House2 0 Posted February 24, 2020 Hello All, I have a set of stairs coming up from an insulated basement. In the 3D view, the studs and insulation are plainly visible at the point the stairs transition from the basement to the first floor. What's the correct fix for this, a soffit to hide things? Searching has provided no help. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solver 644 Posted February 24, 2020 Answers often depend on which title (Suite, Pro etc) and version (2018, 2019 etc) you are using. You can help everyone by adding that info to your signature (see below for how to turn them on) by clicking on your user name at the top right of the page, click Account Settings, then Signature on the left. Doing so makes it always available, and keeps others from having to hunt for it. And, turn on signature display too. ---- Resources for self help: The built in Help System (always a good place to start) Getting Started Knowledge Base YouTube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solver 644 Posted February 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, House2 said: a soffit to hide things? That would work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidJPotter 207 Posted February 24, 2020 Manually align the "Sheetrock" layers on the inside, in other words you do it in the model the same way you would in reality. DJP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solver 644 Posted February 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, DavidJPotter said: Manually align the "Sheetrock" layers on the inside, in other words you do it in the model the same way you would in reality. DJP This is coming up from a basement. Concrete foundation wall that the 1st floor wall is on top of. The wall in question sits inboard and is there to contain insulation and to provide something to attach a finish surface (drywall) to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
House2 0 Posted February 25, 2020 I did use the soffit tool. Since I was unable to find any real world examples of how builders handle this sort of thing, I decided to make the top of the soffit even with the level 1 finished floor. A picture is attached. It is amazing how many pictures on the web show stairs against uninsulated basement walls. BTW, a screened porch is on the other side of the level 1 wall to the right in the picture. I may place a window there before I am done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricatic 5 Posted February 25, 2020 When I have run into this in the real world( actually building the house), a nice piece of 1x trim to match the rest of the house laid on top of the wall tight tp the drywall easily solves the problem...and a bonus is the working area in the stairwell has added room area... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
