How Do You Measure The Pitch Of Your Roof

If you can t get to your attic you can measure slope on your rooftop as long as it s safe to go up there.

How do you measure the pitch of your roof.

Here s an easy safe way to determine the pitch from inside your attic. How to measure roof pitch. To measure the roof pitch you ll need an 18 or 24 inch level a tape measure and a pencil. Knowing the pitch of your roof is useful when designing an addition installing skylights or cutting new rake boards.

The easiest way to do this is by accessing a rafter in your attic if you can. Placing a ladder near the roof you will put a level a foot or so up on the roof hold it level and measure from the 12 inch mark straight down. After measuring the slope estimate the roof pitch by dividing the slope by 2 if you have a simple gable roof.