"inNeedofHelp" wrote in message
om...
In my Flat the original kitchen layout had a recess (about the size
for a table) which then backed onto the hall cupboard.

The recess and cupboard were knocked together to create a box room so
the kitchen no longer has a recess.
I want to change the layout back to how it was originally - Kitchen
with recess and hall Cupboard. However the original wall between the
cupboard and the recess must have been a supporting wall as there is
an RSJ there.

I need to put up a stud partition wall under the RSJ then plasterboard
over the lot so it just looks like the Original wall.

1) Do I need to build a frame either side of the RSJ?
or
2) can I just build up to the RSJ (if so how would you attach the
ceiling plate to the RSJ)?


You won't need to many fixing points on the RSJ, so drill through with an
HSS drill bit and bolt, or self tap, the ceiling plate to one side of the
leaf on the RSJ.


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