tjsage1 0 Posted November 25, 2020 In designing a new home with a daylight basement, what would the floor levels be? Would the daylight basement be first floor and the next level be the second? I'm confused and need some help, videos or instructions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgardner 147 Posted November 25, 2020 This has been discussed frequently and in quite depth in the forum. I would recommend doing a search for the positives and negatives of the two methods. Method 1: Daylight basement goes on floor 0 (footings and short stem walls on same level) Method 2: Daylight basement goes on floor 1 (footings and short stem walls on 0) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeneDavis 134 Posted November 25, 2020 Main floor is 1, walkout is 0. Floor 0 walls will be pony walls framed wall up, foundation wall down. The frostwalls and foundation stepdowns will be edited manually by you. There are Chief training videos that give you the how-to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dermot 575 Posted November 25, 2020 See if this helps: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00376/creating-a-walk-out-basement.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey_martin 365 Posted November 25, 2020 Pictures...thousand words..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneK 104 Posted November 25, 2020 Foundation & daylight wall = 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisb222 221 Posted November 25, 2020 3 hours ago, GeneDavis said: Main floor is 1, walkout is 0. Floor 0 walls will be pony walls framed wall up, foundation wall down. The frostwalls and foundation stepdowns will be edited manually by you. This is exactly how I do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRAWZILLA 780 Posted November 25, 2020 I like walkouts on level 1 b/c I like the foundation on its own level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
