Internal studwork directly above internal brick wall.

[Oliver Norris]

I need to build an internal stud wall upstairs in my house in line with and directly above an internal single skin brick wall.

At first I thought it being above is ideal as it gives a really good support until I began thinking about how to attach the sole plate to the top of a brick wall.

I'm considering building it off the upstairs floor instead by inserting noggins between the joists and building off those.

Open to suggestions though. Does anybody have any?

 

[thomp1983]

If the joists run perpendicular to the stud wall your wanting to build then just attach the sole plate straight to them aslong as the spacing isn't huge, anything 600mm or less will be fine the wall only has to support its own weight.

 

[Oliver Norris]

They run parallel to the wall either side of it. Put noggins through and screw sole plate to the noggins?

 

[thomp1983]

Yes that would be fine just make sure there a decent size and well secured

 

[Oliver Norris]

I'll skew screw plenty of the biggest noggins I can fit in with some 6x100's and may even have some jiffy's kicking about if so I'll put some of them on.

Thanks!

 

[blup]

What makes you think there isn’t a wall plate in place over the existing wall?

Blup

 

[Oliver Norris]

I don't remember seeing one when I replaced some bricks for a padstone for some steels. I went in on the intersection of 2 walls ("T-junction"). Maybe there was a plate further along? I didn't see it.

 

[Oliver Norris]

The joists run parallel with the wall, I see no reason for anyone to have installed a plate on that. Nothing would be on it... Don't think it would be useful unless they also installed straps. I'm pretty sure none of this has happened and there's just a single story single skin brick wall up to ceiling void level.