Building a Saltbox roof in HD Arch 2014


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In HD Architectural 2014 how do you build a saltbox roof . The tutorial given lands the steep pitch onto the wall of the floor below implying that the floor is just floating . Surely to be more structurally correct the floor should be bearing on the wall below and the roof should land on the floor edge. Help with this would be great . Thanks.

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yep if drawn per the Tut. they both build on the top of the 1st floor plates , however ITRW , it is and can be built on top of the floor for the 2nd level, loads are transferred through the rim and floor joists etc to the wall below , really no different than if there was a knee wall or a full 2nd storey above.

 

M.

 

Edit : Wanted to clarify that with the Tutorial house because there is no second floor on the one side( so no flooring) on the low-side it would likely come off the Plates of the 1st floor with the Ceiling joists of Floor 1 tied into them to stop the walls "spreading" under Roof loads. Though that depends on the Slopes etc as the still maybe a short knee or similar there too. 

 

It could also be done with Trusses but would require Energy Heel Trusses to meet code today , to get the Truss to build as an Energy Heel you must going into the trusse's DBX and set that checkbox AND set the Raise/lower from ceiling height in the Build roof DBX to 10" ( 8"?) or greater 

 

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