On 9 Sep, 21:52, "Cash" wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Looked at a job on the way home tonight, lady wants a wall between
two landing cupboards removed.

She reckoned it wasn't structural, but seeing as though she was a
dental nurse & AFAIK they are not trained in this area, I told her
to get it checked out by a structural engineer.

Strange though - effectively its a partition between two adjacent
cupboards, but its a solid wall.

Looked in the loft & the joists run at right angles to the wall, but
you can't see the top of the wall, only plasterboard, so the ceiling
must have been plasterboarded before the wall was erected. *Even
stranger, there is no wall underneath it, just the kitchen.

Why would they build a solid wall, with no support under, just to
divide two cupboards?

cos all they had was blocks and mortar?

The Natural Philosopher, the reply is for TMH, as I have followed others
leads and blocked his posts.

And that's a normal construction in many buildings - the joists are more
than strong enough to carry it, particularly if they are trimmed or trimming
joists (for the uninitiated, bigger than the standard joists so that floor
openings [such as for the stairs) can be accommodated.

Cash


I'm not sure that your definition of trimmed and trimming joists is
accurate; perhaps because I am initiated.