Residential structural engineer is the pro to get for a consult.
Roof creaking in wind.
Roof creaks when it s windy.
Roof popping in the wind is flexing the rafters or trusses.
The diagonal bracing transfers the concentrated wind.
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.
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.
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What we ve got is a ranch house and a walkout basement and the house has quite a tall ceiling.
That will mitigate the wood contraction that causes creaking sounds from the roof.
And that all faces to the north the walkout exit.
The builder has brought in the roofing contractor who seems to have no idea what is causing it.
Diagonal braces almost always stop the noise.
Popping in the morning and evening is thermal expansion.
In other cases a roof will creak at any time of day whenever there s the slightest wind.