Finally you can find the roof pitch in the form of x 12.
													
																	Rise and run roof pitch. 
									
																	Recalculate this value into an angle. 
																	For example a roof that rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of run has a 4 12 pitch. 
																	Angle arctan pitch arctan 0 25 14. 
																	Rafter rise run 1 5 6 2 25 36 38 25rafter 38 25 6 18 m. 
															
													
									
																	So a 3 inch rise roof also described as a 3 in 12 roof means that for every 12 or foot of horizontal distance the height of the roof increases by 3. 
																	Roof pitch or slope is a measure of vertical rise to horizontal run expressed in inches per foot. 
																	A roof with a 6 rise for every 12 run has a 6 per foot or 6 in 12 pitch. 
																	Pitch is the incline of the roof represented as the ratio of rise to the span twice the run. 
															
													
									
																	Tan 45o 1 00. 
																	The run is the distance from the outside of the wall to the inside of the ridge. 
																	Which is the same as saying a 45 degree slope a 12 in 12 slope or the roof will rise 12 for every 12 of horizontal run. 
																	In roof pitch calculator pitch value can be obtained by dividing n by 12 and divide s by the answer. 
															
													
									
																	The rise is basically the distance from the top of the roof to the bottom. 
																	Pitch is written assuming a run of a foot or 12 inches so the ratio describes how much the roof rises for every foot of its run. 
																	A roof pitch that is based on a fixed rise and run and does not end up with a whole number is known as a bastard pitch. 
																	Pitch is thus the ratio of the rise in inches to a 12 inch run and is often expressed using a semicolon for example 6 12. 
															
													
									
																	Roofers express roof slope as rise or pitch measured in inches of vertical rise per foot of horizontal distance or run. 
																	The same pitch is also sometimes written as 4 12 4 in 12 or 4 over 12. 
																	The rise is the distance from the top of the roof to the bottom. 
																	This is rarely is a whole number it is not a rare event and it is not a nightmare. 
															
													
									
																	Pitch rise run 1 5 6 25. 
																	It just means the top of the roof has to end out at a specific place. 
																	The following table shows the roof pitch rise in run equivalents for all roof slopes in degrees from 1 to 72. 
																	For example if the roof rises 4 feet and the span is 16 feet twice the run then the pitch is 4 16 or 1 4. 
															
													
									
																	Calculate the roof pitch as the proportion of rise and run. 
																	Other than the 45 roof slope which is 12 in 12 none of the standard roof pitches 5 in 12 6 in 12 etc are equal to a whole degree.