No second top plate on internal walls

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30th November 2014, 10:40 PM
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No second top plate on internal walls

Did a frame inspection today and noticed that all the internal walls did not feature a second top plate as per the load bearing walls. They tied them to the trusses with some sort of gal bracket. Would this let the walls move separate of the ceiling and make the cornice crack?

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