There’s two main steps to determining how much Heat Tape you need:
- Make a couple simple measurements of your house/roof, while noting a couple aspects of your situation
- Use Our Heat Tape Calculator to plug in those numbers, which can tell you how much heat cable you’ll need
See Below
Measuring for Heat Tape
Measuring is not difficult and you can make measurements without going up on your roof or using a ladder if you err on the side of overestimating the distances. Here’s Radiant Solutions Guide to Measuring for Heat Tape, which gives a detailed overview of measuring and some tips and resources, if you think you need it.
The Heat Tape Calculator
Once you have your measurements, you can use our Heat Tape Calculator to help you determine the length of Heat Tape Pro you need, the number of Heat Tape Clips you’ll need, and misc. product considerations.