how to create interior walls that stop below cathedral ceiling ("attic" walls keep generating!)

[Fun2Learn]

Hello. I am working on a remodeling project for a friend. Her home has cathedral ceilings. I am trying to draw a pantry walls that only go up to 8'. If I use the "half-wall " option (and set height to 96"), it won't let me put a door in them. If I draw regular interior walls, the program generates "attic walls" on top of the interior walls that go to the ceiling. If I try to delete the attic walls, or mark them as invisible, it shows a gap in the ceiling drywall, as if there was a wall there that had been removed--quite unsightly!!  What is the best way to handle this situation where you want tall interior walls that don't quite reach a ceiling??

 

Thanks,

Phyllis

[HamlinBC]

You can try double clicking on the ceiling plane and uncheck "Use Room Ceiling Finish" under the general tab.

 

I also set the attic walls to "Invisible".

 

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[Joe_Carrick]

Phyllis,

 

I would make a dummy 2nd Floor (1/16" tall) and set it as an "Open Below" Room.  This will prevent the "Attic Walls".

You can then add a ceiling over the Pantry Room, etc. as needed on the 1st Floor.