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.
Roofing average 1200sq ft.
Roofing material is estimated by the square which is equal to 100 square feet.
However most roofing contractors will price your roof per square meaning 100 square ft.
Of total coverage equals 1 square.
According to the united states census the average roof is 17 squares or about 1 700 square feet.
Rolls of felt are 36 wide x 144 long for 15 and 72 long for 30.
Pitch measurement method 2.
Or 15 squares in roofing terms.
When calculating roofing costs per square asphalt shingles run from 350 and 500 per square metal or tin roofs costs 600 to 1 200 per square and concrete or clay costs between 1 200 and 1 800 per square.
The average size roof is about 1500 square ft.
The average cost for a new metal roof is 11 000 but most homeowners will pay between 7 858 and 14 412 depending on the size and slope or roof and the materials chosen.
Roofing felt is sold by the roll.
On average a metal shingle roof ranges from 7 to 10 per square foot installed while a standing seam metal roof costs between 10 and 12 per square foot installed.
The average roof is 3 000 square feet or around 30 squares.
Roofing cost per square foot.
8 inches and you have an 8 in 12 pitch.