How to measure a roof with google maps 

Great videos man, you should have way more subscribers. You’re always very informative and you give good insight

just saved me a trip to colorado thank you for the info man. i hope your business is killing it and continues to.

Hell yeah bro killer intro I subscribed!

Excellent video. Google Earth works like a charm. Thanks a million$.

No nonsense, straight up advice. Thanks

I'm a roofer trying to start my own business, your insight on the trade has helped me come a long way thank you

Thanks man helped me a lot.. Nashville TN

Id definitely hire this guy! Seems really trustworthy!

Thanks for sharing this little tip about measuring a home's square footage using the free Google Earth app. Really helpful since most of the bids I received didn't tell me how many square feet they were assuming in the total bid.

Appreciate that I'm a salesman and this is going to be very helpful to do it this way

As a new adjuster I'm loving this info!

Great video. I’m going to try it and see how it works out so I can cancel my roofsnap subscription. Hopefully I can get close with all the hips and ridges because the material I use for that is $50/bundle.

Just subbed I wish this guy lived in Northern IL I'd get u some work, his a hard honest worker

Great video. Explained very clearly. I am curious though just how you derived the rise multipliers and their accuracy.

Thank you for sharing this useful information. You are very knowledgeable.

Thanks for this valuable info... it will save my husband and me so much time! 😁

You really do make some great videos. Keep up the great work!

Hey I gave you a 👍 Thank you for the info. I'm looking for an underlament one side self-adhesive product for my concrete-Spanish-S-Tile. I live in the Sonoran Desert Tucson Arizona. Temperature on tile roof 190°F🏜

Hi! Nice video! I have just one question. How you know what rise multiplayer use?

Thanks for the overview.

subscribed !!! looking forward to more secrets lol

Thanks so Much !!!

Really good tips; of course Eagleview and all those others don't let anyone know about it! Scammers! Thanks.

Great video...One question to proceed...At the 3 minute mark, ( after you pull up google maps, and enter address, ) you say. "Now click on this"...what is "this"? plz? the next steps mention shingles, slope , drip edge...but I dont know how to get to that next link. Please post the next link

thanks brother!

Thank You

really good video

Outstanding !!!! Thanks for the info

Thank you.

it would be cool if you could measure the angle of the roof from street view

Hi Brian, I'm reaching out to you to see if you could guide me in the right direction. Here are some specs: Roof is 9/12 roof and the rafters are 2 x 6, 24" on center. Our home is a 1940's home. It's 26' long (along the ridge) and about 26 wide. The rafters from what I can measure are about 16' long from eaves to ridge and since the attic has a knee wall and "storage space" at the eaves, there's about 8' that don't have any drywall on the rafters, and 8' that have drywall (the conditioned part of our attic) - I mention this part because of the question I have (coming lower) about load capacity of the roof. We're in the process of renovating our attic space. As mentioned, it already had drywall but we're removing it and replacing the existing (very old) batt insulation with closed cell spray foam (2 lbs/ ft2) and we'll be adding the drywall back onto the rafters once that spray foam is cured. I think we're going with 3/8" drywall - then on top of that we're adding 1/4 MDF and a few 1 x 4 pieces of trim to divide up the ceiling.... That's our plan. I know that the roof (shingles) has at least 2 layers and it's even possible that there are 3 layers of shingles.... Would it possibly cause a problem with WEIGHT adding all that 2 lbs/ ft2 spray foam, the drywall, MDF and 1x4 trim board in part of that roof (about half way on each side) given the existing 2x6 structure with the 9/12 pitch? How can I find that out? Should I be concerned? Also, in the future we plan to re-roof using metal (standing seam) and we would of course remove all the existing shingles, so the weight will lessen significantly - but would we also be able to add Zip R sheathing on top of the decking before the metal roof is installed which appears to be true 2 x 9 decking (still in good shape) and since we plan to sprayfoam under the roof, we would not be able to remove that old decking (at least not the entire thing... (maybe some pieces if they're damaged) Any help/suggestions/direction would be much appreciated and of course I'm subscribed! :) Thanks in advance, Clarke

Thank you!

Thanx

What forms of payment or how do we accept payment?

Thanks

would be great if it worked for me, I have too many trees over the top of my house so I cant make out the edges

That's easier than my way counting drip edges

Great clip.

How do you do this in Google Earth Pro? I can only get a clear look of my Roof in a 2010 image that can only be accessed in Google Earth Pro. Leaves on the trees block half of my roof from the Sat view. 2010 is the only clear view. I can only draw a straight line in Pro so this left click option doesn't seem to be in it or it's hidden in some menu.

So you don’t factor in the roof pitch? 🤔

How do you find/ know the RISE of the roof? I believe rise is the angle the roof is from horizontal, which adds squares to the flat 2D area calculations.

That's was pretty cool

Here's a comment to help more with the algorithm 😆

How do you calculate the rise ?

i have a question about pricing if you don’t wanna answer it it’s understandable but if you do it’d be awesome. Just starting my roofing business in Oregon and my question is if you’re quoting a house you measure wrong let’s say you measure 30 squares but when you do the job it’s only 26 squares does that mean you keep the extra 4 squares orrr?

Hey bud what's a good rise multiplier for a 2 story house nieghborhood with the detach garage? Rough estimate so I can write out quick estimates..thanks man 👍

can i contact you I am in Florida

I've never seen that cool

Is there a trick to calculate the slope for a hip roof from the ground or Google Maps?

How well does this method translate to a gable roof compared to your demonstrated hip roof? How about a roof with a combination? (maybe it doesn't matter) just curious

Hey would it be possible to talk to you i like your video I'm interested in getting 2 apps for roof drawings and roof measurements

Ever used eagle view?

How did he find the rise?

Yes please 😂

Great information, but with a multi peaked roof google earth's view is almost useless. The sunshine and shadows obscure 60% of my roof and with numerous peaks and valleys I have over 20 rough measurements and not being a roofing person have no idea how this information is useful at all in establishing how many squares my roof is. Are there any other free sites that could provide me with this basic information?

Dude what are you going to do when you hit 1000?

Hmm. Doesn’t show me jack. How u get aerial view?

How do you like the IRoofing app?

coo

I didnt understand the rise thing.. im trying jus to meassure for a pressure wash

What if the trees cover the entire house?

👍

How do you find/ know the RISE of the roof?

Anyone know a rough estimate on costs for asphalt roof around on a dutch gabled roof around 2200 sqft in central florida? I know its tough to give that sort of info I just tend to get completely screwed on things I fix with my house. I paid around 40% more than I should have on my AC and probably 25% on my septic system. I've had nothing but bad luck in this house and now I have to pay out of pocket for my roof because my stupid insurance company went out of business in the middle of my claim and I have to buy new insurance before the 13th. I can't get that insurance until I fix the roof because the claim is open. Screw insurance its a friggin scam. stupid rich guy who owns it probably getting off scott free while all the people who paid their insurance dues fairly don't get squat and could lose their house if they don't get insurance quickly enough. gave me a whole 2 weeks to find new insurance even though i have a claim open! NUTS! Anyways any help before I request a quote would be appreciated as I can't afford time wise to shop around really and I don't have a lot of money. Hopefully I can even afford it...

What's you mean with the rise?

just fuckin great,the google images are blurry and can do absolutely nothing with them. Why the hell is yours clearer than mine?

Google Maps hates me. Can't get out of *street view*. What am I doing wrong?

How do you get the slopes from goggle earth?

Check out roofr.com. works great in populated areas!

Good grief lazy!

You side track way too much

I wish it didn’t babble on so much.

Talks too much. Like the ladies with recipes. Just get to it.