It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same.
How many feet are in a square foot for roofing.
To calculate the number of bundles measure the roof s square footage length x width.
Multiply the square footage of your roof by 1 to get the 10 percent waste allowance.
Convert the area to roofing squares.
The square footage of a hip roof area is identical to the square footage of a gable roof of the same size.
Using an international foot of exactly 0 3048 meters length.
10 feet by 10 feet 100 square feet.
100 square feet 1 roofing square 9 290304 cubic meters si unit.
In the united states a run of 12 inches 1 foot is used and pitch is measured as the rise of the roof over 12 inches.
The only difference in this calculation to the one for a gable roof area is the amount of the ridge.
A 10 x 10 area or 100 square feet.
1square of roofing covers 100 square feet of roof a bundle is 1 3 of a square.
Roof pitches in.
Because each 100 square feet of roof is one roofing square divide the total area from step 1 by 100.
This nominal square footage amount is then multiplied by a factor associated with the roof s pitch.
Each square will need three bundles of shingles to cover it.
As an example if your overhang is 12 inches you ll add 2 feet to the overall length and 2 feet to the overall width of the house.
The total amount of roofing material you need is 17 300 1 730 19 030 square feet.
Measure your house at ground level then add in the roof s overhang for greater accuracy.
1 roofing square 9 290304 m 3.
Find the total square footage of your roof by multiplying the width by the length and then divide that number by 100 and you will get the number of squares you need to cover.
1 roofing square 9 290304 m 3.
100 square feet 1 roofing square 9 290304 cubic meters si unit.
Each square covers 100 square feet.
The answer is the number of roofing squares for the roof.
Calculate the square footage area of a hip roof.
To conclude the example if your total roofing area is 17 300 square feet your waste allowance would be 17 300 x 1 1 730 square feet.
However when you buy them shingles are usually priced per bundle.
The surface area of a roof is measured in squares of shingles.
The square footage of a roof is normally measured in squares of 100 feet.
1 ft x 1 ft.
The top ridge will be shorter than the one of the gable roof but the four hips will add.
In most cases 3 bundles 1 square.
Get the square footage of roof and divide it by 100 and it will give the number of squares you need and for every decimal number over 3 buy a bundle to achieve the amount of material.