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When outfitting your residential or commercial structure with roofing materials from Everlast Roofing, Inc., it’s important to know the incline, or pitch, of your roof. Pitch is expressed as a ratio of the vertical rise to the horizontal span. In order to know what type of materials will work best for your project and the amount of materials required, you’ll need to find out the pitch of your roof.

When outfitting your residential or commercial structure with roofing materials from Everlast Roofing, Inc., it’s important to know the incline, or pitch, of your roof. Pitch is expressed as a ratio of the vertical rise to the horizontal span. In order to know what type of materials will work best for your project and the amount of materials required, you’ll need to find out the pitch of your roof.

Measuring Roof Pitch

To obtain an accurate roof pitch measurement, properly measure the rise and run. Using a tape measure, make a pencil mark 12 inches from the end of a carpenter’s level. Then, you’ll be able to measure slope from an unfinished attic space under the roof. Simply locate a roof rafter board, place the end of the level against the bottom edge and measure from the 12-inch mark vertically to the bottom edge of the rafter. This will give you the rise over run, or pitch. For example, if you measure 4 inches, the pitch of your roof is 4:12.

Finding The Slope and Hip and Valley Factor

Once you’ve figured out the pitch of your roof, you can consult the following chart to discover the slope factor and hip and valley factor.

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As part of our long-standing commitment to building meaningful, lasting relationships with our customers, Martin’s Roofing, LLC is proud to offer a wide selection of metal roofing options from Everlast Roofing, Inc. that are ENERGY STAR® qualified. For more information on our products and ENERGY STAR® qualifications, contact our representative today.

Choose ENERGY STAR® Qualified Products

At Martin’s Roofing, LLC, we are dedicated to offering our customers a range of ENERGY STAR® qualified Everlast Roofing, Inc. products to help cut down on energy costs. Metal roofing options that meet or exceed U.S. ENERGY STAR® Label requirements for solar reflectance are designed to reflect more of the sun’s rays, making them ideal for warmer climates. As a result, the roof surface temperature is lowered drastically, minimizing the amount of heat transferred into the building and helping reduce energy costs needed to cool the interior environment.

Discover Everlast Roofing, Inc. products designed for enhanced heat reflectivity that qualify for ENERGY STAR® program federal tax credits on the ENERGY STAR® website. Learn more about federal income tax credits and other incentives for energy efficiency or search for current tax incentives by visiting energystar.gov.

Learn More about ENERGY STAR®

For further information about ENERGY STAR® qualified roof products available through Everlast Roofing, get in touch with us today. If you’ve recently purchased metal roofing from Everlast Roofing, Inc. and qualify for a tax credit allowance through the ENERGY STAR® program, download the tax information below.

Certification Letter IRS FORM 5695 Additional Information