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Dan S. MacAbre[_4_]

wrote:
On Friday, 5 April 2019 12:39:27 UTC+1, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
I know this description probably doesn't help at all, but is it ever the
case that a paramount board stud wall can support a beam going across
the top of it?

Even if it isn't load-bearing for directly vertical forces, it may be preventing the beam - or your house - from twisting like a corkscrew or sliding like a paralellogram into next door.

Owain

Next-door wouldn't be too chuffed about that :-) I'm hoping that the
breeze block walls downstairs (this is the only bit of stud downstairs)
would prevent that. There is also breeze block parallel to this bit, on
the other side of the stairs. Perhaps I ought to 'get someone in'.