Figure Squares For Roof

If your roof is flat or has no more than a 3 in 12 pitch you can calculate its total square footage by simply multiplying the length by the width.

Figure squares for roof.

In cases where a roof has a complex shape such as in the image to the right measuring the dimensions and areas of each part of the roof to calculate total area will result in a more accurate measurement of area. Because each 100 square feet of roof is one roofing square divide the total area from step 1 by 100. Get the square footage of roof and divide it by 100 and it will give the number of squares you need and for every decimal number over 3 buy a bundle to achieve the amount of material. To calculate the size of the roof you need to measure the size of the roof as if it were flat account for roof pitch calculate square footage and finally determine how many squares of material are required for the roof the calculator above can handle all of this simply enter the length width and pitch and it will determine the size of the roof in squares.

Before you do any roofing work you must calculate the roof s square footage to determine how much material you need. The calculator cannot account for complex shapes based on a measurement of square footage alone. The answer is the number of roofing squares for the roof. Convert the area to roofing squares.