Sunken Floor Joist at Foundation

[jtcapa]

Thanks Lew,

But it would be easier if you also posted some kind of Link too. :-)

[jtcapa]

Don't be sorry. I got that feedback from an Architect in California that insisted it was a bad idea. I think the sunken floor is the way to go, without notching the stem wall. Might be much easier to draw than to actually build.

So how do you raise the stem wall without changing the floor elevations?. I'll try a few things.

[dshall]

Don't be sorry. I got that feedback from an Architect in California that insisted it was a bad idea. I think the sunken floor is the way to go, without notching the stem wall. Might be much easier to draw than to actually build.

So how do you raise the stem wall without changing the floor elevations?. I'll try a few things.

Well I did a video in the chat room, but it is a bit verbose..... I have got to work on that.... give me time, eventually I will become less verbose.

[jtcapa]

I DON'T mind verbose Mr. Troll. How does one get to the chat room??
LINK??

[dshall]

It should be there, should be right at the bottom of your ChiefTalk page.

[perryh]

Don't be sorry. I got that feedback from an Architect in California that insisted it was a bad idea. I think the sunken floor is the way to go, without notching the stem wall. Might be much easier to draw than to actually build.

So how do you raise the stem wall without changing the floor elevations?. I'll try a few things.

Difference of opinion is ok, but with your dropped floor you still have the same condition wood on concrete, and you will have a week point or a hinge effect with you stem wall. it will crack along the different stem wall thickness's.

[jtcapa]

It should be there, should be right at the bottom of your ChiefTalk page.

I see no such link at the bottom of Cheiftalk. Any change you could post a LINK??

[dshall]

I see no such link at the bottom of Cheiftalk. Any change you could post a LINK??

You probably don't have SSA, that is where all my videos are. But here is one for you.

Good vid. Done something similar before. There was a part where I built a ceiling plane but I could not completely eliminated the ceiling surface in vector view, in render view I could. It seems that in previous video I was able to eliminate the ceiling surface completely. Does anybody remember that and is it possible?

PART 1
http://chieftutor.com/dscotthall/SUN...AT%20FNDTN.wmv

[jtcapa]

I found the chat room in the Home/Forums section. Thanks. Your right, I don't have SSA, so I guess your video posted here above will not work or load for me. The first one on the other chat room will run, but covers other interesting issues.

[dshall]

I found the chat room in the Home/Forums section. Thanks. Your right, I don't have SSA, so I guess your video posted here above will not work or load for me. The first one on the other chat room will run, but covers other interesting issues.

The one I posted should work for you.

[lbuttery]

Jt:

see post #7 for my link

you don't need SSA to see the Chatroom or to watch Scott's videos

Lew

[dshall]

Jt:

see post #7 for my link

you don't need SSA to see the Chatroom or to watch Scott's videos

Lew

Lew, I looked at that link and it essentially said nothing. Am I missing something? Does it explain how to build the sunken floor?

[lbuttery]

Scott:

read the thread again and follow the link in that thread
and watch CA's video as referenced in that thread

Lew

[dshall]

Scott:

read the thread again and follow the link in that thread
and watch CA's video as referenced in that thread

Lew

Well, I think this is the post you are referring to

There should be an option on the specifications tab of the room dbx for "Use Ledger Framing".
Video #810 covers the steps to do this, but they are numerous and it would seem that this should be covered by Chief with an option selection.
See Help database article #545 also for same steps.
Lew

Lew, it does not seem that Video #810 is any longer available, and I could not seem to get to database artcle #545. Was there something else you were referring to? Maybe you would not mind summarizing the method that they were using.

[jtcapa]

Jt:

see post #7 for my link

you don't need SSA to see the Chatroom or to watch Scott's videos

Lew

After following several links you posted, it just tell me to watch Video #810 which I don't have access to. Thank you anyway. I'll edit it by had fnd wall by fnd wall.