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Achieve Level Horizontal Reference

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Finding roof pitch with a square and a level! #diy #handyman #tools #home #construction

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What happens here

While maintaining the horizontal arm of the framing square firmly against the eave and keeping the '12' mark aligned with the edge, carefully rotate the entire square. Adjust its angle until the bubble on the integrated level (or a separate level placed on the horizontal arm) indicates that it is perfectly level. This establishes a true horizontal reference point, which is crucial for an accurate pitch reading.

Goal: Make the horizontal arm of the square level

Tools and materials

  • Framing Square — Providing the horizontal reference and holding the level
  • Level — Indicating when the horizontal arm is perfectly level

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Everyone in the comments told me not to go into the attic for this. So, here's how you find the pitch of your roof from the eaves using a framing square and a level. Go ahead and put your 12 on the edge of your eave there. Go to where the level is level. Which is right about right there. And right there is your four. So, we have a four 12 pitch. Follow for more.

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