Dormer roof supported by one piece of wood?

Jordman · 15 Sep 2022

Is this diagonal timber actually supporting the roof on the other side or just left for convenience of building a stud wall?
Behind this is a large dormer bedroom with no rafters for 5 meters

^woody^ · 15 Sep 2022

That's a structural stud wall.

Well it's not now, so best get the plasterboard back on quickly

George_engineer · 16 Sep 2022

Diagonal members are there to provide racking stability. I would suggest this is a structural/load bearing wall - even if it is not carrying load vertically it is giving lateral strength (buttressing) to something.

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