LeRoyWells Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Hi Why do my ceiling joist direction keep showing 3x8 instead of 2x8 Thank You Mary Ruth Smith - Rev 1.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 You have a 2nd floor with rooms defined with 3x8 floor joists defined. Your ceiling framing with a room above takes on the framing of the floor system above it. Honestly there are alot of issues with this plan on that 2nd floor... I am not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish with the hidden walls and rooms up there? But here is a picture of your 2nd floor framing defaults showing you are calling for 2.5x8 floor joists which would be your ceiling framing for the floor below: When I removed all of the invisible walls and the room definition above those rooms and fixed the room you wanted up there by connecting the unconnected wall on the bottom right corner and framed everything I got this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rgardner Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 2 hours ago, LeRoyWells said: Thank You Glad that helped out. You can help other users by commenting back things that helped you fix the issue or marking the answer that helped as the answer. When other users search for the same thing then they will see what helped. BTW unless you tag someone with their name @LeRoyWells or quote their text as I did above they won't get a notification. I just happened to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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