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Why do you think it wouldn't be sat on the wall? Seems really odd. Could it be when they built it they just had a slightly shorter one? It must still be resting on something..

We have had the front of our property (mid terraced) taken down and put back up. I noticed one of 1st floor joists wasn't resting on the bricks like the others.. Any suggestions? All the other joists are sat nicely in place.

Also notice this roughly above- but could've been caused by the banging of taking the external bricks down and adding new ties etc?

We have had the front of our property (mid terraced) taken down and put back up. I noticed one of 1st floor joists wasn't resting on the bricks like the others.. Any suggestions?

Yeah, I think there probably is a joist around there- I couldn't honestly tell you though.

I've been looking at it worrying that the ceiling is going to collapse or something. That's reassuring. Cheers. :)

Hi, We had the attic converted about 13 years ago. They dropped the ceilings in the bedrooms and replastered. I've noticed that the plaster near the window seems to have dropped and cracked away. I'm wondering if anyone could advise me as to what might be going on here? Thanks for your time

Hi, We live in a victorian mid-terrace. The original plaster in the living was cracking, a bit actually fell off. We contacted a plastered who boarded over it and plastered, screwing into the joists. The ceiling has since begun to sag over the window. I'm concerned about it dropping on our...