roof
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Mainers need heating oil, and heating oil costs are through the roof.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
The park is expected to cover roughly 100,000 square feet and have a retractable roof for year-round operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Since then I’ve put in about $90,000 more: a new roof, kitchen appliances, plumbing work and new windows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
She believes that for people with the means, it will eventually become standard to install a new roof with some sort of embedded solar.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
There was something wild about it, the way vines clung to the sides and the roof.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
But supporters of solar roofs argue that they should not be pitted against standard solar modules on roofs.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Most Baiga houses have low mud walls, rough timber and bamboo, and tiled or thatched roofs patched with plastic against the rain.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many warehouse operators and other commercial real-estate owners have installed solar panels on building roofs over the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Here and there, Ivy saw shingles ripped off roofs and windows busted right through.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Only decades ago many of the cottages in Scotland’s Highlands were roofed in heather, bracken and marram grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Yeah, I built houses with my parents and I’ve roofed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
When we roofed the house, I had to install tin-coated steel flashing to prevent leaks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a roofed theatre, market and river port at the site of a Roman town.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
The two friends roofed the pit with tree boughs and straw.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
This would speed up the design process, since each roofing job is unique.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The most common defects involve brickwork, carpentry and roofing, he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Seek a second opinion from your own independent roofing contractor, including a report on the previous repair to the roof.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
And some features that had previously been eliminated needed to be returned to the home, including original roofing, porches and even light switches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
After molding the bricks, my father spent days in the valley hacking the long-stemmed grasses to be used for roofing, then tied them into round bales.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
