How To Take Satellite Measurements of Roofs

 

Anyone considering a new metal roof must first answer a number of important questions: How big is your roof? How  do you take satellite measurements of your roof? 
 If you're a contractor,  you may have visited a client's home to figure out the costs. Here I should have measured a metal or clapboard roof, which I didn't. You dread the return trip. Luckily, there is a safe and accurate way to measure your roof from the comfort of your own home: Google Earth. If you want to see the roof from a bird's eye view, you can do so with just a few mouse clicks.

How To Do A Satellite Measurement Of Roof Using Google Earth

It's fairly easy to estimate the area of ​​your roof using Google Earth. For the first part of the process, go to Google Earth and select Launch Earth. Just do a simple address lookup and you're good to go. This is how you get different perspectives of the roof. a. Swipe the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. b. Simply click on the image and drag it with the left mouse button to change its position. c Click the scroll wheel and drag the mouse to rotate the camera.

>>Related post: A Guide On How To Measure And Get Aerial Roof Measurements


1. Using Google Earth, print a top-down view of the roof.

To give you an idea of ​​where to start, take a photo from the top of your home. Printing is as easy as aligning your home and clicking the upper right corner of your computer screen. Remember to include a wide range of perspectives and perspectives. To get the most accurate estimate possible, you need to provide us with a lot of information about your roof. It also helps providers determine if different valleys and peaks, doorways and window coverings need to be installed.

2. Begin Taking Roof Measurements.

  1. 1 Frame your house such that the view from the top. To see the most detail, you'll want to be just above the action and fully zoomed in.
  2. 2 Right-click on the ruler symbol on your screen's left side to bring up the ruler's properties window.
  3. 3 Change the metric system to feet instead of centimeters.
  4. 4 You'll get an approximate distance measurement when you click on a beginning and ending location.
  5. 5 Start keeping track of your measurements.

How to Take Precise Measurements of Your Home's Roof


To reiterate, this method helps provide broad estimations of measurement. You must work with an experienced individual to carry out field measurements before placing any orders for materials. When it comes to metal roofing projects, an exact list of supplies is required to effectively install metal panels while staying within the allotted budget.


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