Roofing Calculator

Roof area and shingle bundles from footprint and pitch.

m
m
°
%
Roof area
121.94
Footprint
96
Roofing squares
13.13
Shingle bundles (≈3/sq)
40
Show the working
  1. 1Footprint = 12 × 8 = 96 m²
  2. 2÷ cos(30°) for the slope, + 10% = 121.94 m²
Formula
roof area = footprint ÷ cos(pitch)

How it works

Estimates the sloped roof area from the building footprint and pitch — a steeper roof has more surface than its footprint.

Example

A 12 × 8 m building with a 30° pitch has about 122 m² of roof.

About the Roofing Calculator

Roof area and shingle bundles from footprint and pitch. It sits in the Home & Construction section of NWS Calc, a free collection of calculators that run entirely in your browser. There is no signup, no paywall and no tracking — open the page, enter your numbers, get an answer.

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