How to measure a roof pitch

How To Measure A Roof Pitch

The angle of a roof is a measure of the underside of the roof from the horizontal as shown in the diagram. If you can access the rafters in your property and can measure the angle it is this angle you are measuring.

The slope of the roof (Pitch) is the ratio of vertical distance (Rise) to Horizontal distance (Run). It can be calculated using a set run of 12” and finding the rise at that point on the roof (See diagram).

The slope ratio (Pitch) can be converted into an approximate angle using the following table for your convenience.

Roof PitchAngle
1/124.76°
2/129.46°
3/1214.04°
4/1218.43°
5/1222.62°
6/1226.57°
Roof PitchAngle
7/1230.26°
8/1233.69°
9/1236.37°
10/1239.81°
11/1242.51°
12/1245.00°

LEADWORX TOOLS

Roof pitch calculator

Calculate from measurements, or estimate the angle from a photograph.

Rise & run

Measure the vertical rise and horizontal run between the same two points.

Horizontal run Rise Roof slope Pitch

Use the same unit for both, such as mm or cm. Run is not the sloping roof length or automatically the full building width.

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Calculated roof pitch—degrees from horizontal
Other pitch formats

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These formats describe the same slope; they are not product size recommendations.