If the pitch of the roof is not that steep you won t have to worry too much about following.
How do you measure for a metal roof.
You will then measure how much it will be for the with all the way to the edge.
Make your next roof your last.
See determining roof pitch step 3.
First measure the length and width of one section of the roof then measure the distance the roof rises from the lowest point to the highest point.
Measure the length width and rise of one section your roof.
Measure the length and width in feet then multiply together to find the square footage.
Measure the length of your roof.
Measuring for a metal roof begins with getting a ladder.
Before you can begin to update your roof you will have to get an accurate measurement and order your materials.
How to measure for metal roofing.
For instance a 38 panel will have an effective coverage width of 36.
We need to know the roof pitch or the slope of the roof.
Get both the length and the width as this will determine the cuts to be made on the metal panels.
Determine the width of the metal you are installing.
How to figure how much metal roofing you need step 1.
Need a little help getting the measurements needed for your metal roofing package.
We plan to enable the use of fractions at a later time.
So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle.
1 roof square 100 square feet.
Step 2 prepare the roof for installation of new metal panels.
Remember it doesn t have to be to scale or look pretty.
L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet.
Use our roof pitch calculator to find the pitch of your roof.
Make sure to document the number of chimneys skylights or other obstructions and include dormers in your measurements.
Just download our helpful how to guide on measuring your metal roof.
You should do this with someone that can hold one end of the tape measure so you can go to the other ends.
You will need to go up on top.
To use this panel length calculator enter whole numbers and decimals only.
Finally enter the coverage area width of the panels you plan to buy.
Next find the square footage of the metal roofing panels you want to use.
To help you determine the right size of metal panels for your standing seam metal roofing you have to measure the size of your existing roof.
Panels are often measured in inches use our inches to feet conversion calculator to convert to feet.
The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2.
Now either fax that to 480 768 1514 or put it in pdf format and e mail it to.
First measure the length and width of each surface on the roof then multiply these values to get the square footage of that surface.
Feel free to contact any of our locations by phone or email and we will be happy to help however we can.
Step 1.