The diagonal bracing transfers the concentrated wind.
Roof creaking in wind.
Diagonal braces almost always stop the noise.
That will mitigate the wood contraction that causes creaking sounds from the roof.
And that all faces to the north the walkout exit.
Roof creaks when it s windy.
Popping in the morning and evening is thermal expansion.
Described in detail below a reader reported wind caused movement as traced to a squeaky sign mounted on a metal bracket another reader reported the squeaking was her roof mounted tv antenna.
Roof popping in the wind is flexing the rafters or trusses.
You want to place at least two four inch long timber screws through the 2 by 6 where it passes over the underside of the roof rafter or truss.
Squeaking and creaking traced to wind blown things attached to building exteriors such as signs antennas aerials weather vanes.
So what happens is when there s a good strong north wind in the winter we get a nice creaking sound over our heads when we sleep against that north wall.
Residential structural engineer is the pro to get for a consult.
In other cases a roof will creak at any time of day whenever there s the slightest wind.
When it is windy there is a creaking noise from around the edges of the roof area which is heard very distinctly in the bedrooms.
What we ve got is a ranch house and a walkout basement and the house has quite a tall ceiling.