2 12 Pitch Metal Roof

A pitch of 2 12 is the minimum pitch for shingles made of asphalt so your roof just barely makes the cut off for one of the most popular roofing material options.

2 12 pitch metal roof.

That said if you want to have a metal roof that is worth its weight in value that doesn t come with a ton of problems the minimum pitch for metal roof applications should be kept at around at least a 3 1 2 12 three and a half on 12 or above. Even though manufacturers say 1 4 12 is acceptable. In a few rare special occasions we might approve down to 1 5 12. I ve been reading and reading but haven t found a good answer.

We require a 2 12 pitch for our standing seam products. A pitch over 9 12 is considered a steep slope roof between 2 12 and 4 12 is considered a low slope roof and less than 2 12 is considered a flat roof. For this sort of system the panels are secured to the roof using hidden clips and then a seaming machine is used to crimp the. Resilient asphalt shingles lie much flatter to the substrate than slate tile and concrete which keeps water from being easily blown under them.

This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. For a 1 12 pitch roof the only metal product i recommend is a mechanically seamed standing seam. Most roof s have a pitch in the 4 12 to 9 12 range.