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Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Change Roof Color

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Roof colors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are an important part of making your abode your own. Your own little slice of island paradise deserves to best represent who you are after all. Here’s what you need to know on how to change roof color in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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Changing Roof Color in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

At first, you’ll only be able to change your roof color every time you successfully pay off a loan and choose to upgrade your house again.

During this conversation with Tom Nook, he’ll ask you what color you’d like your roof to be. Simply select the color from the options that appear.

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Changing Roof Color in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

When your house upgrade is then complete when you load up the game the next day, you’ll find that your roof color has changed.

After you’ve completed a few upgrades for Tom Nook, you’ll then unlock the option to change roof color whenever you want. Specifically, you’ll need to build your house and then get the three next upgrades. This means your house needs to have two additional rooms and you’ve just paid off an eye-watering 548,000 Bells debt.

Simply go and speak to him in the Town Hall and go to the ‘Construction Consultation Counter.’ Choose the option ‘About my home…’

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Next, select “I want to customize.” This does cost 5,000 Bells each time you change it, and the color change will only take effect the next day, but that’s a small price to pay for perfection.

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All Roof Colors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

There are eight colors for you to choose from for your roof. We’ve listed them all below. They all cost the same price and will be changed in the same amount of time.

  • Red
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Aqua
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Black

There you have everything you need to know on how to change roof color in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For more tips, tricks, and guides, be sure to check out our ever-expanding guide wiki, search for Twinfinite, or check out more of our coverage below.


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Chris Jecks
Chris Jecks has been covering the games industry for over eight years. He typically covers new releases, FIFA, Fortnite, any good shooters, and loves nothing more than a good Pro Clubs session with the lads. Chris has a History degree from the University of Central Lancashire. He spends his days eagerly awaiting the release of BioShock 4.