Can't Get Deck Railing To Offset Against Rim Joist

[BeeoHat]

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?

[Kbird1]

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...... 

[BeeoHat]

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.

[Kbird1]

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.

[Kbird1]

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

[DRAWZILLA]

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

[BeeoHat]

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

[BeeoHat]

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.