Mid-atlantic foundations

[sdarch]

This is how slab houses are built in the Mid-atlantic region. This was done by creating 3-d solids, one on top of another. It was a a pain to create, and leaves a lot of unnecessary linework on plan view. Why can't Chief create this condition as easily as it creates a crawl space.   Or can it?

[mtldesigns]

1 hour ago, sdarch said:

 Or can it?

It kind a can.  I never figured out how to do the insulation between the slab and the header block in the program.  But you can always do a molding around the perimeter and set to be flush w slab.  Thats the only way I know how to do this..

 

You have 8" CMU, so after you create the foundation, go to the wall dbx and make the lower 8" a pony, add a 4" wall type at the top at -4" (slab thickness).  The floor structure dbx just add the rigid insul under the slab.  I usually just show the insul in a detail with a poly solid.

 

 

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by mtldesigns
grammar

[mtldesigns]

here is that model for reference.

test cmu.plan

[sdarch]

THANKS, I'LL TRY THAT. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TO ERASE THE LINE 4" DOWN BUT THATS NOT BAD. I TAKE IT THE  BLUE IS THE SAND FILL. 

BUT I DO LIKE THE CLEAN FOUNDATION PLAN.

[mtldesigns]

3 hours ago, sdarch said:

I TAKE IT THE  BLUE IS THE SAND FILL

That blue is to represent the foam insulation you had shown in your model.