The table below shows common roof pitches and the equivalent grade degrees and radians for each.
Roof pitch degrees chart.
Look at the column labeled pitch then look under degrees to get the corresponding amount of degrees.
Contemporary houses often have flat roofs which shouldn t be completely flat but should be around 1 40.
In the uk the typical house has a pitch between 40 50 although 45 should be avoided.
Angle the angle of a roof is the same as the roof s slope except instead of being.
Roof pitch varies depending on culture climate style and available materials.
In the usa the range of standard pitches is anywhere between 4 12 and 9 12.
Roof pitch calculator results explained.
Roof pitch slope roof angle degree 1 12 pitch.
Slope the slope of a roof is represented as x 12 where x is the number of inches in rise for every 12 inches of run this is very useful information for many purposes especially for roof framing the slope sometimes called pitch is calibrated on speed squares.
A pitch over 9 12 is considered a steep slope roof between 2 12 and 4 12 is considered a low slope roof and less than 2 12 is considered a flat roof.
Roof pitch degree table.
There is no standard universal roof pitch.