Roofing Project Photos
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Find a Local Roofer →Roofing Project Photos is a gallery of real-world roofing photographs documented during roofs.wiki member projects across the United States and Canada. The collection shows flat and low-slope commercial roofs, sloped asphalt shingle roofs, tile and metal roofs, common problems such as ponding water and membrane failure, repairs and tear-offs, and close-up details of drains, vents, flashing, and chimneys. Every image is watermarked, stripped of location metadata, and published with customer details removed.
Flat & Low-Slope Commercial Roofs
Most commercial buildings use flat or low-slope roofs finished with single-ply membranes, modified bitumen, or built-up systems. These field photos show membrane surfaces, parapet edges, seams, and rooftop equipment on real commercial roofing projects.
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Modified bitumen flat roof — Los Angeles, CA
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Commercial low-slope roof — Chicago Heights, IL
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Commercial flat roof membrane — Chicago, IL
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Flat roof and parapet overlooking the city — Winnipeg, MB
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Commercial flat roof membrane — Florida City, FL
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Commercial low-slope roof — Los Angeles, CA
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Commercial flat roof membrane — North York, ON
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Commercial flat roof membrane — Winnipeg, MB
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Rooftop HVAC units on a commercial flat roof — Los Angeles, CA
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Aerial view of a commercial flat roof — Winnipeg, MB
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Parapet edge of a flat commercial roof — Downers Grove, IL
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Commercial flat roof membrane — North Hollywood, CA
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Commercial flat roof membrane — Lodi, CA
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Modified bitumen flat roof — Harvey, IL
Built-Up & Ballasted Gravel Roofs
Built-up roofs (BUR) layer bitumen and reinforcing felts, often finished with loose gravel ballast that protects the membrane from UV. The photos below show ballasted surfaces, penetrations, and edge details.
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Vent pipe on a built-up gravel roof — Chicago, IL
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Built-up gravel roof — Coral Gables, FL
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Ballasted gravel roof surface — Scarborough, ON
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Ballasted gravel roof — Oshawa, ON
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Repair area marked on a gravel roof — Cicero, IL
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Pipe and metal flashing on a ballasted gravel roof — Charlotte, NC
Sloped Asphalt Shingle Roofs
Asphalt shingles are the most common residential roofing in North America. These sloped roof photos show architectural and 3-tab shingle surfaces, ridges, and dormers.
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Asphalt shingle roof — Clearwater, FL
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Architectural asphalt shingle roof — Tampa, FL
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Sloped asphalt shingle roof — Simi Valley, CA
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Ridge line of an asphalt shingle roof — Charlotte, NC
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Architectural asphalt shingle texture — Citrus Heights, CA
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Dormer on a residential asphalt shingle roof — Lombard, IL
Tile & Metal Roofs
Clay and concrete tile and metal roofs are durable, long-life systems common in warm and coastal climates. The set includes clay tile fields and weathered metal panels.
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Clay tile roof — Thousand Oaks, CA
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Clay tile roof against a blue sky — Palos Heights, IL
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Vent cap on a clay tile roof — Thousand Oaks, CA
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Weathered metal roof panels — Clearwater, FL
Repairs, Tear-Offs & Coatings
Real repair and replacement work: membrane patches, full tear-offs, staged materials, and reflective roof coatings applied over aging low-slope roofs.
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Patch repair on a flat roof membrane — Citrus Heights, CA
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Tear-off debris during a roof replacement — Tampa, FL
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Roof work in progress with materials staged — Orlando, FL
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Flat roof tear-off in progress — Tampa, FL
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Reflective roof coating applied in patches — Chicago, IL
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Roof coating over a low-slope membrane — Elmhurst, IL
Roof Details: Drains, Vents, Flashing & Chimneys
Close-up details that determine whether a roof stays watertight — roof drains and scuppers, plumbing vent boots, metal flashing and parapet coping, and chimney terminations. Detail failures are a leading source of common roof problems.
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Scupper drain at a flat roof edge — Tampa, FL
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Roof drain on a flat membrane roof — Sacramento, CA
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Domed strainer over a roof drain — San Diego, CA
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Mushroom vent on a flat roof — North York, ON
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Plumbing vent boot flashing — Oshawa, ON
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Pipe penetration and conduit on a flat roof — Portland, OR
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Roof vent cap — Portland, OR
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Metal flashing detail on a roof — Fair Oaks, CA
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Metal coping on a parapet wall — Winnipeg, MB
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Chimney flashing on a roof — Winnipeg, MB
Ponding Water & Drainage Problems
Standing or ponding water is a leading cause of low-slope roof failure: it accelerates membrane breakdown and overloads the deck. These photos document drainage problems on flat roofs.
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Ponding water on a flat roof — Oshawa, ON
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Standing water on a low-slope roof — St Pete Beach, FL
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Ponding water reflecting on a flat roof — North York, ON
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Ponding and patching on a flat roof — Toronto, ON
Emergency Roof Tarping
Temporary tarping protects a building after storm or leak damage until a permanent repair or replacement can be scheduled.
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Emergency blue tarp on a damaged roof — Citrus Heights, CA
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Large blue tarp covering a roof — Los Angeles, CA
Roofing Materials & Underlayment
Roofing materials and underlayment staged on site — the rolls, membranes, and base layers that go into a finished roof system.
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Roll of roofing membrane — Gainesville, FL
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Roofing underlayment on a roof deck — Tampa, FL
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