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roofing Definition

roof·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of covering with a roof
  2. material for a roof or roofs
  3. a roof
roofing Synonyms

roofing

n.

Varieties of roofing material include: felt, composition, roll roofing, shingles, wood shingles, composition shingles, asbestos, slate shingles, tile, asphalt, tar, shake, copper, tin, galvanized iron, thatch, straw, sod.

roofing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • corrugate: Numbers have not grown as fast in Clifton as elsewhere as they seem to prefer gently sloping corrugated industrial roofing to chimney pots.
  • feel: Construction Methods Outdoors, the track is laid on roofing felt on top of wooden boards, well treated with preservative.
  • replace: Over a four day period we will remove and replace the profile roofing together with other ancillary work.
  • include: This is a high grade resin suitable for many applications including roofing.

Adjective modifier

  • pitched: One of the most common alterations made to older houses with pitched roofing is to convert the loft space into a habitable living space.
  • polycarbonate: Our run is against the house and has a sloping roof, made of wooden beams with polycarbonate roofing layed on top.
  • flat: Which is the most suitable resin to use for flat roofing?
  • green: Green roofing is an emerging technology which involves the construction of a garden or green area on a roof.

Modifies a noun

  • felt: Plastic floor tiles, cushion flooring, roofing felts, ropes, and blankets can also contain asbestos.
  • slate: Concrete: some concrete roofing slates are designed to look like thick natural or stone slates.
  • tile: We also found a large quantity of roofing tiles.
  • contractor: She has a roofing contractor coming to visit to lay new roofing felt in her loft space.
  • membrane: The commitment is to recycle at least 50 % of the collectible, available quantity of roofing membrane by 2005.
  • material: Your roofing material will then hide the wire neatly.

Noun used with modifier

  • single-ply: The main focus of the stand will be Ward's innovative Topdek all-in-one composite single-ply roofing solution.
  • bitumen: They can be encouraged by the provision of refugia comprising sheets of bitumen roofing felt on the banks, beneath which they will shelter.
  • ply: You've probably seen single ply roofing attached to buildings as sheets.
  • slate: A piece of slate yields roofing slates at the rate of four to just over the inch.
  • seam: Heavy insulation and standing seam aluminum roofing help retain heat to keep heating bills low.
  • cement: The procedure is basically the same as that for asbestos cement roofing.

Browse dictionary entries near roofing

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  10. rondo
  1. roofless
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