Introduction I’ve been calculating roof areas for real buildings for over 20 years. Getting accurate roof measurements is important when you bill clients based on square footage, which we did for roof maintenance programs and roof condition assessments. Being able to measure a roof with Google Earth was a huge improvement. Before Google Earth came …
Introduction This article gives step-by-step instructions to help you see a satellite image of your house (or any building with an address, really) using Google Earth. It’s pretty easy. Note: You cannot see a live satellite view of your house in real time for free on the internet. You just can’t. To do that, you …
Introduction Have you ever heard someone refer to, for example, a “6 in 12” roof pitch, but you weren’t sure what exactly a 6 in 12 roof pitch actually looks like? This interactive roof pitch visualizer lets you instantly see how different roof pitches look from any angle. You can compare how different roof pitches …