Sentence examples for having the roof from inspiring English sources

He was a great expert at DIY and as a listed building, the church was a challenge he relished, overseeing the installation of a chapel and having the roof repaired after the lead had been stolen.

"Keiji had this idea of having the roof more like a tent, and therefore it wouldn't go against any of the shading rules that you have with your neighbors," Mr. David said.

While almost anyone who's watched a TLC rehab show can rip out a kitchen cabinet, unpiecing an entire house without having the roof collapse isn't a job for the uninitiated.

For example, if the nonoccupying ex-spouse pays the entire cost of having the roof replaced and no provision has been made about reimbursement, there could be problems at the closing regarding the division of the proceeds.

Ms. Corrigan said that she and her husband were having the roof cleaned mostly for maintenance, but that they also hoped removing its soft mossy habitat would discourage a pair of raccoons known for their own procreative endeavors — "rooftop romance," she called it.

Add to that the sheer discomfort and inconvenience of living in penury, setting up home in a caravan in a muddy field on site for the duration of the build, and generally having the roof taken from over your head, and the whole thing seems like total madness.

So why has the "roof of the world" been falling?

We have the roof to ourselves and hover there above the soft lights of the city.

"It would be good to not have the roof leak," she said.

It might have been different had the roof not been drawn.

What has the roof of the main stadium come to symbolize?