VinnieVicon Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hello, I built an interior short wall in a room and I tried to install a door in the wall but Chief just cut an opening in the wall instead. The ceiling hieght is 10'-10" but the shorter wall is 8' feet high not all the way to the ceiling. I need to put doors into the shorter walls. Any suggestions. Thanks Vinnie Using X8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Vinnie, By short wall, do you mean Chief's Half Wall? If so, this is a railing in which you cannot place doors (with wall over). If you want doors in a railing, draw them as ordinary walls, place the doors, and then convert to railings - the doors will stick. BUT, the doors won't have any wall over them. So...if you want doors with wall over in a wall shorter than the ceiling, use ordinary walls and change the wall height by dragging or dimensions in a 3D view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks, yes it is Chiefs half wall. I'll do what you suggest. I appreciate the tip. Vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hi Glen, I was able to make the wall as you suggest but I can't fill in the wall over door. There's no wall over the door. Can you help explain that pert to me. I appreciate your help. Thanks Glen Vinnie Vicon Design & Remodeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 innie - can you post a picture, or better yet the plan? Sounds like there is something else going on. IF your default ceiling height is 120 and your short wall is 96 then the door should be no problem. See attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Just wondering if the issue is that the wall height is less than the door height plus the header/framing height total. Never done this but if the wall height is only say 84", would Chief still automatically insert a standard 80" door into the wall? Vinnie you mention that the wall will not fill in above the door, maybe it's height needs to be inreased a bit or door height reduced or the framing reduced. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi guys thanks for responding, here's a back-up copy of the plans I'm working on. Thanks Vinnie Schramek.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Here's an image of wall the wall and door look like. Vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Here's what the wall and door look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Alaskan_Son Posted February 9, 2016 Solution Share Posted February 9, 2016 Your problem is that you're using a railing wall. I would probably do one of 2 things... 1. As someone else mentioned above, use normal walls and simply select the walls in elevation and drag them down. 2. Use a pony wall with a shorter normal wall on the bottom and a zero thickness wall on top using "Opening (no material)" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi Mike thanks for helping me out on this, I'll try that and give an update. Vinnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieVicon Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Your problem is that you're using a railing wall. I would probably do one of 2 things... 1. As someone else mentioned above, use normal walls and simply select the walls in elevation and drag them down. 2. Use a pony wall with a shorter normal wall on the bottom and a zero thickness wall on top using "Opening (no material)" Thanks Glen it worked. Vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJinLondon Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 RESOLVED. When I tried dragging down the height of the wall it took down the height of the ceiling affecting other walls. But I did 'solve' it. note the existing ceiling height. Define a ceiling pane only over the wall you wish to lower. Set the slope to 1/16 and lock it. (That was the lowest i was permitted) Lock the slope and enter the desired absolute height. So far you get a hole in the original ceiling, a lowered wall with an ugly section of ceiling above it. First fix the hole: Copy your ceiling pane and paste it in place. Choose one of them and set the ceiling height to that of the original. That plugs the hole. In a floor view, select the ugly ceiling pane over your lowered partition. Choose material and select insulation- air gap. The smaller the section the better as the ceiling does not perfectly get patched because of the slight slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 To bad you don't have X9 with the new shelf ceiling tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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