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micheal
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micheal asked in Home & GardenDo It Yourself (DIY) · 6 years ago

Calculating the height of a roof pitch?

I want o build a shed that is 4 feet wide. I want to have the roof 8 feet long. I want one wall to be the high point. I want a 2 foot covered spot beside the shed. I also want an overhang of 1 foot, measured along the 8 foot dimension.

How much higher does the high wall need to be to achieve it?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    a 4 foot shed with 1 foot over hang on one side and a 2 foot overhang on the other side means it will be 5 feet of roof over the 4 foot span, so one wall would need to be 3 feet higher than the other giving you a 9/12 pitch to the roof

  • John Alden
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    3-4-5 triangle. Obvious math test or homework question. Figure it out yourself...

    http://www.mathopenref.com/triangle345.html

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