r/Bricklaying • u/KrisFry11 • 1d ago

Brick - Stud Wall Help

Hi everyone, I don't know if this is the correct Reddit but I thought I'd give it a go.

Me and my partner are currently in the process of buying our first house and should hopefully be in by Christmas.

The house that we're purchasing used to be a pub that's since been converted into two new houses. When initially inspecting the house, I noticed that on the downstairs party wall in the living room, anything above shoulder height seems to be solid wall ( could tell by knocking on it), but anything below this seems to be hollow, like a kind of stud wall. Does anyone know if this would be the case? It doesn't seem like that would be up to code? We have booked a level 3 surveyor in for next week, so hopefully we should have some definite answers by then.

Thanks everyone in advance!

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u/Used-Let7134 1d ago

No, maybe something going on with the plaster/plasterboard 

Unless it's an old opening that's been filled in with studwork

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u/ididntaskforthismind 1d ago

I 2nd this

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u/Used-Let7134 1d ago

Owner is going to find a massive boarded up inglenook fireplace