BeeoHat Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I'm modelling my son's as-built home. The deck railing is approx. 4 inches in from the rim joist. But when I construct the deck, the posts and railing are flush to the rim joist, as shown in the attachment. Is there a simple adjustment I'm missing to correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Kbird1 Posted September 19, 2014 Solution Share Posted September 19, 2014 you can probably do it with a custom rail/wall type with an added layer on the outside defined as the main layer .... GlenWW showed this a few months back when I wanted Posts mounted to the deck Rim/fascia , so you'd be doing the opposite ,forcing the posts in not out. M. Not sure why CA insists on posts sitting on / flush to the Rim joist , they are never built this way...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeoHat Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks, Mick, for the prompt response. I'm not at all sure how to define the custom rail/wall type as you suggested. But I did make an attempt. I've attached images of the wall type dbx, the first one unchanged, and the second one with an additional 4 inch outside layer. But the result is nothing like I require. (as seen in the third image). I'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide me with the suggested changes shown in a dbx. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 it looks like you have both layers assigned as main layers ? and the material would need to be "air gap" or "opening-no material" so you can't see it ,unlike the Fir. I'll see if I can find GlenWW thread/help again M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 this is the thread GlenWW help me with earlier and I think the same method should work , but in reverse of course. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/1199-deck-post-fascia-mount-possible/?hl=%2Bfascia+%2Bmount+%2Bdeck+%2Bposts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You can make railings out of molding p-lines and adjust the moldings in-out and up down using the DBX input. Scott has some video's on this at chieftutor.com or maybe his YouTube channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeoHat Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thanks so much for the input. After MUCH fiddling around, I finally managed to convert the railing to a custom wall type, and added the 3 inch outer layer. It worked everywhere except one inside corner, where there's a break in the two adjoining wall pieces. I've tried every manipulation I know, but can't get the walls to join, as shown in the screenshot. I've also included my plan, hoping someone can give me a "quick fix" Mark's Sept 22 w_ lower deck.plan.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeoHat Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 As they say, persistence pays off. Finally found the problem with the break in the railing walls. When I temporarily deleted the two walls in question, I noticed that, hiding below exactly at that intersection, was a remnant of a not-fully deleted room divider. Deleted it and, bingo, all's good again. Thanks again for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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