Standard Pole Barn Roof Pitch

Roof pitch can impact both the form and function of your barn.

Standard pole barn roof pitch.

Most standard sized barns look and perform best with a 3 12 pitch. To see how pitch impacts the look of a garage and changes cost click the design center button on our pole barn kits page. You can go by the measurements taken by walking the roof. Although there is no single standard roof pitch used on all sloped roofs factors such as roofing materials and local climate help to determine the appropriate range of pitches for a given building.

Roof pitch is the term used to describe the angle or slope of the roof. Roof pitch refers to the amount of rise a roof has compared to the horizontal measurement of the roof called the run. Using roof pitch to order materials. Fcp is one of the few barn manufacturers that offer a 3 12 pitch roof without an upcharge.

The standard roof slope follows the conventions of using whole numbers for measurements to ensure even distribution or one can use up to two digit fractions. Popular with barns and other structures. You can just refer to tables that are standard in the industry. Looking for something besides a common 4 12 pitch roof for your post frame building.

0 pitch 1 00x the roof area. These pole barn trusses are much harder to set in place and the greater spacing can displace the load causing the trusses to fail. Multipliers used for estimating roof area based on slope. Four and quarter in twelve or we can write it as 4 25 12.

Since this is a flat roof or nearly flat roof. One sign of a cheaply made pole barn is trusses that are spaced over 4 on center.