Roof Measuring Rones

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Roof measuring rones.

Simply put combining high resolution drone imagery with a powerful roof measurement application i e. L h 2 area calculating an area of a triangle when estimating a roof. In the united states a run of 12 inches 1 foot is used and pitch is measured as the rise of the roof over 12 inches. The next step is to measure the pitch also referred to as the roof slope of the roof deck.

Roof reports and wall reports made easy. Roof pitch is the measurement of a roof s vertical rise divided by its horizontal run. You ll need to figure out the vertical distance also known as the rise over a 12 horizontal segment also known as the run. The rising popularity of drones in the roofing industry is no accident.

1 roof square 100 square feet. We ll use satellite imagery and trigonometry to calculate your roof s measurements. You can order roof measurements from roofsnap and our sketchos technicians will create the measurement diagram for you. The first of which is that you don t even have to go up on the roof.

It is amazingly convenient to fly a drone with gps. It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same. Allowing increased safety higher accuracy less headaches and the type of modern presentation clients now expect. Record these values as roof rise over run with the vertical measurement listed first and the horizontal second.

For help determining the area of a sloped roof see here. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle. This makes flying easier and allows you to spot trouble areas on the roof. The first thing you need to do is download and install google earth pro.

This can make it even safer to do your measuring and it also removes a level of guessing to your calculation. The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. Use the ez3d drone app to quickly photograph any building inspect the roof and create 99 accurate measurements for estimates. When you let go of the controls it should stay pretty much where you left it.

There are many great benefits to using google earth to measure your roof but nothing is as good as using diy s satellite roof measurement. And even flat roofs usually have a little bit of a slope so you might want to use a roof pitch multiplier once you have your area figured out 1. The sketch is a dynamic fully editable drawing that you can customize with inspection photos and notes and use to create an estimate in roofsnap. Within hours the completed project is uploaded into your roofsnap account.