Ranch House Roof Pitch

The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12.

Ranch house roof pitch.

Both could be called a ranch house. The one on top has a roof pitch of 1 2. Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled. Usually average roof pitch is determined using the same roof length method.

Hipped roofs are also common which offer a slightly different design and lower pitch. Your average house just looks awkward with a roof this shallow. Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs. They are very similar in their layout.

Commonly it is 3 4 th of span as per gothic rafter must be equal to span. Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs. The one on the bottom has a roof pitch of 3 4. 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.

Greek says one must keep rafter length in range of 1 9 to 1 7 th of span but as per roman style the standard dimensions are kept about 1 3 to 2 9 th of span with an angle of 23 to 24 degree. Gable roofs offer the advantages of easily shedding rain and snow in cold climates. Roof pitches can be as high as 12 12 according to the mhimperialhome website.