Roof Pitch 1 12

I see the reply above about snap lock.

Roof pitch 1 12.

Two most common methods 4 12 or 4 12 are used for marking the pitch of a roof. Back side is 2 12 pitch. I have a client who has a simple gabled roof with solid decking and dimensional shingles with a ridge vent he is looking to go with standing seam. The roof slope is only 1 12.

An example of a roof pitch would be a 6 12 pitch which means that the roof rises 6 for every 12 inward towards the peak or ridge. If a roof rises 1 in a length of 12 this is 1 12 roof pitch. 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. At that point it changes slightly to a 2 12 pitch.

Examples of extreme slopes range from 1 4 12 almost flat to 12 12 sloping down at a perfect 45 degree angle. The roofer making the complaint said that he bid that job and lost to a lower bidder while thinking that the only suitable materials would include mule hide epdm or high rib steel. For most home styles roof pitches fall in a range 4 12 a moderate slope up to 8 12 fairly steep. Front side is 1 12 pitch till about six feet from the ridge.

If a roof increases in height by four inches for every foot of horizontal run it is considered to have a 4 in 12 pitch or just a 4 pitch talk in terms of pitches and you will always be understood in the roofing universe. There is no standard universal roof pitch. In the uk the typical house has a pitch between 40 50 although 45 should be avoided. The combination of two numbers are used to display or show the roof pitch.

So the pitch of a roof is determined by how many inches the slope rises for every 12 inches it runs horizontally. The first is from the top of the roof. 1 12 roof pitch angle 4 76 degrees. There are two suggested ways to measure a roof pitch.

This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. The picture below shows the pitch of a 7 12 roof slope meaning that for 12 of horizontal measurement roof run the vertical measurement roof rise is 7. Contemporary houses often have flat roofs which shouldn t be completely flat but should be around 1 40. In the usa the range of standard pitches is anywhere between 4 12 and 9 12.

Roof pitch varies depending on culture climate style and available materials. Roof pitch or slope tells you how many inches the roof rises for every 12 inches in depth.