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Sloped roof flat roof to pitched roof before and after.
The homeowner was very pleased with.
The most common.
If your tape measures 4 the pitch formula is 4 12 which makes it a low slope.
The slope of a roof or pitch is determined by how many inches the roof rises over 1 foot or 12 inches.
An example for a steep sloped roof is 8 12.
When we roof a flat or low slope roof we use a membrane system to cover it.
Anything pitched 3 and 12 or less is considered a low sloped roof.
Flat that may actually be a misnomer because no roof is completely flat since they need to have a slight angle to enable rainwater to drain off the roof.
A membrane system is a sheet of roofing material which we install to keep even standing water from leaking into the building.
This homeowner had a low pitched roof that was causing severe leaks everytime it rained.
Low slope metal roofs require less material which reduces the overall load on the building s structure.
To put it in perspective the angle of this slope would be around 30 degrees.
We developed a soloution in which we pitched the slope of the flat roof up to allow the water to find it s way off the roof naturally.
Still they can get away with a.
You may be looking into the pros and cons of flat and pitched roofs before you make a final decision.
Eb roofing is a company that specializes in flat roofing from start to finish and all other types of roof repairs chimney repairs gutters fascia etc.
At the same time there are several good reasons not to convert a flat roof to pitched.
Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12.
Before and after photos from christian brothers roof replacement.
Pitched roofs are anything 4 and 12 or above.
Categories describing roof pitch are loosely defined by the slope.