"Tim S" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've decided to replace the dodgy bit of plasterboard sitting betwixt the
joists and the wall top.

Wall is single brick.

Do I just slide a woodent plank in onto the top of the wall (after
acro-propping the joists up a fraction and clearing out the PB) or do I
need to bed it on with something (bearing in mind the plate thickness is
about 12-15mm).

What would be a suitable material to use - is plain softwood OK?

Should I attempt to fix the joists to the plate (hard I realise as the
plate
is thin)?

This is a 3.6m section of wall.


Cheers

Tim

surely the joists are already on the wall top as the plasterboard would be
fitted afterwards

the plasterboard would butt up to the wall before the wall was then
plastered

Unless of course the wall was added later in which case it would not be load
bearing and it would not matter if the joists touched it or not

Or am I missing something?

Tony