How To Measure A Roof For Metal Roofing

Measure the length of your roof.

How to measure a roof for metal roofing.

We plan to enable the use of fractions at a later time. 1 roof square 100 square feet. Roughly draw out your roof on a piece of paper. Determine the width of the metal you are installing.

Now either fax that to 480 768 1514 or put it in pdf format and e mail it to. L h 2 area calculating an area of a triangle when estimating a roof. Measuring for a metal roof begins with getting a ladder. Use our roof pitch calculator to find the pitch of your roof.

Start with the panel lengths measure the panel length from the eave to ridge for each different eave to ridge distance. For instance a 38 panel will have an effective coverage width of 36. Remember it doesn t have to be to scale or look pretty. How to measure for metal roofing.

For example standing seam metal roofing is 24 inches wide. You should do this with someone that can hold one end of the tape measure so you can go to the other ends. Measure the length and width in feet then multiply together to find the square footage. Measuring for metal roofing measurements you will need then to successfully complete your sketch do your best and get the following measurements covered.

Step 1. This is done by measuring from one outside edge of your roof to the opposite. We need to know the roof pitch or the slope of the roof. See determining roof pitch step 3.

The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. How to figure how much metal roofing you need step 1. To use this panel length calculator enter whole numbers and decimals only. Panels are often measured in inches use our inches to feet conversion calculator to convert to feet.

If the pitch of the roof is not that steep you won t have to worry too much about following. Next find the square footage of the metal roofing panels you want to use.