Roof planes do not join properly

[IdahoJaci]

I have my house all done - except 3 things:

1.  The roof 

• On the gable roof going north and south, the inside wall at one end is missing the attic wall.  The inside roof plane is a copy/reflect of the other roof plane.  And it works, until I tie in the perpendicular roof plane.  I can see the problem in 3d, but can't correct it because I can't get the perspective correct.  And when I am in the layout view I have no idea what needs to be corrected.  This also is affecting the gable at the porch side where the roof line is above the wall it attaches to.

 

2.  Height of the deck

• Our entry door is currently at the top of a small entry deck 24" above the slab (1/2" above current deck).  And the height of this wall is 88" to the soffit.  I have not been able to get my door sitting on top of the deck and at the correct distance from the soffit (8")

 

3.  Gable room over just the front door

• After I get the door where I need it I want to put a gable cover over just the door.  Looking at the videos, it sounds like I build the gable room line and the gable cover magically appears.  When I do that, no lines over the roof show up.   If I try to build it, even with retaining manual roof lines, it puts in a hip roof that I can't figure out how to get rid of.

 

I've watched every video over and over, follow the directions, and still not getting what I need.  I am open to suggestions (and, please, not just watch another video).  There must be some numbers I am not putting in correctly, or some line that is throwing me off.  I'm willing to pay for someone to fix these for me at this point.  Or tell me where to look for what is causing these issues.  When I have worked on one thing, I find underneath it all, I caused an issue some place else.  After nearly a week working on these 3 things, I'm still lost and confused.  And if you notice something else I haven't gotten to yet ,that is wrong or going to cause me issues, please advise.

 

This does not need to be too detailed.  No permits required where I live.  My contractor has a simple sketch he is working from and all I need is to decide where to put windows and doors on the deck so we are trying out a few variations.  But I'd like it to be reasonably accurate for viewing.  I'm happy to share the complete file if that helps, just too big to post here.

 

 

 

 

 

[scottharris]

Can you post your plan?

[IdahoJaci]

I made 8 variations of my plan.  The videos I had watched all seemed to focus on the interior walls and than added the roof.  I finally made a basic shell with no windows or doors and only 3 interior walls that were under the area of both roofs.  Then I added the roof and it more or less worked.  Then I added the rest of the interior walls, doors, and windows.  Right now I only have a few inches where the two roof lines intersect that don't line up correctly.  I have a training class scheduled for later this week.  I will repost and try to summarize what I learn....if it works.

[IdahoJaci]

With 1 training session with Stephen, he solved all of these problems.  I now have all of my roof lines set correctly and the house is finally coming together.  I do have a couple odd, minor things popping up and will post them separately.  But so far, this program has been everything I wanted and needed.