text: The roof definitely DOES NOT come off
  
  Over all, a nice dog house, but contrary to what the description says, the roof does not come off. Ok, in theory one could take it off if one wanted to remove a bunch of screws and didn’t mind the whole thing falling apart. So, it really does not come off. That said, the doorway is huge and I don’t think it would be difficult to wash it out that way. The assembly was easy enough by following the pictures. Although a couple of screw holes didn’t line up perfectly, these were not much of a problem. I doubt that the house would be completely water proof - maybe - but I’m using it under a patio, so that is not an issue for me. I wish there was a door flap available.