Building construction

A method of constructing a studwork wall section that has upper and lower beams, studs extending vertically between the upper and lower beams and a wall panel secured to the upper and lower beams and to the studs, which method comprises:

• providing studs of uniform length,
• providing load bearing structural support beams each formed of an elongate metal sheet folded through a right angle about at least one longitudinally extending line to define at least a horizontal first plate, and a vertical second plate to be secured to the wall panel of the studwork wall, each beam having been pre-fitted with a plurality of separately formed sheet metal L-shaped or U-shaped brackets that are permanently secured to at least one of the plates of the folded metal sheet at preset distances from one another along the length of the beam,
• securing a plurality of studs between two beams by fixing each end of each stud to one of the brackets on a respective one of the beams so that the studs lie parallel to one another, and
• securing a wall panel to the two beams and the studs, the dimensions of the wall panel ensuring that the studs and the beams lie at right angles to one another,