John Rumm wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Gareth wrote:
I'm in the process of buying a house and the surveyor has said that
there is a problem with the roof: "the end trusses are not properly
secured to the walls"

How should roof trusses be fixed to walls? Is it just a matter of
nailing/screwing in a few bits of wood?

It's a fairly ordinary house, about 18 years old with timber trusses
and cavity walls.

Thanks for any information.

Gareth.

It needs some restraining bars going in - steel bars about 2ft long
and an inch wide, full of holes - you nail one end to the truss and
the long part is affixed to the wall - it's so that a strong wind
can't lift the roof off.
They take about 5 minutes to affix and cost about £3 each

Often known as "Bat straps" (after a common brand). One difficulty in
retro fitting is that they often dip below the loft floor level ang get
plastered over.


Thanks for that information.

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