Ranch Roof Pitch

This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement.

Ranch roof pitch.

The steeper roof makes the house on the right seem more substantial. Both could be called a ranch house. Ranch style house roof pitch see description see description house styles. Roof pitches can be as high as 12 12 according to the mhimperialhome website.

Roof pitch refers to the slope which the rafter creates. These are utilized in residential applications. Gable roofs offer the advantages of easily shedding rain and snow in cold climates. Roof pitches exceeding the level of 9 12 or approximately 37 degrees are termed steep slope roofs.

Hipped roofs are also common which offer a slightly different design and lower pitch. The one on the bottom has a roof pitch of 3 4. I have noticed this effect since i was a young man. 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.

Often you express roof pitch as the ratio between the rise and the run in the form of x 12. It has a weight that the house on the left lacks. These shingles are appropriate for pitches as low as 4 12 pitch all the way up to a 12 12 pitch. You can assess this in two ways either as the roof pitch angles which the rafters make with the horizontal or the proportion between the run and the rise of the roof.

Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs. The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. Some of the most common roof pitch types are conventional slope type roofs designed with pitch ranging from 4 12 to 9 12. I won t go so far as to say the steeper the better.

In the roofing trade the go to term is pitch and it is expressed in terms of 12 inches so the pitch of a roof is determined by how many inches the slope rises for every 12 inches it runs horizontally. Gable roofs on ranch style homes can have a variety of pitches from low to steep. Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs. Think of them as taking the middle road in terms of roof pitch not too flat not too steep.

Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled. The one on top has a roof pitch of 1 2.