The roof is in need of 'repair'. [=the roof needs to be repaired; the roof is damaged, in poor condition, etc.]
The car was damaged 'beyond repair'. [=the car was so damaged that it could not be repaired]
His job is to keep the buildings in good 'repair'. [=in good condition]
(..) a little bigger, darling. We need to shift his animosity from his father to his godfather. - Destroy his one positive relationship? - No, repair his relationship with his father... ...whilst exposing his godfather's true nature. We should charge Fischer a lot more than Saito for this job. (..)2010 Inception