Stud-wall-to-external-wall fixings

[Dreadnaught]

Hi folks, a question for those of you who have a timber I-beam dwelling.

 

Where an internal stud wall abuts an external I-beam wall sheathed with 12.5mm smartply, does the external wall require reinforcement with a noggin of some sort to take the fixings from the stud wall? Or is the smartply sufficient on its own to take the fixings? (The I-beams in the external wall are at 600 centres.)

 

 

[jamieled]

Ours was dwanged to take the internal stud wall, using timber of the same thickness as the service void (38mm).

[Gone West]

I put noggins in the walls and also had to put some in the ceilings between the metal web joists where the stud wall walls joined the ceiling for the plasterboard to be fixed to.