How To Measure Your Roof For Steel

Determine the width of the metal you are installing.

How to measure your roof for steel.

This is done by measuring from one outside edge of your roof to the opposite outside edge. Now either fax that to 480 768 1514 or put it in pdf format and e mail it to. We need to know the roof pitch or the slope of the roof. Measure the length of your roof.

1 roof square 100 square feet. You will need to go up on top. The metal roof length calculator calculates the distance from peak to trim so add the length you want the roof metal to extend beyond the eave trim. Make your next roof your last.

Need a little help getting the measurements needed for your metal roofing package. Enter the diameter of the roof ridge vent gap 1 3 finally enter the coverage area width of the panels you plan to buy. Feel free to contact any of our locations by phone or email and we will be happy to help however we can. If the pitch of the roof is not that steep you won t have to worry too much about following.

Just download our helpful how to guide on measuring your metal roof. For instance a 38 panel will have an effective coverage width of 36. Step 1. You should do this with someone that can hold one end of the tape measure so you can go to the other ends.

L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. How to figure how much metal roofing you need. Remember it doesn t have to be to scale or look pretty.

See determining roof pitch step 3. Roughly draw out your roof on a piece of paper.