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Roof Pitch Calculator

Convert rise and run into pitch, angle, and slope factor.

Rise & run
in
in

Pitch

6 / 12

Conventional — walkable with care

Angle

26.6°

Slope factor

1.118

Pitch in carpenter's units

Roofers quote inches of rise per 12 of run: 6/12 is 26.6°. The slope factor √(1 + (rise/run)²) converts the house footprint to true roof area — a 6/12 roof has 12% more surface than its footprint, which is 12% more shingles.

Pitch drives everything

Below 2/12, shingles leak and membranes take over; 4/12–9/12 is the conventional shingle zone; steeper sheds snow brilliantly but multiplies labor cost. Measure pitch with a level and a ruler: inches of rise under a 12-inch level held horizontal.

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