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Multi-Story Floor System vs. Ceiling Framing - Softlist


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#1 Guest_Taylor Klepper_*

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Posted 01 March 2017 - 08:56 AM

Hello,

 

I am working through integrating softlist into the design process, so i am having to detail the model much more than I have previously. I design many 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 story homes, and this has led to an issue with floor system/ ceiling framing quantities. Many times, the 1/2 story of the home does not align with lower floor walls, so the floor system for the 1/2 floor and the ceiling framing for the floor below overlap. this causes overlap in quantities/length of boards when softlist calculates take-offs. I wouldn't worry about this before because I wasn't using softlist to perform take-offs and the 3D model still modeled correctly.

 

With this being said, how do you all handle the floor system / ceiling framing when this situation arises? Should I design the ceilings for the lower floor using (2x10s or 2x12s) and only draw the subfloor for 1/2 story floor? Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thank you,

 

Taylor



#2 Keith Almond

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Posted 01 March 2017 - 09:17 AM

... Should I design the ceilings for the lower floor using (2x10s or 2x12s) and only draw the subfloor for 1/2 story floor? ...

 

No, if you try to do it that way, you'll end up in all sorts of trouble with heights and levels, and NEVER be able to get it straight.

 

If the ceiling on one storey is formed by the floor above, then ONLY use drywall for the ceiling, the floor system above will create the structure. You don't need to do it twice. I'd only ever design a ceiling structure if you have a structural ceiling dropped below a roof. However, that's only my opinion, I don't use Softlist, so others who do may use a different method.


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#3 Philip Frank

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Posted 01 March 2017 - 09:37 AM

Hi Taylor

 

You normally don't draw a "Ceiling Framing" for the 1st floor of the house. You create a floor system for the 2nd floor and that is your ceiling framing for the 1st floor. You do however need to draw a "Ceiling" in Ceiling mode on the 1st floor that represents the drywall or whatever you're planning on using for the finished ceiling. HTH





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