I would have though that something structural would be installed and connected to other timbers during construction. This has been installed once the floor has been layed and all walls and ceiling have been plaster boarded. To me it looks like the kitchen was designed to be open plan and then...
I have been told that the wall between my dining room and kitchen is a racking panel. The house is a kit that wall built 17 years ago and the external wall is 7m long and this wall is perpendicular to it 3m along. I removed the plaster board today and took these pictures. There is several gaps...