Hi all,

I've finally finished knocking down the stud partition between lounge
and kitchen. This is where the pros are about to join in.

I noticed that the kitchen celing is around a cm lower than the lounge.
Both are concrete - joist - plasterboard. It seems incredible to me
that they would do this unless there was a good reason. Can anybody
think of one?

How should the gap be filled? Can it be done purely with plaster or is
it necessary to put up plasterboard? (Yes, I'm new to anything
structural.)

And do I need to remove the top beam from the stud partition frame?
Seems to me that as it's higher than the plasterboard either side, that
I can leave it.

Antony