Hi All,
I'm new to the forum. I’m planning to self-manage my loft conversion in the summer, and I want to resolve any potential detailing well in advance.
I’ve got a situation where a new stud wall meets an existing masonry wall below to create a double height space. The objective is for the new stud wall to align flush with the existing masonry wall. However, the existing masonry wall has a wall plate (see attached sketch).
So, my question is, when it comes skimming over the walls, can you skim over the wall plate? I’m guessing not as this would lead to cracks.
Therefore, how would you approach this? I was thinking of overlaying the wall plate with EML but would this mean the walls will no longer be flush (or at least appear flush)?
Many thanks,
I'm new to the forum. I’m planning to self-manage my loft conversion in the summer, and I want to resolve any potential detailing well in advance.
I’ve got a situation where a new stud wall meets an existing masonry wall below to create a double height space. The objective is for the new stud wall to align flush with the existing masonry wall. However, the existing masonry wall has a wall plate (see attached sketch).
So, my question is, when it comes skimming over the walls, can you skim over the wall plate? I’m guessing not as this would lead to cracks.
Therefore, how would you approach this? I was thinking of overlaying the wall plate with EML but would this mean the walls will no longer be flush (or at least appear flush)?
Many thanks,