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Also,how did you make the beam 6". I am trying to recreate in x7 and my beam isn't 6" when I create the new 6" rail wall type. Thanks!

Thanks for working this out for me. It looks just like I imagined. couple of questions: Can you show some screen shots by chance on how you increased the slab footings by 4". I am a bit confused as i show the before and after footing at 16 wide and 8" deep. Also,was it just making the new 6" railing wall that made tje foundation wide enough to let the posts sit on top and not overhang. So tired right now, my brain is misfiring. Might be able to get a better idea once I have some sleep. Thanks again!!!

Sorry about that. Here is the plan. Welch DRAW PLAN swap m bed and bathplan.zip

Thank you so much for your offer. Sorry for the delay in responding. So busy these days, which is a good thing since I have too clear a recollection of the 2008-2012 home building desert. Here is an example of what I am talking about on the posts/ columns hanging off the concrete. I tried widening the railing wall but it just widens the wall from the center and the columns still hang off the concrete. Would love it if you showed me an easier way than drawing an invisible wall outside of rail. Welch DRAW PLAN swap m bed and bathplan.zip

Does anyone know if in real life you can cut a little bit out of the bottom of a stair stringer. I have a client that wants to recess his refrigerator under the stairs a little bit so that it more closely meets the depth of the cabinets, I have done this with CA using a doorway without casings that is just a little taller and wider than his refrigerator. It fits and barely clears the stinger. I was curious if the stringer becomes a problem in maneuvering the refrigerator into place, can they be notched on the bottom. It wouldn't be a lot, maybe a 3" x 3" notch. If it can be, what would the maximum amount allowed be? Thanks!!

I just saw your reply and thought I would give it a try as well. Seems like it would work but the outside of the thicker wall stays put and the beam gets wider towards the inside of the wall. Therfore, the column still overhangs.

That worked. Thanks!

Is there a way from the floor plan to set a distance from the rail/ beam to the edge of the concrete for the porch. I have larger columns and they hang over the concrete. How do you handle the porch columns? Thanks!

Sorry, didn't mean to include links. Just saw the list and copied and pasted it in my post.

Is there a list available of the different defaults provided by the built in templates provided by Chief Architect. I am speaking of the templates which include american casual, arts & crafts, change, colonial, contemporary, cottage, country, country cottage, mediterranean, today's traditional, urban chic. It would be nice to know the ceiling height that is set along with the door window styles and heights, casing width, railing style, etc. It would make it easier to select the proper template according the project i am working. Has anyone seen such a list? How do you select the template to use?

Outstanding! Thanks so much for the quick fix.

I remember having this issue in x5 and fixed it somehow.... just can't remember what I did. Does anyone else know the fix? I don't want the elevations to print this dark. I would like them closer to what is shown on the layout page. I tried printing to a .pdf driver and using the save as .pdf, Same result. Any ideas???

Thanks so much! Now I have at least one way to achieve the deck. Will have to work out the stairs that will come off it to the rear. Not sure if it is a good idea to have the deck with a roof on top of your house in coastal gulf coast of Florida. We have been known to get hurricanes here, lol.

ShaneK, looks very promising. What steps did you have to take to get it on the outside of the roof?

Can you give me guidance? I have a client that would like a deck on top of their roof. This is basically the look they are after for their deck and it will be a 16' x 20' deck with access stairs coming from the rear , i.e. backyard. The only difference from this photo is that their deck will be covered with a roof over head. How would you approach drawing something like this? I am using Chief x7. Have the SSA and can get x8. Thanks! Diane

Oh, well I be danged. Thanks so much for figuring this our for me. Must have slid over it with my touchy mouse pad.

Does anyone know why my plan is showing dashed green lines along the eaves and brown lines along the ridge caps on my color elevations? Turn off the color and the dashes are still there, just black and white. I have attached a picture and the plan. Thanks a bunch!!! Diane house plan DEFINATE E RP 2 F -FRONT REAR PORCH CHG.plan

Hi Everyone. I have a client that would like a loft in the garage. I have tried building a second story leaving the roof sitting on the top plate, but when I do, the software seems to want to set everything to the same ceiling height. This won't work because the home has is to have 10' ceilings and the garage has 9' ceiling. They want the ceiling over the garage vaulted. The loft is to be in the rear over the entry door and coming out about 3-4 feet in front of the garage/ master bath wall.. There will be a window on the gable that they want to give light into the garage. The front part of the garage will open all the way to the roof. Can anyone help me come up with a way to draw the loft system without the program changing the ceiling heights? I thought about drawing a slab and raising it up...not sure if that would be the right way to solve this problem. So, I came to you all to see if you have yet another great solution for me to use. I have attached plans and pictures... although I think the picture is from a side loading garage, it gives the idea of what they want. This is drawn in x7. Thanks! house plan DEFINATE.plan garageloft.zip

Thanks George. That was what was causing the ugly line I mentioned. I used the method mentioned by Michael and corrected it. Thanks for noticing what was causing the problem.

Thanks Bunches, Michael!!!

Hi George, Only on the front where there is brick to siding. Is that the step you meant? The foundation has brick attached that I have lined up with the brick on the brick to siding pony wall on the front. It makes a line where the foundation joins. Not sure if there was a way to get rid of that line. Would be great if I could since it is ugly. Here is the latest on the plan. house plan3.plan

solver, I sent the plan to them to look over. Thanks for the info!

Thanks Mark!!!! The same height eaves on the build roof dialog was the answer for the full return.

Thanks David. I did see under a different post that Doug at Chief Support wanted plans like this to try to get the program problems fixed. Do you know how I would go about getting it to Chief support?

HI All, I have problems with the auto roof working on one of my garage gables. Also have two ridge areas over the front porch I want to get rid of and planned on doing it manually later. It would be nice to carry along with the auto roof working as long as possible, so if anyone has a fix please let me know. Thanks!!!! house plan3.plan