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Something I have always believed in. Walkout basements on level 1 and the foundation on level zero. If you do not need to use level zero, no problem, you can still get your model finished using all levels except for level zero. Joey advocates for the walk out basement on level zero, it seems to work for him, but that being said, nobody has given me a reason why putting walkout basement on level 1 does not work.

Never mind, I opened back up and all is well. You may have been correct...... thanks

That does not explain why the other sections that go thru the same slab are 4" thick. I will send it to headquarters.

This is really weird..... AUTO FILL at sections, see pic

Yep, I always try to remember to close layout and then reopened to make sure it STICKS! I started getting lazy not closing the layout, shortly after that the dirty words were thrown towards CA. Always close layout and reopen to make sure it sticks. I do not believe that has changed in X14

If I had to guess, the evil Rich Windsor concocted that story.

Thank Steve, however, remember when we were talking about the slab to raised foundation model.... you did discover that there may be an advantage to calling out a second pour...... but now I forgot how that work..... that also tied into the width of the stem wall which "The Rabbit" pointed out. I did not mean to muddle the thread..... to circle back the advantage to calling out a second pour was for the materials list

Good vid Steve. I have a question, suppose you did not have a second pour group, how would that change the model?

Chief Tutor is awesome! CA videos are great too. CEA I have not used by Dan gets great reviews. My mantra was if I could pick up one golden nugget, the time spent was worth it.

Yep, this is what I do, I do not do what Chopsaw does. Chopsaw's method is not a detailed as Perry's method. Perry can make the windows line weight 18, doors 25, roof 86, patterns 15........ Chopsaw method limits doors, widows, roofs to a single line weight. But whatever works to bring the checks in is all good. Either method will work.

Ain't that a pistol? Draw stairs, 3 to break, right click on one section and hit the disconnect button, then drag apart for the blank space that you can now drop a landing into. Nce!

Nice job Steve. I have a few other projects like this I am having issues with and I will let you know if the pour group fixes it. This tip should help a bunch of us mono-slabbers BTW, the back slab is existing and is 7" higher.

The crawl space is existing. The slab is new. I am not sure what you are suggesting. Very common occurrence out here.

Thanks guys, you are the best. Steve you are correct. Existing condition so I cannot move stem wall to make it work. Rene kind of hit on the reason, the location of the center of conc. stem wall relative to wall at level above (center of stem wall must be just outside of the upstairs wall width). The easy fix is to use a conc. stem wall that is just wider than the wall above (3.5 * 2 = 7"min) Steve, the added stem wall idea was interesting however when I tried it, I would not get the sill plate for the joists to auto build. In your vid you had the sill plate but I have a feeling you did not have auto build framing on so it was left over. Would you mind double checking that? Please rebuild the framing and see if you get the sill plate to return. Thanks again guys, such a great forum.

he says ... ":Thanks". ..... as he slithers away, face red, puffed out chest now concave, the crowd heckles as they throw tomatoes in his direction.....

I just know this is going to be a very dumb question, but where is the box to check winders? It must be there but I don't see it. Could it possibly be on a page other than the page that lets me define the winder contraction? I am ready for a vacation . Lucky for me, I have one coming up. boy do I feel dumb today. Thanks Eric for the assistance.

Mick, if you wouldn't mind giving it a shot and posting the plan I would appreciate it. I have tried the room method and changing the size of the stringers. It shouldn't be this hard.

Here is the plan if somebody wants to take a stab at it. bbbb angled stairs.plan

flared angled stairs..... didn't they follow the walls at one time? so I want the stairs to be 6' wide at bottom and 4' wide at the second floor. I thought at one time I could put the walls in at an angle, and the stairs would expand to the walls. (winders?)' Is there a way to define the shape of the stairs using walls?

I forgot to post what the cross section should look like. This section was cut , auto detailed, auto dimensioned..... no manipulation

The New Mono Slab to Existing Raised Floor challenge: ... so yesterday CA had an online foundation build workshop. I posed a problem that I have, it was suggested I send in the plan. I have sent it in, but the issue has not been solved...... for my particular circumstance. Let's just say nobody has fixed my plan to show me what I might be doing wrong. This morning Larry Hawes suggested I post it on the forum to see if any of you smart guys can come up with a solution. I thought.... "what a great idea, I should of thought of that". So here it is. The challenge is to make my BBBB wahl 7a slab to raised floor puzzle 1 look like my bbbb my own slab to stem wall 2 plan......... WHERE THE NEW MONO SLAB MEETS THE EXISTING RAISED FLOOR ASSEMBLY. I have included both plans plus colored pictures with directives. HERE IS LINK TO PROBLEM PLAN https://www.dropbox.com/s/67qj2rp62gapp53/BBBB wahl 7a slab to raised floor puzzle 1.plan?dl=0 HERE IS A GOOD PLAN bbbb my own slab to stem wall 2.plan

Barry Hanes barry.hanes@hanesconstruction.com

Thanks Charles..... now I remember, when I switched to the MAC, the wizard did not transfer over..... I wonder if Kerry can put together a MAC version (I can dream can't I?) ......

Where is Waldo & Kerry Francis ???

The garage door wizard was wonderful. I had it too but I seemed to have lost it. I paid for it a long long time ago. I would be willing to pay for it again if I could find it.