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Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof20220727114300

Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof

July 27, 2022calgary, eavestrough, gutter, pitch, slope0 comments

All water responds similarly to gravity and slopes. When we think about it, we realise our eavestroughs are like canals around our roofs. The valleys ...

Venting Cathedral and Vaulted Ceilings20220111022400

Venting Cathedral and Vaulted Ceilings

January 11, 2022cathedral, ceilings, pitch, ridges, roof, soffits, venting, vents0 comments

Cathedral and vaulted ceilings do away with roof trusses to create open, airy spaces. They were a great innovation in the Middle Ages, enabling mighty...

The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles20200429033943

The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles

April 29, 2020calculate, criteria, measure, pitch, roof, roofing material, shingles, slope, surroundings, taste0 comments

Roof pitch refers to the steepness of a roof as a ratio relative to absolute flatness. In North America we express this as a fraction of 12. Hence a r...