Standard Roof Pitch For A Garage

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.

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. 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. An average person can easily and safely walk upon these roofs without need of additional equipment.

The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. If you want to build a shed garage or other similar type of building then 4 to 6 is a preferable pitch type. The way pitch also known as roof slope is measured is rise over run. A ratio is the most common way of expressing roof pitch or roof slope but degrees are also possible.

Most roofs in america follow these dimensions where pitch range is kept between 3 to 7 1 2. 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. Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled. Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs.

Roof pitch or slope is a measure of vertical rise to horizontal run expressed in inches per foot.