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A roof 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.
The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available roofing materials and the local traditions of construction and wider concepts of architectural design and practice and may also be governed by local or national legislation. In most countries a roof protects primarily against rain. A verandah may be roofed with material that protects against sunlight but admits the other elements. The roof of a garden conservatory protects plants from cold, wind, and rain, but admits light.
A roof may also provide additional living space, for example, a roof garden.

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  2. Z

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  3. K

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    Doing a split level custom build. The plumber wants to install AAV's on some of the lower level lines, a bathroom and a bar sink. There is a way to vent them normally through the roof, it's just more work for him. Which is better? The floor above hasn't been cast and a vent can come up through...
  4. B

    unvented hot water cylinder in a roof space of a two storey house

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  5. A

    Gravity system - Move Hot Water Cylinder to Roof Space?

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  6. B

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  7. J

    What are all the things wrong with this roof installation?

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  8. B

    22mm Copper pipe through flat felt roof

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  9. M

    condensing flue through cellar roof to above-ground ?

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  10. M

    Do I need a new Soil Pipe Vent in the roof?

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  11. centralheatking

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  12. M

    Vertical flue through 4 pitched roof

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  13. N

    Pipe seal for flat roof

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  14. M

    Sealing a flue through a fibreglass roof

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  15. Mastermixlee

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  16. G

    flue through a conservatory roof

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  17. B

    Please help - Installing soil pipe over flat roof

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  18. D

    Combi in Roof Space ?

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    Care home roof drain. Blockage

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  20. plumb_know

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