Roof Rake For Shallow Pitch Roof

Any roof from 4 12 to 9 12 is considered an ordinary angle for a roof.

Roof rake for shallow pitch roof.

Shingles often not rated for shallow roofs. This horizontal load or thrust can be considerable especially on a low pitched roof. These are also the most common pitches for shed roofs. One by 2 inch rake boards often cover the exposed top edge of the siding when there also is an eave overhang on the gable end.

Another popular snow roof rake you should check out is this suncast srr2100 24 inch snow shovel roof rake. Note that roof pitch is sometimes used in parallel with roof slope. However roof pitch is technically measured and defined differently and will not be discussed here. Like other suncast products this rake is smartly designed featuring a curved no stick graphite blade to prevent roof damage.

You ll need some assembly to get this all set and ready for snow raking. You can measure the roof slope on the bottom side of the roof deck at an easily accessible point such as the rake using a tape measure and simple geometry. To resist thrust the irc calls for a structural ridge required for any roof with a pitch less than 3 12 or for each pair of rafters to be securely connected to each other by a continuous ceiling joist r802 3 2006 irc.