Slope Roof Details

For roof slopes less than 3 inches per foot and areas where ice snow or heavy rain conditions occur see roofing systems special roofing design and installation considerations.

Slope roof details.

Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. You can order the foam in different slopes. One cool trick is to use a slope kit consisting of sheets of foam that are tapered to provide the necessary slope. A comprehensive roofing specification writing tool allowing users to quickly write accurate steep and low slope roofing specifications for job submittal packages.

Ceilings product comparison tool. Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3. Pitch is the slope or angle from the wall plate to the roof ridge line. Roofing association manuals as well as the code book specify a minimum slope of 1 4 inch per foot for low slope roofing.