I live in a victorian two up two down mid terrace. Dividing the living room and the dining room is a timber stud wall that originally had lathe and plaster on, replaced with plaster board at some point when a doorway was put between the two. Directly above dividing bedrooms on the first floor is another timber stud wall.
My question is whether this wall could be supporting, and how I would be able to tell. Although the ceiling joists run from front to back across the top plate of the stud wall and do not appear to have a break in them.
From previous experience these dividing walls are usually single brick and extend from floor to first floor ceiling
In fact the only brick walls are the external walls/ dividing walls to neighbouring properties and the wall dividing the dining room to the kitchen.
Any ideas
My question is whether this wall could be supporting, and how I would be able to tell. Although the ceiling joists run from front to back across the top plate of the stud wall and do not appear to have a break in them.
From previous experience these dividing walls are usually single brick and extend from floor to first floor ceiling
In fact the only brick walls are the external walls/ dividing walls to neighbouring properties and the wall dividing the dining room to the kitchen.
Any ideas
