Roof Pitch Angle Table

Use the diagrams on this page as a reference when inputting rise and run and while interpreting the calculated results.

Roof pitch angle table.

You can assess this in two ways either as the roof pitch angles which the rafters make with the horizontal or the proportion between the run and the rise of the roof. Some sources consider low slope to include 3 12 pitch roofs. To do this simply convert the rise and run as a fraction to a decimal form eg. If asphalt shingles are to be installed on a low slope roof special steps are required to avoid short roof life and roof leaks.

To find the angle of a roof in degrees convert the pitch to a slope then convert to degrees by finding the arc tangent of the slope. Roof pitch refers to the slope which the rafter creates. If you know the roof pitch in degrees find the secant of the slope using a scientific calculator. In essence a roof pitch chart is provided as a rough guide usually by a roofing company to help you see what the average roof pitches tend to be.

For example if the roof pitch is 45 then sec 45 1 414213. To convert between american roofing ratios and pitch degrees follow these steps. A 12 12 pitch roof has a pitch angle of 45. This means if a roof rises 4 in the length of 12 your roof pitch would be 4 12 or 18 43 degrees.

Divide the first part of the ratio by 12 to work out the pitch. Run degrees and percentage. That s your roof pitch multiplier. Rise run rise run slope.

Often you express roof pitch as the ratio between the rise and the run in the form of x 12. Usually they come in the form of a roof pitch diagram chart but other times it will be presented to you in a conversion format. Enter any pitch or fraction of pitch to find angle. Other than the 45 roof slope which is 12 in 12 none of the standard roof pitches 5 in 12 6 in 12 etc are equal to a whole degree.

Notes to the table above. Find the inverse tangent of the pitch to find the angle in degrees. Roof pitch degree table. Two most common methods 4 12 or 4 12 are used for marking the pitch of a roof.

First convert the pitch to a slope. Low slope roofs are from 0 to 3 12 in pitch. The roof pitch calculator calculates slope pitch angle and rafter lengths based on input of rise m and run r. 45 this is our pitch calculator which will convert pitch to angle or angle to pitch for half degree roof slope calculations.

Roof online staff last updated july 10 2020 the following table shows the roof pitch rise in run equivalents for all roof slopes in degrees from 1 to 72.