re-roofing

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   The work of putting a new roof on a building, either over the old one or after removing it.

   Grammar: Uncountable: you say 'the re-roofing was expensive', not 'a re-roofing'.

   Patterns

   • re-roofing of a building
   • need re-roofing
   • undergo re-roofing

   The re-roofing of the old farmhouse took three weeks.

   They saved for years before the re-roofing could begin.

   Re-roofing is best done in dry weather.

2. 2verbtransitive

   The present participle of re-roof: putting a new roof on a building.

   Grammar: Used in progressive tenses: they are re-roofing the house. Takes an object.

   Patterns

   • re-roofing something

   The workers are re-roofing the school during the summer break.

   He spent the weekend re-roofing his garage.

   After re-roofing the barn, they painted it red.

Word forms

Common combinations

re-roofing project

The re-roofing project was delayed by rain.

re-roofing costs

Re-roofing costs have risen sharply this year.

need re-roofing

The house needs re-roofing before winter.

re-roofing a building

Re-roofing a building requires careful planning.

Synonyms and how they differ

roof replacement

A more formal term for the same job, often used in contracts and estimates.

roofing

Can mean the material used for a roof or the work of putting on a roof for the first time; re-roofing specifically means replacing an existing roof.

Word family

re-roof verb

To put a new roof on a building.

roof noun

The covering on top of a building.

roofer noun

A person whose job is to build or repair roofs.

Commonly confused: re-roofing or roofing?

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