Demising Wall Edit Meaning

1.

A wall used jointly by two parties under easement agreement, erected upon a line dividing two parcels of land, each of which is a separate real estate entity; a common wall.

The tenants of 4A and 4B put up a demising wall to divide their previously contiguous apartment.

See construction, law, architecture, demise, death

2.

A phrase used by pretentious architects, often incorrectly, to refer to a sound cancelling wall between two adjacent condominium units.

"Chuck decided to use the term demising wall on the project, be prepared to take questions about firing squads."

See architect, demise, soundproof, condo, anal retentive