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.

Simply mark a level at 12 hold it perfectly level and measure from the roof surface to your 12 mark this. We ll use satellite imagery and trigonometry to calculate your roof s measurements. 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. Knowing that will determine what your roof s pitch since the run is 12 inches by default.

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. 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. Now measure from the end of the level up to the bottom edge of the rafter.

The 7 means that the roof rises 7 for every 12 it runs. The johnson 750 pitch and slope locator is ideal for quick and easy angle measurements from 0 to 90 or for pitch measurements from 0 to 24 inches per foot. You can also use this roof slope calculator to recalculate the roof pitch from degrees to percents. That is the roof s rise.

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. 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.

Roof pitch is the measurement of a roof s vertical rise divided by its horizontal run. 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. Example a the measurements are taken from on top of the roof. You ll need a level that is 12 or longer and a tape measure.

You can use it to identify roof pitch stair slope or drainage angles. One method to find the pitch is to climb on the roof and measure the rise for a 12 run. This johnson pitch and angle locator is made of black high impact plastic. Roof reports and wall reports made easy.