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Ok that makes sense - the diagonal connects the floor up so that if the rafters were to spread they would also need to collapse down, and the vertical prevents that happening. So I lose a bit of internal space under each of the eaves, but hey we can call that 'storage' and timber restraints are...

Hi, I'm new here. My name's Jon, I'm from Nottingham, and I work in engineering but have limited DIY experience...which is a dangerous combo. I'm buying a house which has a weird attic conversion caused by a high first floor ceiling. We plan to redo the conversion by lowering the ceiling by...