Collocations withroof

These are words often used in combination withroof.

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canvas roof
The film opens with water dripping through the canvas roof of a caravan onto the face of a crying baby.
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conical roof
The conical roof was replaced in the 17th century.
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copper roof
That would have been a great sadness, but the building itself, which is remarkable in its way, needed major repairs, especially to its huge canopy copper roof.
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curved roof
Most typical are the graceful sweep of the curved roof ridge with upturned eaves, wooden carvings and ornamental gable eaves set in granite columns.
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damaged roof
However, it looks like a beautiful house with a damaged roof.
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domed roof
A leaded-glass, lead domed roof lantern surmounted by a golden ball is positioned on the rear of the roof at the centre of the frontage.
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flat roof
Many of the rules and precautions that relate to flat roof construction (such as applying asphalt in more than one coat) are compensating measures.
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gable roof
The main house is a 2 1/2-story, frame dwelling with a cross gable roof.
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gabled roof
A steeply gabled roof was built over this central dais and covers the front end of the posterior hallway.
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green roof
There are views over the green roof below and into the canopies of the surrounding trees.
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iron roof
The bells were repaired in 1934 at a cost of £300, but the cast iron roof has not been painted since 1878.
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leaking roof
In most cases the spray of water was vividly incorporated into the dream story, for example, as a story about a leaking roof.
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leaky roof
The householder worries about a leaky roof, rot in his floorboards or the roots of trees threatening his foundations.
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metal roof
Repointed brickwork and boarding display themselves outside, and the new industrial metal roof is functional and unobtrusive.
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overhanging roof
The stucco exterior is accented with inlaid faience tile, overhanging roof with rafter tails, and clay-tiled conical tower.
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peaked roof
The peaked roof is covered in asphalt shingles and pierced by a small octagonal belfry.
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pitched roof
The client wanted a bedroom upstairs; the planners wanted single storey - it's a very sensitive site - and a pitched roof.
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pointed roof
This was topped with 50 ton limestone slabs forming a pointed roof.
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red roof
To me, there is little æsthetic difference between a white roof, a red roof, and a grey roof.
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retractable roof
The entire pitch and arena can be covered with a retractable roof, so that a variety of games can be played in all weathers—even when there is deep snow outside.
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roof deck
Service spaces - closets, bathrooms, mechanical spaces - are objects that float within the loft space, touching neither the exterior walls nor the floor and roof deck above.
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roof dormer
It features a three bay shed roof dormer that forms the second floor and covers the entrance porch.
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roof insulation
I am considering whether to seek further views on the desirability of higher standards for roof insulation.
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roof truss
The roof truss construction is of considerable interest since it is the earliest known example of a king-post truss that is bent at the feet to allow a curved ceiling.
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shingled roof
The shingled roof resembles the bochka roofs popular at the time.
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slate roof
In the distance a sweep shouts, gesticulating, from a chimney-top, while two cats on a damp slate roof spit and shriek.
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sliding roof
There are ventilators in the scuttle, a sliding roof and a fully opening windscreen.
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sloping roof
Another situation is offered by the gently sloping roof in repeating layers and in the running in and out, which give impetus and initiation to its movement and direction.
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solar roof
Over a long period, it might be possible to provide the whole country with solar roof panels.
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steep roof
The house has the characteristic asymetric design with a steep roof and bay windows that are characteristic of the style.
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thatch roof
Summit was divided into four rooms and likely enclosed by wattle-and-daub walls and a thatch roof.
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thatched roof
Two flanking doorways are decorated as if they were the entrances to thatched roof houses.
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tiled roof
It is a three-storey house with an old tiled roof but with no felt lining underneath that roof.
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tin roof
Not having a house with a tin roof is the reference category.
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vaulted roof
The vaulted roof and east facade of the pyramid platform are hypothetical.
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vinyl roof
A padded vinyl roof was a $121 extra-cost option on the hardtop model.
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