Why Do My Decks Have Two Layers And How To I Get Rid Of One?

[zowie123]

Hi,

I probably sprayed a new material on it thinking that would change the deck material, not add a layer.  Maybe my concept of how materials work is not correct.  

 

Anyway, I can zero out deck planking, but I want my deck planking, how do I get rid of the layer on top of the planking? 

 

I can only seem to pick the room which isn't showing this material in materials.  I'm sure I'm missing something simple. 

 

Has anyone else come across this?

 

Thank you,

Barry

[DavidJPotter]

Framing, especially in this case Deck planking are individual 3D objects on their own named layer as opposed to a texturized material merely being applied to a flat surface, you build deck planking and apply a texture to those individual plank objects or do not build deck planking and apply a material to that flat surface).

 

When you do both it looks a little confused, so choose one method or the other but not both is my advice.

 

DJP

[KilgoreTrout]

Open the deck room.  Go to the structure panel.  Check out the floor finish and floor structure.  You probably need to 0 out the floor finish.

[ebdesign]

Make sure the room TYPE is "Deck". w/ decks, you shouldn't get a floor finish layer- unless you changed the OOB Room/Deck defaults.

That would be where I would start.

[mgabriel]

How about posting the plan so we can see what is going on.  Without the plan, we are all guessing.

[Gawdzira]

I guess....7 or blue.

[zowie123]

Yes, I had a floor finish on top of my plank joists.  I don't know why thats a default in my deck rooms, but will have to go back and change my template to rid that surace--bad surface bad.  

 

Thank you very much for your help.