Determine the width of the metal you are installing.
How do you measure a roof for metal roofing.
If the pitch of the roof is not that steep you won t have to worry too much about following.
What you need to measure.
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For example standing seam metal roofing is 24 inches wide.
You should do this with someone that can hold one end of the tape measure so you can go to the other ends.
The first step is an accurate panel cut list.
Divide the length of your roof by the width of the metal.
Corrugated metal is 36 inches wide.
In our example we will use 24 inch standing seam roofing so we will divide 360 inches by 24 which equals 15.
You will need to go up on top.
You should also include any porches or overhangs that are.
The very first thing to do when measuring your roof for metal roofing is to draw out a top down drawing of your roof.