thegallery
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My neighbor's house (exactly the same as mine) had cut out a large space between the kitchen and the dining room creating a knee wall. It's not super stable but you can lean on it and it feels pretty solid; I just wouldn't run into it.
So I cut mine out the same way and I'm wondering if I can do anything to stabilize it? I will be cladding the exposed areas and adding a fat 1x6 (5/4) to as a sill, and that will probably be OK. But is there anything I can do to stabilize it further?
I thought about screwing some foot-long bolts into the bottom frame inside the wall and pouring about 6" of concrete in there, but I have no idea if that will do anything...
Any other suggestions? Tks
P.S. The wall is still solid on the side just past the picture. The knee wall runs 5' 6".
So I cut mine out the same way and I'm wondering if I can do anything to stabilize it? I will be cladding the exposed areas and adding a fat 1x6 (5/4) to as a sill, and that will probably be OK. But is there anything I can do to stabilize it further?
I thought about screwing some foot-long bolts into the bottom frame inside the wall and pouring about 6" of concrete in there, but I have no idea if that will do anything...
Any other suggestions? Tks
P.S. The wall is still solid on the side just past the picture. The knee wall runs 5' 6".