How To Find Roofing Squares

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How to find roofing squares.

Convert the area to roofing squares. To begin with you re going to go to the app on your mobile device or you will need to go to google earth on your laptop or desktop computer. First use your measuring tape to measure 12 inches on your large level and make a mark at the 12 inch line. Since s2 is now a rectangle simple l x w is all that is required.

Climb to the top of your roof. The answer is the number of roofing squares for the roof. The easiest way to measure this section is to divide it up into three different sections. To determine if a roof is square measure from the eaves to the ridge at several points along the roof to see how parallel they run.

On a ladder beside the roof place the level a foot or so up the roof hold it level and measure from the 12 inch mark on the level s bottom straight down to the roof. S1 s2 and s3. You can also zoom the map and click on the starting point of the roof you wish to select. 8 inches and you have an 8 in 12 pitch.

Next place your ladder against your house at the gable end. If this distance measures 4 inches you have a 4 in 12 pitch. Do the same from one gable end to the other to determine parallel and also measure the roof diagonally. As you can see s1 and s3 are the same size but you still need to document all measurement points to verify your material calculation accuracy.

Because each 100 square feet of roof is one roofing square divide the total area from step 1 by 100.