Roofing Square & Shingle Bundle Calculator

Squares, bundles, and underlayment rolls from footprint or measured roof area, X/12 pitch, and waste

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How to Use This Roofing Square Calculator

Enter the plan footprint (length and width, or total area) and the roof pitch as X/12. The tool multiplies footprint by the pitch factor, divides by 100 to get squares, then applies waste and converts to bundles and underlayment rolls. If you already taped each sloped plane, switch to measured surface so pitch is not applied twice.

multiplier = √(1 + (X/12)²)
roof area = footprint × multiplier
squares = roof area ÷ 100
with waste = squares × (1 + waste%)
bundles = ceil(with waste × bundles per square)

Need the pitch from framing first? Use the Rafter Length & Roof Pitch Calculator — that tool is geometry (common rafter length, plumb, birdsmouth). This one is materials. What a square is: guide. Missed waste or hips: troubleshooting. 3-tab vs laminated: comparison.

Roofing Square & Shingle Bundle Calculator