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Steve Clisset from Dragon Armor Shingles of Colorado writes, "This is called "the Phi House" by the owner/co-designer a mathematician. It is officially a Rhombic triacontahedron geo dome.”

NRCA shared this photo on Instagram “Ørestad Church in Copenhagen will feature trapezoidal roofs at different heights and angles. #RoofsOfTheWorld”

RoofersHelper on Instagram shared this photo "Tile roof work in Munich, Germany from Hans Lex Spenglerei Bedachung"

Dave Young sent this photo to us, “Saw this roofing at a fort in the Black Hills. Pretty smart for ‘back in the day’ “

Ryan Edgar from A1 Roofing Ltd. writes, “From leaks to looks. Transform your roof. Great job!"

Roofers Helper writes, “International award-winning tile roof project by Rowlands Roofing Ltd - Quintain House."

TRS Ltd, of the UK writes on Instagram, "One of our latest projects. Nice little slate extension."

Well, this is something different!

AFrameRussian in Bosnia posted this Instagram picture of some cool looking roofing on a tiny house.

Cool detail! Dachyrustykalne, a building material dealer in Poland, writes on Instagram, “Translated: Such things only with Terreal tiles. Small-format models without a zipper give a lot of possibilities to create individually selected decorations on the roof."

Yay a cool detail that we’ve never seen before!. Thank you to Slate & Copper Services from Rhode Island for posting this beautiful shot on Instagram.

We have been following this project from Savros.ru on Instagram and posting the different sections. Now we can see it all together. Translated: “Approaching the completion of work at the temple complex in the village of Novaya, Kalitva, begun in October 2017.” Thank you Savros for sharing your amazing work.

Savros. ru, a manufacturing and training school in Russia, posted this unique roof on Instagram, "We are continuing work on the temple in the village of Novaya Kalitva. The canopy above the entrance is made of two colors SSAB Pural Matt with stainless steel inserts. All elements are made on the machine “Edelweiss”. Amazing - thanks for sharing!

Precision Roofing & Construction posted this on Instagram and we had to share! So Darn Pretty!

What interesting thing did you roof today? I would bet you didn’t install a snake roof.

Ron Richhart shared this cool image with us on Facebook. "Did our first Planetarium dome this month at Cheyney University, PA. Turned out great. Great job Ron!

Our friend Shingleweaver shared this with us. It’s somewhere in Portland. First impression?

Another entry in my “Why are all church roofs are steep?” file. On the other hand it’s the only place anymore Architects can be creative. Beautiful roof!

Interesting way to create a steep roof look with a church that just doesn’t have the building for it.

Thank you to Mark Terzano for sending in this photo taken in the Andes of Lima-Peru, 2015. RCS - feeling grateful.

"Pretty cool wood shake" — Dirk Blankenbeker in Edwardsville Illinois . Wow to have the time and money to get to show off your skills. Thanks for sharing!

“Crazy Cool” http://www.sigzincandcopper.co.uk/zinc-shingles-on-a-unique-cliff-house-in-salobrena/

Ingenious - still trying to figure out if that was a skylight or exhaust vent? Who needs a finial, let’s make that point useful.

"Saw me some big a*s slate!” That’s slang for look at this very large and random slate that seems to be very heavy and thick! We saw something similar on Instagram that seems to be coming out of Eastern Europe.

That’s one way of doing it. A stair case on a roof! “Lead steps on a slated roof to gain access to the deep box gutters”, Thanks @Leaditbe for sharing.

Thank goodness for such originality. Work like this ensures we will never get bored of looking at roofs. Thanks @WilmerRoofingandFraming for sharing this unusual roof!

Not sure how I feel about this roof, what do you think?

Nice job on the merging of two different colors! Thanks to Khaled Hamed from Palestine for sharing!

The original rock roof - "My mother visited Germany and took this photo of these roofs with rocks on them. I've been told that is the Alte Bayerische huts in Bavaria” Thanks @PNWRoofer for sharing this photo on Instagram

Rietdekkersbedrijf Andras, a thatch roofer in the Netherlands, posted this shot on Instagram. I think it’s cool to see how far the snow penetrated the thatch. Anyone here ever tried a thatch roof?

Yes this was done on purpose. Thanks to Malarkey Roofing Products for sharing! Said our Oregon rep, “When you can’t decide on one of our beautiful colors...you ask to have them all installed!...In my 18 years, I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Even in black and white we can only image this is one ugly roof! “Neighbors are upset about roof installed with yellow, orange, black and white tiles” 1978 - Portland, Oregon.

Unique Roof Profile – Only on RCS! One of our RCS Forum contributors Vaa Fakaosifolau posted this shot of an interesting stone coated roof. Learn more about this by clicking on this weeks forum. Here are our top picks from last week. https://goo.gl/nbmzi7

Advanced Roofing shared this shot with us of Guell Park in Barcelona. “Many different types of roofs in Barcelona are gorgeous - #slate"

What is the most unusual thing you have roofed with?

Retreads! Rob Farrands shared this with us on Facebook. Well, it’s probably really durable and looks kinda cool. Maybe it will catch on.

In this 1964 photograph the only caption is “Bermuda Roofs”. Any clue about this kind of application?

In Honor Of Halloween… “Welcome to my nightmare!” Vintage shot of the old Leicester market in England.

Thanks to Tresa Pate at Interstate Roofing in Portland, Oregon, for sharing this photo with us!

The original rock roof - "My mother visited Germany and took this photo of these roofs with rocks on them. I've been told that is the Alte Bayerische huts in Bavaria” Thanks PNW Roofer for sharing this photo on Instagram

What a fun facet, radius mash-up. Great Job Mystery Roofer!

"they don't make 'em like this anymore"

Rainier Roofing and Remodelling in Eatonville, WA. - this is one of the smallest churches in America!! It's in the town of Elbe, WA

This is some great shingle barn art in Franklin, IN by our Indianapolis roofing contractors.

And it’s still done today!

"We can't remember where we got this photo - when we blow it up it appears to be Comp! Had to be a homeowner."

We can't tell but we hope she's only 6-foot off the ground!

If it's leaking how would you fix it!

Thank You AskARoofer for sharing this photo with us "Birchwood bark, used for shingles, rocks and branches wired together to hold things down. Interesting little roof. Source unknown"

Awesome Craftsmanship using Slate. Gotta find out more about this! Originally shared by Hans-Peter Koennecke of Germany

"Nice roof design in Woodland California". What would you call it? ... Thank you AskARoofer for sharing these great photo's with us.

"Use of lead cladding and roofing for a radio station and auditorium in Chicago. U.S. architectural applications of lead are increasing". Photo marked June 25, 1970 Looks like the Chicago Marina City towers in the background. Do you think that building is still there?

Finally, something I've never seen before! Look at this roof. Could be from the 1920's when the house was originally built. Very pliable metal. Looks like they painted it silver over red. Those birdstops are little pieces of wood. The building is now a famous landmark restaurant in Hollywood on the top of a hill overlooking everywhere. Everyone else is looking at the view. I took pictures of the roof! So what is it?

Lets take a vote shall we? Do you think this was done by a ROOFER or a HOME OWNER?

The Wood Plank Look! Ever seen this?

This is not just some ordinary roof. It's the White House in 19__.

The world's heaviest roof - What do you think 2400 pounds per square?

"Whoa, this looks like a coral reef not a roof!"

Look at this unbelievable slate roof detail...Wow, some roofing details never cease to amaze me. Thank you Frank at Albert's Specialty Roofing for finding this and sharing our love of craftsmanship! (and looking at your work you are not too shabby either!)

Homestead Survival: Make Shingles and Siding Out of Aluminum Cans (Beer Can Roof)

Thanks to John Jensen of Jensen Roofing Co., Inc. For the link to these photos. Have you ever wondered what was on top of the iconic New York Life building in New York City? It's Ludowici Roof Tile with gold leaf, installed to commemorate New York Life's 150th anniversary.

Sweeney-Bros-Slate-Roofs by Boston Design Guide

Quite a feat! I remember several homes in Beverly Hills looking like Hansel Gretel houses because of the elaborate roofing! F

This picture was submitted by Steve Davey (Old Man River) of River Roofing, Inc. This is a 1920 Historic home in Portland Oregon. Such a beautiful wood shingle roof.

Nashville Musician Shingles His Roof With Records - And the vinyl lover in me weeps...

Slate Tile $9.00/ Sq. Ft. to $18.00/Sq. Ft. Beautiful pattern!

A great example of Green Roofing ...it is good for the environment and is quite beautiful! looks a little like irredescent fish scales!

Roofing Photo of the month Feb 2009: Shaking Rocks "Would you ever attempt to try your hand at one of these?" This roof is in Corona Del Mar, Southern California, on the ocean

Open-mouthed Shisa on red-tiled roof, Okinawa.

Interstate Roofing in Colorado Shows Their True Colors. This is a GAF TPO materials roof. Each star was hand cut and welded to the blue background. Congratulations on making a dream come true and making us proud to be American and Roofers. Shown in photo are the 3 project managers: Robert Cupp, Roland Gonzales and Jake Reid.

Amazing roofing technique! Wow!

The Fanciest Roof We Ever Saw!!

Thanks to Frank Alberts for being such a craftsman! Oh, and for sharing this photo with us. It takes real skill to make something look this messy.

Tip Top: This iron roof cresting leaves veins of rust on the slate shingles of a house on Cecil Avenue.

"She sells sea shells down by the seashore" Or she roofs with them! Thank you AskARoofer for finding this great example of roofing as art.

"She sells sea shells down by the seashore" Or she roofs with them! Thank you AskARoofer for finding this great example of roofing as art.

First we install Bird Abatement and then we install Bird Apartments. Birds, can't live with them, can't live without them.

If you look up the word “Challenging” in the roofers dictionary you will see this image! Great Lakes Roofing from Bloomingdales, Illinois writes, "#tbt to last year when we tackled this monster hotel roof”. What an impressive project!