Peter Heaney, who managed the refurbishment/extension project himself, said the volume of steelwork required would have made traditional roof construction virtually impossible.
The project involved extending the house in three directions to incorporate four dormer windows and two bedrooms in the roof space, which increased the magnitude and complexity of loadings.
Ridgeons’ trusses were weathertight in just days and featured a truncated table top to comply with planning conditions.
