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Roof

A roof (pl.: roofs or (rarely) rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope.

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Functions

Gallery of roof shapes

Gallery of significant roofs

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Roof

Nodes160
Edges159
Triples145
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0125
Components1

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Roof

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related to Gallery of significant roofs · 19
Roof → Ashlar, Beaune, England, Florence Cathedral, France, Germany, Grand Palais, Great Mosque, Greece, Hospices, Kairoun, King's College Chapel, Paris, Speyer Cathedral, Sydney Opera House, Syrrako, Taj Mahal, The, TunisiaImbrex
related to Functions · 17
Roof → All, Asphalt, Coal, In, International Building Code, International Residential Code, It, Metal, Most, Premium, Provide, R-value, Single-ply, Some, Standing, To, Water
related to Gallery of roof shapes · 15
Roof → Chiang Mai, ChinaSloped, Haikou City, Hainan, KyotoPitched, Mount Gilead, Nanhai Academy, OhioConical, Paradise Palms, SwedenMansard, TaipeiFlat, ThailandSäteri, Toji-ji, United States, Western AustraliaButterfly
related to Outer layer · 10
Roof → An, Asian, Because, Having, In, International Building Code, The, This, When, While
related to Etymology · 9
Roof → Dutch, English, Germanic, Middle High German, OE, Old English, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, There
related to Form · 5
Roof → Pitched, Roofs, Some, The, There
related to Insulation · 5
Roof → Because, For, In, Some, The
related to Solar roofs · 5
Roof → More, Newer, Solar, Some, There
related to Drainage · 4
Roof → Flat, In, Middle Eastern, The
related to Parts · 4
Roof → A-frame, In, The, There

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roofs roofing material may building tiles also used pitch slate water structure shingles often materials insulation flat snow construction many

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Roofis amatter of concern because the roof is often the least accessible part of a building for purposes of repair and renewal0.90text
Roofpart ofthe building envelope.The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers0.85text
drainpipes may remove the need for pitchinstance ofAlthough modern construction elements0.80text
roofs are pitched for reasons of traditioninstance ofAlthough modern construction elements0.80text
aestheticsinstance ofAlthough modern construction elements0.80text
thatch has been used in the constructioninstance ofeither by architectural design or because a flexible material0.80text
timberinstance offairly rigid material0.80text
and since the mid-19th centuryinstance offairly rigid material0.80text
cast iron or steelinstance offairly rigid material0.80text
straw or animal hairinstance ofmixed with binding material0.80text
and plastered on lathes to form a flat or gently sloped roofinstance ofmixed with binding material0.80text
usually in areas of low rainfall.In areas where clay is plentifulinstance ofmixed with binding material0.80text

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