THE MEASURE CARD — do not leave the driveway without these ROOF PLANES flat length x flat width, on the GROUND, drip edge to drip edge — the sheet adds the pitch, so never measure up the slope [ ] main run [ ] garage [ ] porch/lean-to [ ] dormers [ ] additions [ ] anything you can't see from the street PITCH level out, 12 inches along, measure the drop: ___ /12 (each plane) LAYERS counted at the eave or a vent: ___ EDGES (linear feet — this is where material hides) [ ] eave ____ [ ] rake ____ [ ] ridge ____ [ ] hip ____ [ ] valley ____ COUNT THEM (the carrier's estimate lists these one by one) pipe boots ___ vents ___ skylights ___ chimneys ___ ALSO NOTE [ ] where the dumpster goes [ ] stories & access [ ] anything rotten you can already see [ ] low-slope section? (different roof, different bid) The measurements go on the takeoff sheet. The counts and the notes stay with the bid file — you need them for the deck line and for checking the carrier's estimate.