Roof Pitch Options

First of all they require less material and therefore cost less.

Roof pitch options.

Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled. There are some standing seam metal roofing options available from atas and other manufacturers that can be installed on a roof with pitch of 1 12. Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs. This pitch might be as low as 1 12.

Low pitched roofs also have some definite advantages in certain situations. This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. Visually this roof appears flat. Anything under 3 12 is a low pitch roof.

A 3 12 roof pitch angle is about 14 so on and so forth. The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. 4 12 is quite typical. Think of a classic addams family haunted house with its soaring peaks and you have a picture of a high pitched roof.

Roofs on victorian era houses were often sharply angled with a steep pitch. Finally a higher pitched roof is more visible something you should consider when deciding between a painted or galvalume roof for more on color choices see the panel options section. This is one of the rare pitches where the numerator is greater than the denominator with a slope as high as 18 12. Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs.