Roof material

In the form of a pyramid with a square floor plan, the house's roof has dimensions of 12 x 12 m, at the highest point, a height of 2 m. How much roofing do we need to buy? Count on a 10% reserve.

Your answer:

Help us improve! If you spot a mistake, please let let us know. Thank you!

Tips for related online calculators

You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

solid geometry

pyramid
surface area

planimetry

Pythagorean theorem
right triangle

Grade of the word problem

practice for 13 year olds
practice for 14 year olds

We encourage you to watch this tutorial video on this math problem: video1 video2

Related math problems and questions:

Roof material
A house has a pyramid-shaped roof on a square floor plan with base dimensions of 12 × 12 m and a height of 2 m at the apex. How much roofing material needs to be bought? Include a 10% reserve.
Roof material calculation
The house's roof has the shape of a regular four-sided pyramid 4 m high with a base edge of 100 dm. We consider 30% of the roofing in addition to the overlap. Calculate how much m² of roofing is needed to cover the roof.
The roof
The tower's roof has the shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid, the base edge of which is 11 m long, and the side wall of the animal with the base at an angle of 57°. Calculate how much roofing we need to cover the entire roof if we count on 15% waste.
Roof sheet calculation
Above the pavilion, with a square floor plan with side a = 12 m, is a pyramid-shaped roof with a height of 4.5 m. How many m² of sheet metal is needed to cover this roof?
House roof
The house's roof is a regular quadrilateral pyramid with a base edge 20 m. If the roof pitch is 38° and we calculate 12% of waste, connections, and overlapping of the area roof, how much m² is needed to cover the roof?
Rectangular land
On a rectangular plot of land with dimensions of 35 m and 18.5 m is a house with a square floor plan with a side of 14 m. What % of the land is not occupied?
Small tower 2
A small tower has a square floor plan with a side length of 5 m. The tower's roof has the shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid (without the base) with a height of 8 m. During renovation, the roof will be covered with new tiles. 11 tiles are used per 1