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What does a re-roof look like? Is it a case of scaffold up, tiles off, roof timbers off then crane in the new trusses? Guessing that it's nearly impossible to keep the house watertight? Or is there a method for re-roofing which keeps water out of the house whilst there's no tiles on?

We have a 1970s bungalow with 2x4 ceiling joists and max headroom of 6'6 to the ridge beam. Loft is currently floored with T&G chipboard panels. No issues at present as the floored area sits over the central corridor of the house so the span is 1-2m. The idea would be to have a full flat roof...

Yes, roof timbers / bracing is embedded into the wall structures. By rip out the rooms I meant remove the wall clashing but leave the structure intact and just reclad. Do you think an extra 2" would be a big benefit? Is the gluing of the floor to the joists a common approach then? Thanks

I have a 1970s bungalow with 4x2 ceiling joists @ 400mm centres, a central corridor hallway running the length of the house and max ceiling spans of 3m. The loft is accessed via a loft ladder in the hallway and leads to 3 'loft rooms' (each measuring approx 3x3m) which look like they were put up...