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Recent hurricane damages have devastated coastal communities and focused national attention on hurricane damage mitigation. Structural damage is one of the most significant impacts of a hurricane. Even small levels of structural damage can result in large economic losses; when gaps open in the roof system, rain water can leak in, ruining the contents of the structure and rendering it uninhabitable although it is still standing. In order to prevent these secondary damages from occurring, a better understanding of the roof system behavior is essential. This research aims to ascertain the behavior of the roof system by determining the influence of variable stiffness in the roof-to-wall connection on system behavior and to develop and propose a method for determining the reliability of a roof system typical to low-rise residential wood construction under wind loads. Monte Carlo simulations were run on a computer model of the roof system using probability density functions for both structural parameters and load variables. The goal of these simulations was to determine the effect of variable connection stiffnes