What you explain in this video is a way to find the slope, not pitch. Not trying to be a dick but “roof pitch” and “roof slope” two completely different things. Slope is expressed as a ratio and in inches per foot. And pitch is a fraction derived by dividing the rise by the entire span.
Great job on the video. You demonstrated several reminder tips in a brief, to-the-point method. Very helpful for folks like me that haven't roofed in a while. Stay safe, best wishes. Get home in one piece. 🤔
Or, if your house has the Whirlybird vent turbines correctly installed you can look from the ground through a pair of binoculars to see which numbered adjustment hole that the screw is in on your turbine vent and get the number and that will give you the pitch of your roof because when the turbines are installed correctly the adjustment screw is installed in the numbered hole according to the pitch of the roof.
Level line on bargeboard. Measure 12" horizontal from edge.Vertical line from 12" mark down to edge. Divide this figure by 12. This will be 0. Something. On calculator use tan-1 then the something number.This will be the degrees.
brother youre working way to hard the pythagorean theorem is what separates pros from those trying hard, or forman from labor. a²+b²=c². a, run, gutter to center of gable, b, rise, eave height to ridge height ( count siding if needed) . c, the hypotenuse is the number you need. so add rise and run, then get the square root of that and thats the surface area. for pitch just divide rise into run. all this can be done from the ground
@@toynoob2051 I don't eyeball anything, if you dont understand what it is I'm talking about it's ok to say that and ask questions. You're acting like the big dumb TV bully, who doesn't understand the school work so he beats up a kid. I didn't finish the 10th grade, but I've spent 30 yrs taking my job very serious. Using amd understanding the Pythagorean theorem should be taught to all entry level tradespersons. The instructor/ journeyman/trainer/whatever is failing them, but likely because they don't know it either. The triangle is such a huge part of building. Roof elevations are just an example. Rolling offsets in plumbing, gussets, kicker braces, stairs. So if you want to live your life as am ignorant hammer holder, that's your choice. If youd like stop acting like an ass, apologize, and ask some questions. I'd be more than happy to answer them for you at that point. But don't get it twisted I'm no lolly gagger, in school uniform. I came up hard in an era when that meant something. So I've been polite and respectful. Comment, or don't, I don't really give a shit. I was just trying to help someone obviously who wasn't you
Hi, just wondering 8 foot pitch roof extension.. what's the lest size rafter I could use? The roof will be tiled and the pitch is about 12.5 degrees. Can't pitch any more due to a bedroom window above. Any tips
It's not that there is more waste, It's if your measuring from a 2 dimension, like from the ground or Google maps then your numbers will be off more the steeper it is.
Ok thanks. I've always climbed on the roof and measured with a tape. I've actually been successful when my competitor shows up and uses a drone. "You brought a ladder and you went up on the roof so you have the job!" The other guy flew his drone and lost out. But thanks for filling me on that tip...I just mostly install.
@@thehamstaa5148 I've had that happen to me, A client tell me. " I've had three other guys here and you are the only one who went on the roof" . how else ya gonna find soft sheathing on a roof. I did lose a bid some 8 years ago when i found it was not a single layer but THREE layers because they cut back along the rakes and gutter making the edge look like a single layer. I also knew for a fact that this particular early sixties ranch had only 3/8 inch plywood sheathing. It was like walking on a mattress.
Ummm. Nope. General rule of thumb is 1:4 ratio, that is one foot away from the building for every four foot hight. With an eave that is 20 feet off the ground, the bottom of the ladder will about 5 feet from the building, extending a minimum of 3 feet about the eaves trough with both the top and the bottom of the ladder secured, as per CCOHS regulations, our equivalent to OSHA. And it's illegal to work from a ladder without fall protection equipment. Also, he set the ladder at the gable end, which damages the ends of the shingles and will cause the ladder to shift; the shingles become pliable when the weather warms up and with consistent pressure from the ladder. It's very unsafe.
If you are measuring a roof section for area yes width times height will give you the square footage. If you're doing it from the roof there's no need to know the pitch.
Thank you for talking fast and getting right to the point - 1,000 times thank you.
What you explain in this video is a way to find the slope, not pitch. Not trying to be a dick but “roof pitch” and “roof slope” two completely different things. Slope is expressed as a ratio and in inches per foot. And pitch is a fraction derived by dividing the rise by the entire span.
I like to keep a torpedo level in my pouch for this reason
I thought it was illegal to climb onto a roof without owning a speed square 😂
Didnt we catch the square?
I use pitch finder on my phone
Simple video, yet I learned something I can use the rest of my life , roofing the Pacific Northwest
Thanks for the "App" tip, but I prefer the S-Square now that you taught me how to use it!
Great job on the video. You demonstrated several reminder tips in a brief, to-the-point method. Very helpful for folks like me that haven't roofed in a while.
Stay safe, best wishes. Get home in one piece. 🤔
Thank you for all the ways to measure the roof pitch. I am glad I searched before doing it.
Perfect! Thanks for posting!!!!!
I'm lookin at your ladder rung like its a pitch gauge as well.
Great tips...True, True. everyone have a smart phone.
You can also run two tape measures north and south east and west to get your slope. Your welcome
Man you did one awesome job with this video.
“You’re not going to flatter the moon”
😂
Wow. Made it so simple. To understand it just brilliant
Or, if your house has the Whirlybird vent turbines correctly installed you can look from the ground through a pair of binoculars to see which numbered adjustment hole that the screw is in on your turbine vent and get the number and that will give you the pitch of your roof because when the turbines are installed correctly the adjustment screw is installed in the numbered hole according to the pitch of the roof.
Duh. Why not measure the horizontal line and vertical line under the overhang against the siding.
Great easy-to-use
Very cool, I needed your video to do the pitch on the dormers. Thanks so much!🙏🇨🇦😊
what is the app name??
No what’s up
Thanks for teaching an old dog a couple new tricks!
Yep. I use pitchguage. I like that one.....easy to use....no levels, speed squares, or tapes...
Your not gunna fly to the moon on it hahahaha
Just download an app that tells you the angle from your phone
Level line on bargeboard. Measure 12" horizontal from edge.Vertical line from 12" mark down to edge.
Divide this figure by 12.
This will be 0. Something.
On calculator use tan-1 then the something number.This will be the degrees.
What If Your Smart Phone Says 5.3!!! Is This Normal Reading
brother youre working way to hard the pythagorean theorem is what separates pros from those trying hard, or forman from labor. a²+b²=c².
a, run, gutter to center of gable,
b, rise, eave height to ridge height ( count siding if needed) .
c, the hypotenuse is the number you need.
so add rise and run, then get the square root of that and thats the surface area.
for pitch just divide rise into run.
all this can be done from the ground
Wow you can eyeball the length of ones gutter to center of cable, that pretty impressive. You kollege boyz sure R purty smart!
@@toynoob2051 I don't eyeball anything, if you dont understand what it is I'm talking about it's ok to say that and ask questions. You're acting like the big dumb TV bully, who doesn't understand the school work so he beats up a kid. I didn't finish the 10th grade, but I've spent 30 yrs taking my job very serious. Using amd understanding the Pythagorean theorem should be taught to all entry level tradespersons. The instructor/ journeyman/trainer/whatever is failing them, but likely because they don't know it either. The triangle is such a huge part of building. Roof elevations are just an example. Rolling offsets in plumbing, gussets, kicker braces, stairs. So if you want to live your life as am ignorant hammer holder, that's your choice. If youd like stop acting like an ass, apologize, and ask some questions. I'd be more than happy to answer them for you at that point. But don't get it twisted I'm no lolly gagger, in school uniform. I came up hard in an era when that meant something. So I've been polite and respectful. Comment, or don't, I don't really give a shit. I was just trying to help someone obviously who wasn't you
I Got An App On My Phone
thanks for teaching me how to measure my roof angle with a smart phone, that's awesome!...mervin
what is the app name ?? cant find the one that he used...thanks
The iPhone idea is genius
Hi, just wondering 8 foot pitch roof extension.. what's the lest size rafter I could use? The roof will be tiled and the pitch is about 12.5 degrees. Can't pitch any more due to a bedroom window above. Any tips
Nice video man !!!
Good stuff man!
You can't just measure the square footage?
My friend wants to know why there is more waste on a steeper roof. Asking for my friend. He's just wondering
It's not that there is more waste, It's if your measuring from a 2 dimension, like from the ground or Google maps then your numbers will be off more the steeper it is.
Ok thanks. I've always climbed on the roof and measured with a tape. I've actually been successful when my competitor shows up and uses a drone. "You brought a ladder and you went up on the roof so you have the job!" The other guy flew his drone and lost out. But thanks for filling me on that tip...I just mostly install.
@@thehamstaa5148 I've had that happen to me, A client tell me. " I've had three other guys here and you are the only one who went on the roof" . how else ya gonna find soft sheathing on a roof. I did lose a bid some 8 years ago when i found it was not a single layer but THREE layers because they cut back along the rakes and gutter making the edge look like a single layer. I also knew for a fact that this particular early sixties ranch had only 3/8 inch plywood sheathing. It was like walking on a mattress.
Speed square & torpedo level & boom 😎😁
Pull out your phone get the pitch gauge app
Thanks this is the best video I ever found bro thanks 🙏
Flat? Or level with the ground?
Great king.. blessings
I noticed that you've been on a roof a time or two. You set the ladder height to the roof top, at the perfect and safe length.
The safe length is three ladder rungs above the roof. What he is doing is technically unsafe by modern safety standards.
Ummm. Nope. General rule of thumb is 1:4 ratio, that is one foot away from the building for every four foot hight. With an eave that is 20 feet off the ground, the bottom of the ladder will about 5 feet from the building, extending a minimum of 3 feet about the eaves trough with both the top and the bottom of the ladder secured, as per CCOHS regulations, our equivalent to OSHA. And it's illegal to work from a ladder without fall protection equipment. Also, he set the ladder at the gable end, which damages the ends of the shingles and will cause the ladder to shift; the shingles become pliable when the weather warms up and with consistent pressure from the ladder. It's very unsafe.
@@therealhiesenberg2731 So now I know why I've had issues climbing the corporate ladder.
@@therealhiesenberg2731 but he's demonstrating how to measure the pitch. So he kind of has to ladder the roof at the gable end doesn't he?
Thank you so much.
Awesome thanks
Ok, so let me get this straight. If I climb up on the roof and pull tape, area equals length times width, regardless of pitch, yes ?
If you are measuring a roof section for area yes width times height will give you the square footage. If you're doing it from the roof there's no need to know the pitch.
@@GrandRoofingInc thx