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Checked out the joist pitch and it is 400mm. Also the joist width is 50mm, so it looks as though the design/installation is not to standard. The house was build by Costain in 1983, so I assume it should have been constructed to the building standards of the day. Not sure where I go from here...

I'll check the joist spacing by removing a light fitting. They are all the same spacing. I was using B&D Stud wall locater to check the spacing. However, I do know that the joist is 7" because when the builders were in I measured it. I am assuming 47mm, because that seemed to be a standard size...

As far as I can see, the joists are 175mm x 47mm at what appears to be 150mm spacing. The unsupported length is 4500mm and the room is 3250mm wide. The old stud wall was 2000mm from one end of the 4500mm length and the builder has left the top timber from the old stud wall in place and build a...

I recently had a kitchen renovation and the builder removed a stud wall between my existing kitchen and dining room. He assured me that as it was a stud wall, it would be non load bearing and the existing first floor support beams would be sufficient to provide a stable support. However...