diff --git a/backend/documents_parser/elmhurst_extractor.py b/backend/documents_parser/elmhurst_extractor.py
index 7bd1dba6..0f440f4a 100644
--- a/backend/documents_parser/elmhurst_extractor.py
+++ b/backend/documents_parser/elmhurst_extractor.py
@@ -670,12 +670,24 @@ class ElmhurstSiteNotesExtractor:
                 # even when the main wall fields are inherited; merge
                 # them into the inherited WallDetails so the bp carries
                 # them through to its SapBuildingPart.
+                #
+                # "As Main Wall: Yes" inherits the EXTERNAL wall
+                # construction only — the PARTY WALL TYPE is lodged
+                # separately in the extension's §7 block and may differ
+                # (cert 001431: Main "CU Cavity masonry unfilled" U=0.5,
+                # 1st Extension "U Unable to determine" → RdSAP default
+                # U=0.25). Read the extension's own party wall type when
+                # present; fall back to the main's only when absent.
+                ext_party_wall_type = (
+                    self._local_str(wall_lines, "Party Wall Type")
+                    or main_walls.party_wall_type
+                )
                 walls = WallDetails(
                     wall_type=main_walls.wall_type,
                     insulation=main_walls.insulation,
                     thickness_unknown=main_walls.thickness_unknown,
                     u_value_known=main_walls.u_value_known,
-                    party_wall_type=main_walls.party_wall_type,
+                    party_wall_type=ext_party_wall_type,
                     thickness_mm=main_walls.thickness_mm,
                     insulation_thickness_mm=main_walls.insulation_thickness_mm,
                     alternative_walls=self._alternative_walls_from_lines(wall_lines),
diff --git a/backend/documents_parser/tests/fixtures/Summary_001431_double_glazing.pdf b/backend/documents_parser/tests/fixtures/Summary_001431_double_glazing.pdf
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index 00000000..f58a0217
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diff --git a/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py b/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
index b1966d40..d3ed87d6 100644
--- a/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
+++ b/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
@@ -1502,6 +1502,37 @@ def test_elmhurst_glazing_label_full_coverage_per_sap10_table_6b() -> None:
         )
 
 
+def test_extension_party_wall_type_read_independently_of_as_main_wall() -> None:
+    # Arrange — RdSAP 10 §3.3: "As Main Wall: Yes" inherits only the
+    # external wall CONSTRUCTION; the party wall type is lodged
+    # separately per building part and may differ. The double_glazing
+    # fixture (Summary_001431) lodges Main party "CU Cavity masonry
+    # unfilled" (SAP10 wall_construction 4 → u_party_wall 0.5) but the
+    # 1st Extension party "U Unable to determine" (→ wall_construction 0
+    # → RdSAP default u_party_wall 0.25), even though the extension is
+    # "As Main Wall: Yes". Pre-fix the extension inherited the Main's
+    # party type (both 0.5), inflating worksheet (32) party heat loss.
+    pages = _summary_pdf_to_textract_style_pages(
+        _FIXTURES / "Summary_001431_double_glazing.pdf"
+    )
+    site_notes = ElmhurstSiteNotesExtractor(pages).extract()
+
+    # Act
+    epc = EpcPropertyDataMapper.from_elmhurst_site_notes(site_notes)
+
+    # Assert — Main BP keeps cavity-unfilled (4); the extension BP gets
+    # the "Unable to determine" sentinel (0), a distinct party wall U.
+    party_codes = [
+        bp.party_wall_construction for bp in epc.sap_building_parts
+    ]
+    assert party_codes == [4, 0], (
+        f"expected Main=4 (CU, U=0.5) + Ext=0 (Unable, U=0.25), got {party_codes}"
+    )
+    # The two map to different SAP party-wall U-values.
+    assert abs(u_party_wall(4) - 0.5) <= 1e-9
+    assert abs(u_party_wall(0) - 0.25) <= 1e-9
+
+
 def test_summary_mapper_raises_on_unmapped_glazing_type_label() -> None:
     # Arrange — same strict-coverage gate as the cylinder-size helper
     # (Slice S0380.15 + S0380.16): silently routing an unknown glazing