Convert roof pitches, or any slope to degrees, faster and easier than ever before with the Builder Fraction Calculator free app.

It is useful to know how to convert slopes into degrees so you know what bevel to set your saw on for things like gable studs. Practice the workshop below to help establish a skillset where things like this will be second nature.

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Pitch to degrees

Open app

Diagonal calculator — Click on the Menu button.

Select Diagonal

Menu for pitch calculator — Click on diagonal at the top.

Enter Roof Pitch

Roof pitch or rise of slope here — Roof pitch or rise in inches per foot. Click equals.

Enter Run

Run goes here. — Enter 12 for roof slope run. Click equals.

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