Garage door
A double garage door is wide, easy to see, and usually on the same wall as the front eaves.
Interactive planning tool Beta
Measure your roofline from a photo.
Set a front-facing reference, add a depth reference when needed, then trace the eaves you want to light for an instant roofline estimate.
- 01Add a clear photoLandscape and straight-on works best.
- 02Set the photo scaleUse a front width, plus an optional side depth.
- 03Trace every eaveChoose the front or depth scale for each run.
- 04Review the estimateSee the total and each individual run.
Step 1 — Add your house
Start with a clear daytime photo.
Stand near the middle of the house, keep the camera level, and fit every roofline you want to measure in the frame.
- Photograph the house as straight-on as possible.
- Use landscape orientation for more tracing room.
- Include an object whose real width you know.
Your photo stays in this browser and is not uploaded to our servers.
Roofline estimator
Calibrate, then trace your eaves.
Enter a front-facing distanceA garage door width works well. Then tap its endpoints.
Enter a distance running toward or awayUse a known side-wall or projecting-roof distance, then tap its endpoints.
This run usesFinish and start a new run whenever the roofline changes between front and depth directions.
Set your scaleTap the two ends of the known distance.
Tap two points to mark your known distance.
A better reference makes a better result
Match each reference to the direction you are measuring.
Side wall or projection
Use a known distance running in the same toward-or-away direction as projecting eaves.
Unrelated wall planes
Vehicles, fences, and references facing another direction can distort the scale.