Groundwork & Foundations

Removal of stud wall... or usual subsidance?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.22 PM

Hi, I moved into a property a year ago where a stud wall had been previously removed between the living room and the hallway (on the ground floor). I think one-two years ago. The hallway connects to a backroom, kitchen and bathroom. I was told the wall that was removed was a non-bearing stud wall. Since then the first floor floorboards have moved about in a bathroom above the ground floor bathroom and in the room above the groundfloor kitchen. On the ground floor I have noticed faint lines in a wall, one cracked corner of a skirting board and faint lines through the paint on a doorframe (top of the doorframe where diagonal wood frame comes together). Oh, and a slight moving of a piece of plaster board above the kitchen door. Does this mean the wall was partially supportive and may have caused structural problems when removed. I tried calling my insurance but they referred me to get a structural engineer, well beyond my means. But of course if some support needs to be added I must scrape some pennies together to sort it out (or a house loan).Or perhaps it's just the usual movements of a 1980s house!