wrenchmaster Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I am building a garage add-on to my existing garage. I will be building with a second floor. One of the second floor gable exterior walls will be sharing the external wall of the old garage. The new garage is 2x6 and the old is 2x4. I'm going to have a lot of questions but my first is how do I merger the two different wall types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 IMHO plans are graphic communications. No carpenter worth the name is going to make those walls smoothly transition and what I see in your image can only slightly be improved. Your plan file is a communication, not the Ten Commandments, get it as close as you can and then move of. If you want it perfect for camera views then you have to pay in terms of extra time. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 OK, so some fudge factor is needed. So, I can now ask more technical questions on what I am trying to accomplish. If you notice the new garage to the left, this will have a second floor gable with the ridge running horizontal. The current roof, and one I want to keep, a bale roof with the ridge running vertical. My question is how I do I produce two different roofs, on each room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I figured you would have completed the construction and be working in your new shop this winter. Suggest you read the manual and watch a few videos to get an understanding of roofs. This should auto build, but with Pro, you have the option to do some manual as well. There are multiple good videos posted on YouTube that go over roofs. Resources for self help: The built in Help System (always a good place to start) Getting Started Knowledge Base YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 What software do you have specifically? You might post a copy of your plane file and a picture or sketch of your existing home. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Images of existing garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 This what I'm trying to do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wrenchmaster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 HDPGaragePlanTryAgain.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 You can do this with auto roof build...BUT...You said that you wanted a higher ceiling (1st floor) and a 2nd floor in the addition???? Also, what are the pitches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 I need a second floor over the new building. I also need 10' ceiling in the new building on the first floor and 8' on the second. I wanted to keep the 8:12 pitch on the front roof that matches the original garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Does this look more like what you are trying to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 YES! Now, on the second floor ridge. I want a saltbox like roof in the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Is this what you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Thats it.. are the ceilings 10 feet in the new addition? How did you accomplish this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yes. The ceilings are 10' in the new addition. 2nd floor ceilings are 8' at the north side. Old garage ceiling is 8'. Front fascia eave of the new addition matches the eave on the existing garage. How I got to this point with auto roofs is a nightmare, because the ceiling heights kept changing. Now that we know what your ceiling heights are and your roof pitch is, we can visually see what look you are trying to get. Therefore, because you have Pro, I think the easier option for you is to build the roof using the manual roof planes. DJP or Solver are much more qualified to assist you with this task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchmaster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Is it possible to get the plan you've built? I'd like to see how you achieved this. How big is the room before the slope ceiling begins? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 ALL wall and room settings are critical for getting the roof to this stage. All temporary walls generated to guide the roof, can be deleted AFTER 'auto build roof" is turned OFF. I left the old garage walls as 'siding 6' for fewer complications. If you want the new addition ridge peak lower in height, change the north wall pitch (2nd floor) to maybe 4". It won't change the interior ceiling height. Wrenchmaster garage addition.plan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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