JimAlsup

Hi David, Thank you for your comments. Like the 1.5" sloped steel standing seam roof on the raised roof above, the intention is to use some kind of metal over the cricket with hopefully no need for other top surfacing. The plans have already gone through structural without the crickets and I don't think this has any structurally impact as the adjacent roof structure will extend below and connect to the wall. The crickets is at most 2 feet wide at the top so no different than rafter widths. If raising the slop to 3/4" is a better choice then I'm thinking I'll need some kind of structure overlay. I have no experience with any of this so I'm not sure how to describe it in the note and what kind of metal would be best. Best, Jim

Hello, I have an addition/remodel for our own home in the building review process with the city and I have a few questions about the outside review agencies comments. Note: I’m a retired software eng. with no experience in this field. First they said: “At sheet A-7 clearly show the locations and detail all roof crickets. The minimum slope shall be ¼” per foot and include the materials used for the construction.” My plans didn’t include a couple of crickets because a local architect/friend said I didn’t need to. She showed me a 2019 plan with no crickets shown (same city), so perhaps there is a trust issue. I’ve added the crickets as shown in the attached image. They are 16’ with a ½” slope. I’m a little concerned about this shallow slope and could raise it to ¾”, thoughts? How should I spec the cricket be made and with what materials? Second, they want me to “provide and refer to a typical skylight installation detail on the plans”. I’m not sure exactly what they are asking for. Anybody have an example of this over a low (1.5”) sloping vaulted roof? Thank you, Jim roof_discuss.pdf

Hello Eric, Yes, you are correct. What I was missing was the sill plate. I just never saw that displayed and assumed HDP was just using the stem wall top as the plate. I found a display setting, enabled it, adjusted my girder/joist to land on it and everything is good. Note sure why HDP thinks that not displaying the sill plate by default is a good idea. Thank you, Jim

Eric, Hmm, thought I had a signature in place, but I now see they're different forums for the different products and for some reason separate profile data. I've attached a section view pic. The tape measure tool shows the space between the top of the joist and top of the floor (not including the interior flooring) to be 2". Should be 3/4". I did consult the online help on these dialogs, but came up empty. Jim

Hello, Attached is a screen shot (capture.png) showing a foundation 3D view. Note how there looks to be a gap between the 4x8 joist and the plywood flooring. The floor structure is spec'd at 8" (7 1/4" and 3/4" plywood) so the plywood should sit directly on the 4x8 joist (3 1/2 x 7 1/4 actual). Screen shots of relevant dialogs and a simple .plan file are attached. Seems like I must be specing something wrong, but I don't see what. Any thoughts? Jim temp1.plan