House Sq Ft Roof Sq Fr

Roof pitches in degrees.

House sq ft roof sq fr. It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same. 100 square feet 1 roofing square 9 290304 cubic meters si unit. Measure your house at ground level then add in the roof s overhang for greater accuracy. According to your calculator my actual square feet of house is 4807 5 numbers of squares needed is 53.

The numbers i used are based on the proposal from my roofer. A square is equal to 100 square feet of the 3 dimensional roof surface. Roofing cost per square foot when calculating roofing costs per square asphalt shingles run from 350 and 500 per square metal or tin roofs costs 600 to 1 200 per square and concrete or clay costs between 1 200 and 1 800 per square. The average residential roof size in the us is about 1 700 square feet or 17 squares although there are many larger homes with roofs that are twice as large.

The problem is my roofer is saying only 41 squares are needed. Because each 100 square feet of roof is one roofing square divide the total area from step 1 by 100. Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used. Multiply by the square footage of a single floor of your house.

For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches. If you are replacing your current roof add 125 to 500 per roofing square for old roof removal. As an example if your overhang is 12 inches you ll add 2 feet to the overall length and 2 feet to the overall width of the house. Assuming a single story rectangular house with a hip roof that has two foot overhangs on each side of the house we have approximately 13 squares or 1 300 square feet of 2d roof surface area.

In the united states a run of 12 inches 1 foot is used and pitch is measured as the rise of the roof over 12 inches. The answer is the number of roofing squares for the roof. So continuing our example if you ve got a two story house with a total square footage of 2 700 square feet with each floor having. All professional roofers use squares to measure and estimate roofs.

Estimate the pitch of the roof. 1 roofing square 9 290304 m 3. Now based on the info provided your home s floor plan is roughly 1 000 sq ft. Using an international foot of exactly 0 3048 meters length.

3698 sq ft with predominant 10 12 pitch.