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Align Framing Square with Eave

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

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With the ladder safely in place, carefully position the framing square against the roof fascia board. The horizontal arm of the framing square should be placed flat against the underside of the eave, ensuring that the '12' inch mark on this arm is aligned with the very edge of the eave. The vertical arm of the square should extend upwards towards the roof line.

Goal: Position the framing square correctly on the eave

Tools and materials

  • Framing Square — Establishing the horizontal and vertical reference for pitch measurement

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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.

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