Civil Engineering Reference
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Fig. 3.1
Building Regulations table guide.
The wall plates are often simply bedded on mortar on either the inner skin of a cavity wall
or, as is often the case with older terraced houses, on the inside edge of a solid 9 in. brick
wall. Wall plates should be half lapped where they meet, and should not be less than 75
mm wide and 50 mm thick. They should be treated with preservative. Figure 3.3 shows
typical plate connections. Further reference should be made to Chapter 7 where wall
plates are dealt with in detail.
