.

Instrument to measure roof pitch.

We ll use satellite imagery and trigonometry to calculate your roof s measurements. Durable measurements are printed directly on the lens so all you need to do it align the tool to your workpiece and read the pitch directly. This roof pitch calculator is a handy tool that will help you quickly assess what is the pitch of your roof of what length of rafters you need for your construction works. This johnson pitch and angle locator is made of black high impact plastic.

You ll need a level that is 12 or longer and a tape measure. Example a the measurements are taken from on top of the roof. These are great tools for measuring slope of driveways roads pipe slopes concrete slabs grade drainage ditches handicap ramps handicap parking. We carry high quality inclinometers which are slope measuring tools or devices that are used by surveyors forestry professionals and anyone outdoors wanting to measure height or slope readings.

You can also use this roof slope calculator to recalculate the roof pitch from degrees to percents. We will explain to you how to determine the roof pitch step by step. The example to right shows 2 different ways to determine or calculate roof pitch also called roof slope. On the roof hold the level perfectly level and measure the height from the roof to the level 12 inches away from where the level touches the surface this will be the rise.

After finding out your roof pitch angles you can use the calculator to perform the calculations for you instead of doing them manually. It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same. 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. The 7 means that the roof rises 7 for every 12 it runs.

The roof pitch calculator is a convenient online tool you can use to quickly assess the pitch of your roof to determine the length of rafters you need. On a ladder at the walled part of the pitched roof place the level against the roof overhang rafter with the 12 inch mark on the rafter s bottom edge. Knowing that will determine what your roof s pitch since the run is 12 inches by default. One method to find the pitch is to climb on the roof and measure the rise for a 12 run.

That is the roof s rise. Now measure from the end of the level up to the bottom edge of the rafter. Simply mark a level at 12 hold it perfectly level and measure from the roof surface to your 12 mark this. You can use it to identify roof pitch stair slope or drainage angles.