Standard Roof Pitch For A Garage

The roof pitch is important in determining the appropriate installation method and how much roofing material will be needed.

Standard roof pitch for a garage.

The picture below shows the pitch of a 7 12 roof slope meaning that for 12 of horizontal measurement roof run the vertical measurement roof rise is 7. A a roof with a 6 rise for every 12 run has a 6 per foot or 6 in 12 pitch. The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. Roof pitch is the measurement of roof steepness.

This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. Most roofs in america follow these dimensions where pitch range is kept between 3 to 7 1 2. If you want to build a shed garage or other similar type of building then 4 to 6 is a preferable pitch type. A ratio is the most common way of expressing roof pitch or roof slope but degrees are also possible.

Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs. The way pitch also known as roof slope is measured is rise over run. Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs. An average person can easily and safely walk upon these roofs without need of additional equipment.

So if your roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal length then the pitch of your roof is expressed as 4 12.