I would like to continue this question with a real life example to see if there is anyway to break the "new roof" into repair and improvement expenses. We hired to repair wood damage on the facia and soffit and some tiles with new wood and tiles at a cost of $7500 initially. I was planning to claim the entire $7500 as a repair. It was determined about 2/3 through the project that the all the roof tiles should be taken off and a new composite roof added for $14000. Is it possible to claim the facia and soffit wood work $7500 as a repair and the rest as a new roof $7500?
