Doug_N
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From the attached PDF the slope on the open area is less than the slope of the main building.
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This is the Chief Architect forum, and most of us do not have Home Designer Pro. That being said in CA you can adjust the terrain by opening the terrain specification dialog and then turning off automatic height and then entering a number that is the difference between the subfloor and the terrain.
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You do want the roof planes to intersect right?
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Clean looking documents in Chief Architect / Layout
Doug_N replied to reedie2000's topic in General Q & A
Just out of interest, I thought that trying out a couple of popular fonts would be instructional. So I did a sample in Arial, Helvetica, Chief Blueprint and Country Blueprint. Here is what they all looked like, same size and same conditions. -
Hi Ed, Just another couple of notes. You might want to align your piers with the posts supporting the roof. You can do that a couple of ways, by offsetting the posts from the railing inwards, or by just adjusting the piers and posts under the deck.
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That is the case with the first picture Joe.
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This is the result of extending the landing 1/2 tread each way, and setting no transitions And this is transitions set but no smoothing. I really can't see a difference. And finally with smoothing. It would be a good feature to be able to do a smooth sweeping transition without a jump in the handrail.
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The answer, as indicated from Chris is yes. Before that can be done, you need to consult with someone qualified in your area to visit the building, look at the current construction, and assess what it might take, and if it would be practical. No question about if it can technically be done, but will it be worth it? Maybe is the only answer that anyone could offer from the photos. I don't agree with asking a local contractor. Ask a qualified designer, architect or structural engineer.
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Hi @Doug_N - you seem very knowledgeable, I'm in Aurora, ON.
I want to install a door from the interior landing to the garage, contractor cut out the drywall, but the door is about 18 inches higher then the current landing. I've attached a picture. I want the contractor to cut the foundation down to 1 inch at the door frame to reduce the amount of step down into the house. I don't like this at all, neither cutting the foundation or the big step into the house, to the landing. Do I just bail out and re-drywall, or go ahead and do this. If I bail out on it, it's $7 thousand out lost. Your thoughts and thanks in advance, Chris.
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I did see the picture. Is the garage floor at the level of the existing cut? Cutting the foundation wall down to about 5" of the landing level would make the step down within code (code allows 7.5" but that is a lot right out of the door.
If the garage floor is at the same level as the existing cut, then there will have to be a cut in the floor of the garage to construct steps up. There is no possibility of steps up from the landing. You may have to consult with the building inspector to make sure that you have come up with a code compliant solution (assuming that this is a permitted job, and it should be). Are you both the designer and the GC for this work?
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My thanks Derek for your help and advice,
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Am I free to give a copy of the CA viewer to my clients?
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Looks good to me, what is the problem?
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Bingo, DB you are the man!!
