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Roof support post on a deck

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  • 2017-01-03 at 16:42 #5691
    MTHMTH
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    Hello,
    What is the best way to add roof support posts on a desk created with the deck wizard? I was able to get a railing but didn’t see a way to extend the railing posts up to a roof beam to support a roof.

    I’m sort of a newbee. Used version 4&5 for a short time years ago. Version 12 has a lot going on. 

    2017-01-03 at 19:52 #10108
    Flowers323Flowers323
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    You can place a post on top of the posts used for the handrail and adjust them for the roof.
    You using the metric catalogue?
     
     

    2017-01-18 at 13:11 #10096
    Virtual-ArchitecEd Staelens
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    An alternate method is to set the post height in the railings dialog to the support height you want. See photo.

    2017-01-20 at 05:36 #10095
    Flowers323Flowers323
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    Hi Virtual-Architec, your idea works well until the handrail down the stairs, the posts for the handrail being roof height so the posts at the bottom of the stairs are roof height as well.
    If a post is put on top of the handrail posts it allows you to change post height as you want. In my copy of Emvisioneer if I make the handrail posts roof height, all the posts are the same height.
    Hard to make the roof slope with posts showing on top of the roof.
     
     
     

    2017-01-28 at 23:50 #10091
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    For roofs that are ‘level’ , Ed’s (VA) comments are fine. Flowers comments work well for both a ‘level’ and sloped roof.
    You can also experiment, especailly for a sloped roof of using a wall. Just size it to post dim and draw one out making it’s length equal to post dim. Copy it as needed and elevate it (up or down) to match post height.
    If you place the ‘wall’ / post, on the same level as the roof, it will extend automatically, when set, to the roof.
    Not the easist thing to do but another option.
    Jack
    it would be nice if people signed thier post.
    zimmerdesign.com
     
     

    2017-01-29 at 00:16 #10090
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    jeez can’t edit previous posts? that sucks.
    I use the Measure Stick to adjust the added post heights to the stair and auto extend raises them to roof.
    jeez two, can only add one image? that also sucks
     
    Jack
    zimmerdesign.com

    2017-01-29 at 00:28 #10089
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    my one image per posting of wall sized / set / elevated with auto extend to create stair posts all the way up. Which you don’t need but it can be done.
     
    Jack
    zimmerdesign.com

    2017-01-29 at 00:30 #10088
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    tried a second image and ended up with two of the same, so I wall post a thrid post with the correct image.
    Jack
    zimmerdesign.com
    and sign my name and add my website again

    2017-01-29 at 00:35 #10087
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    Please look at this post to see I meant to type ‘third’ not ‘thrid’ in previous post.
    Jack Zimmer
    zimmerdesign.com

    2017-01-29 at 00:43 #10086
    jkzimmjkzimm
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    Hnn, 6 post to get one with all that I wanted to say in the first one. No wonder no one is on this forum compared to previous forum.
    tired of signing my name

    2017-01-31 at 14:50 #10084
    MTHMTH
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    Thanks for all the tips. I’ll try them out for the best application for the job.
    Mark Hendricks

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