Resilient asphalt shingles lie much flatter to the substrate than slate tile and concrete which keeps water from being easily blown under them.
Roof pitch 12 2.
If a roof rises 2 in a length of 12 this is 2 12 roof pitch.
We included a roof pitch chart below the 7 12 example image and the calculator below that.
Image 1 12 to 12 12 roof pitch 7 12 pitch.
A pitch of 2 12 is the minimum pitch for shingles made of asphalt so your roof just barely makes the cut off for one of the most popular roofing material options.
If this isn t practical then perform the same measurement on the underside of the roof.
Asphalt shingles continue to be the most widely installed roof covering option in north america.
Most roof s have a pitch in the 4 12 to 9 12 range.
The short simple answer is 2 12 has traditionally been considered the absolute minimum acceptable roof slope suitable for asphalt shingles.
A pitch over 9 12 is considered a steep slope roof between 2 12 and 4 12 is considered a low slope roof and less than 2 12 is considered a flat roof.