Hi All,

I am due to move into a new house in a few weeks, we are looking at closing up a gap in a wall where it had been previously knocked through. This is to create two separate rooms.  Please see photo of wall as it is currently



My question is, do I build a timber frame to fill the gap and plaster board flush to the wall gap, then skim over the board, or alternatively build a timber frame in the gap and cover the entire wall (including the pillar at the top) in plaster board - my thought process is that this will reduce the risk of cracks appearing around the edges of the current gap. Any advice would be great.

Thanks

Thank you Woodsmith - would you recommend taking off the current paint and plaster and sticking the plasterboard directly to the brick underneath? or just sticking it onto what you can see currently?