Covered porch over patio

[Mav2294]

I'm using Home Designer Pro 2024 on Windows (recently upgraded from 2015 so I'm still learning some of the new features).

 

I have a single story home with a walk-out basement. On the foundation level, there is a patio. On the 1st floor, there is a covered porch and adjacent uncovered deck, both of them above the lower patio and supported on wood posts/columns.

 

My question is what room type should I use for the covered porch? The framing is similar to a deck, but the room materials, floor covering, roof, walls and other features are more similar to a typical porch. Importantly there is no foundation below the porch as it is supported on wood columns. I need to have control over where the columns are placed and how the underside of the covered porch is framed.

 

Thoughts?

[y-g-m-n]

how is it coveered?

Using HOUSe ROOF or a separate roof with differeent material and pitch..

Example house is 12:!2 pitch with architectural shingles.

Covered porch is aluminum stuff from the gutter guy..

 

IF same and part of house roof just make it a deck

Click on room edit button for it and I think go to structure tab.

Then check ROOF over this room.

 

IF different just make a custom roof plane and set it up to your liking

[Jo_Ann]

y-g-m-n

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[Jo_Ann]

mav2294,

Your question is very vague.  Not enough info on what you want, and what you currently have.

[Mav2294]

The roof is the same roof as the house.

 

The question is what room type should I use for the covered porch. The framing is similar to a deck, but the interior is similar to an interior room (solid floor, not deck boards, walls with windows all around).

 

If I set the room type to Porch or a different type of interior room, then HDP frames it like a regular room which isn't what I need - I need the under side framed similar to a deck and supported on wood posts/columns, not on a foundation.

 

If I set it to a deck, then I can get the floor framing I need, but the floor itself is wood deck boards (not a solid floor) and getting the walls to be solid instead of a railing has been troublesome.

 

Hope that clarifies the issue.

 

Thanks - Mav.

[Rookie65]

Use a room and manually add the posts you want with auto build foundation turned off 

[Mav2294]

I'll try it that way, thanks.

 

[y-g-m-n]

Hey I was just guessing as I did not and still confused on what he wants.

 

I am sure it is something simple.. Oh well I need more coffee