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Guest User
11/9/2008
How do you figure pitch of a roof
Todd Miller
Isaiah Industries, Inc.
11/14/2008
Roof pitch is determined by rise over run. A 4:12 pitch roof will raise vertically 4" for every 12" it runs horizontally. You can use a level and a tape measure on the roof or there are tools at the home centers that you can sight through to determine pitch.
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