Yes
No not really.
Peasants in Feudal Japan placed rocks on top of their roofs primarily to prevent damage from strong winds and heavy snowfall. The added weight helped stabilize thatch roofs, which were common in rural areas, ensuring they remained intact during harsh weather conditions. Additionally, it served as a practical measure to minimize the risk of roof collapse, protecting their homes and livelihoods.
Modern, usually, and most of them are two-story houses. The older houses usually have ceramic tile roofs.
Roofs
The three main types of roofs are flat roofs, pitched roofs, and mansard roofs. Flat roofs have a slight pitch for water drainage, pitched roofs have a steep slope, and mansard roofs have two slopes on all sides with the lower slope being steeper than the upper slope.
yes there were roofs on castles
There is no patron saint of roofs.
The Pilgrims used thatch roofs in the beginning. But because thatched roofs burned easily, they changed to plank roofs.
Asbestos roofs are secured in the same manner as non-asbestos roofs that use similar materials.
Roofs is already a plural noun. The singular form is roof.
They are one in the same.
To keep the slate on the roofs from blowing away.