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Thread: An App for roof slopes
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09-11-2012, 01:46 PM #1
An App for roof slopes
Maybe a lot of you already know about this App, but I just found out about it.
Pitch Gauge 2.1
It's very cool.
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09-11-2012, 05:12 PM #2
Re: An App for roof slopes
Handy, now I don't have to keep up with my plastic gauge.
Thanks Jack
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09-11-2012, 06:17 PM #3
Re: An App for roof slopes
Thanks for the suggestion...I am downloading it now and will test it out..
Matt Kiefer, Columbus Advanced Inspections
Home Inspection Columbus Ohio
Radon Testing Columbus Ohio
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09-11-2012, 07:17 PM #4
Re: An App for roof slopes
Just make sure you place your phone against a rake board, rafter or something long and straight, not against the shingles, otherwise you will get an incorrect reading with the short phone. slightly bowed rafters or truss top chords will also give a false reading with something as short as the phone.
Or you could lay a longer piece of wood vertically up several shingles to establish their "plane" and then measure that piece of wood.
It's a good idea, I already have it, but its usefulness is not always practical because of slight bows in the wood - kind of like trying to read a straight line on a large ball ... it just keep curving away from you.
Make sure you calibrate it first too. Unlike some other applications which can self-calibrate, that requires you to calibrate it on a "level" surface.
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09-12-2012, 02:42 AM #5
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I like that one. I also use iHandy Carpenter app.
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09-12-2012, 06:05 AM #6
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09-12-2012, 01:10 PM #7
Re: An App for roof slopes
Just like any tool. You have to know its limitations, and use it properly, otherwise its a waste.
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09-24-2012, 05:23 AM #8
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09-24-2012, 11:57 AM #9
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I like it. But when using the camera option you want to make sure you are square to the building and as close to the same level as the roof slope you are looking at or it will be off a little.
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09-24-2012, 10:26 PM #10
Re: An App for roof slopes
I've been using it for awhile to judge slope for composition shingles, amazing how many roofers install them on slopes that aren't adequate.
Jerry, the great thing about it is you don't need to set it on the roof, there is a plane of sight so you can line it up from the ground. Very accurate I would imagine.
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09-25-2012, 05:38 AM #11
Re: An App for roof slopes
I have that app too, and yes you can stand back and sight it, but a small amount off at a distance can make a good bit of difference in the slope.
Granted, for roof calculations the roof surface area does not change as much between differences in slope as much as being off a few feet in the length or width of the roof does.
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09-25-2012, 09:18 PM #12
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09-26-2012, 05:20 PM #13
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That is why I said: "Just make sure you place your phone against a rake board, rafter or something long and straight, not against the shingles, otherwise you will get an incorrect reading with the short phone. slightly bowed rafters or truss top chords will also give a false reading with something as short as the phone."
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