Fair enough. Difficult to address now. I’m in NSW, on the coast between Newcastle and Gosford. The wind doesn’t usually present a problem but every…

Looking at the photographs there do not appear to be triple grips where the rafters meet the top plate. There completed the task in less than a day.

An interesting question. Professional roofers were employed to remove the tiles and replace with roofing iron. I can't recall them doing anything different with the roof structure. …

Thanks. The roof was, until recently, supporting Terracotta tiles. It was reclad recently with corrugated iron (colorbond). The steel battens were installed then.

Thank you. I know what you mean about the angle, but as you can see from the photo, the original builder used shallow angles. If it’s acceptable…

I would like to create a wide opening in a load bearing wall. The roof is a traditional pitched roof using purlins, struts and ceiling hangers. As can…