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Thanks! At the other end of the joists, they'll sit on top of the old wall plate, is it ok to screw them in with a couple of diagonal screws on each, or should I use a galvanised bracket of some sort?

Yes, I've got steels going in. below the existing wall plate to support the roof.

Hi all, I'm building a single story extension on my bungalow, which is quite big - nearly 60m2. It's going to have a warm flat roof, I'm at the stage where I'm thinking about the roof joists. In the designer notes, the joists will sit on top of the existing wall plates of the (soon to be...