Roof Measurement Report for RESIDENTIAL Roofs

The Roof Measurement Report provides a detailed analysis of your roof layout and all the critical dimensions. Our full color report provides the detailed lengths, pitch and areas of every surface plane and edge. This report saves your time and enables accurate roof estimates for a roof repair or replacement. This is a professional grade report used for use by licensed roofing contractors or insurance companies. You will receive the report in .PDF format by email within 1-3 days.

How to Manually Measure a Roof

To manually measure a roof without the help of aerial measurement reports, you must visit a job site and climb onto the roof to take precise roofing measurements by hand. Here are the 6 steps to get a manual roofing measurement.

Measure the width and length of each plane of the roof (including dormers), and then multiply those numbers to get the correct figure for the square footage of that area.
Example: Plane 1 (A x B): 50’ x 20’ = 1000 sq ft
Plane 2 (A x C): 50’ x 20’ = 1000 sq ft
Note any skylights, chimneys or other parts of the roof that would not require materials. You can subtract those measurements from your total area.
Add together the calculated square footage of each surface to get the figure for total square footage of the roof.
Example: Plane 1 (1000 sq ft) + Plane 2 (1000 sq ft) = 2000 sq ft

After determining the total square footage of the roof, you must calculate the pitch of the roof. Measure the vertical distance (rise) over a 12 inch horizontal segment (run).
Example: The rise of this roof is 5”.
Write down these numbers as the vertical measurement listed first and the horizontal measurement recorded second so you can find rise over run.
Example: The rise over run of this roof is 5” over 12”.
When you have the total square footage and rise over run of the roof, you can calculate the roof squares to determine how much materials are needed to cover the roof. To calculate the number of squares on a roof, you need to divide its total square feet by 100.
Example: 1000 sq ft / 100 = 10 squares

With those roofing measurement figures, you can then estimate the roofing supplies needed for a job.

How do you find the sq ft of a roof?

To find your roof’s total square footage:

Measure the length and width of each plane on the roof (including dormers) then multiply length times width.
Add the square footage of each of the planes together.

How do I estimate roofing costs?

According to Sky Roof Measure, the typical range for roof replacement costs is between $5,100 and $10,000, but roof replacement can be as low as $1,200 or as high as $30,000. Many roofing companies will charge between $3.50 and $5.00 per square foot.

What is a fair price per square for roofing?

A replacement could be as low as $1,200 or as high as $30,000. With that said, on average, most roofing companies will charge somewhere between $3.50 and $5.50 per square foot, or $350 to $550 per square (100 square feet) to install or replace an asphalt shingle roof.

How much does it cost to tear off and replace a roof?

Most homeowners can expect the average cost to tear off and replace a roof to be around $12,000 to $15,000. This price is based on a home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a walkable roof pitch, a little roof complexity, and architectural asphalt shingles.

What is the cheapest way to replace a roof?

While asphalt is the cheapest roofing material, there are 3 different types of asphalt shingles that vary in price and affect how much you’ll spend on your roof replacement. 3-tab shingles are the cheapest of the 3 types of asphalt shingles and are a great option for a tight budget.

How many times can you overlay a roof?

Installing new roof shingles over old effectively doubles the weight of the roofing, so you have to make sure your roof structure can handle the extra load. That’s also why building codes commonly limit re-roofing to no more than two layers.

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Roof Measurement Report for RESIDENTIAL Roofs