PITTSBURGH, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "As an HVAC technician, I needed a simple and intuitive means of determining the rise and run distances for a roof," said an inventor, from Fresno, Calif., ...

New MapBrowser provides roof-pitch, height, width and area tools to help companies measure rooftops and structures without onsite inspections; gives small businesses the same advantages as large ...

Q: What’s the easiest way to measure the slope of a roof? A: A carpenter’s square (L-shaped) is probably the simplest tool to measure roof slope, which is also referred to as the roof’s “pitch”. Hold ...

Knowing the pitch of your home's roof is useful for room additions and new skylights. The angle, or pitch, is calculated by the number of inches it rises vertically for every 12 inches it extends ...