Roof Pitch!

[Charlotte]

Randy, I got your book today, it is well worth the money, and the wait. I read it from cover to cover or till my eyes got tired.

A wonderful source of much needed information.

One thing you missed or I simply haven't found it yet. Roof pitch, I love in Colorado and my home will be in Southwestern Colorado when I do buy one. What roof pitch would you recomend? I have already decided that a 30lb pound roof will be what I get but the pitch??? A 4/12 ? is that steep enough to aid snow removal etc?

I do understand what "pitch" means and have had it explained to me by a very knowledgable person.

Thanks again, for the good work.

[Randy Eaton]

Hello Charlotte,

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate it. In Colorado I would recommend at least a 4-12 or better. A 4-12 foot pitch with a 30lb snow load will hold approxamaly 6 feet of wet snow. If you went to a 40lb-snow load and kept the roof pitch at 4-12 your roof would be able to hold 8 feet of wet snow. So you can either increase your snow load or roof pitch. I don't know what they charge in your state for steeper roof pitches but I would probably increase the snow load to 40lbs. Hope this helps.

Randy Eaton