How do you say roof pitch in Spanish?
Short answer. Roof pitch in Spanish is usually la inclinación del techo or la pendiente del techo. A 6/12 pitch can be described as una pendiente de seis en doce, meaning six inches of rise for every twelve inches of horizontal distance.
Many roofing crews in Georgia are bilingual, and a few shared words make conversations about your roof smoother. Regional usage varies between Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Spain, so expect some differences.
Pitch and measurement
- Roof pitch or slope: inclinación or pendiente del techo
- Steep roof: techo empinado or techo con mucha pendiente
- Low slope or flat roof: techo de poca pendiente or techo plano
- Rise: elevación or altura; run: distancia horizontal
- Square (100 square feet): crews often just say cuadro or use the English word
Parts of the roof
- Roof: techo (also tejado, especially for tiled roofs)
- Shingle: teja asfáltica, though many crews say shingle
- Ridge: cumbrera
- Eave: alero
- Gutter: canaleta
- Flashing: tapajuntas
- Roof deck or sheathing: base del techo or madera del techo; plywood is madera contrachapada
- Underlayment: membrana or fieltro for felt
- Leak: gotera or filtración
- Attic: ático
Useful phrases
A short list for the questions homeowners most often need answered on site:
- Where is the leak coming from? ¿De dónde viene la gotera?
- Please send me photos. Por favor, mándeme fotos.
For the English names and what each part does, see roof anatomy explained and how roofers measure a roof.