Abstract: An elevating roof primarily applicable to vehicles such as caravans and motor caravans is provided of the kind comprising a rigid rectangular roof member hinged along one edge over an opening in the vehicle roof to move between the closed position and an open position in which the other walls of the elevating roof are provided by a foldable fabric material. The invention provides for the foldable material to be shaped and arranged in conjunction with a framework such that the wall opposite the roof member overhangs its corresponding edge of the opening in the vehicle roof.