Chief Architect Help Database - Article Number:  181

How to Create Furred Walls

The information in this article applies to:
  • Chief Architect X5
  • Chief Architect X4
QUESTION

I would like to have furred walls in my basement, how can I do this?

ANSWER

Furred walls are useful for finishing a basement area and to provide room for insulation. This can easily be represented using Chief Architect by using the furred wall setting.


To build a foundation

  1. If you don’t have a foundation created Click Build> Floor> Build Foundation

    Specify the settings you desire in the Build Foundation dialog and click OK.




  2. Using the Select Objects  tool, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on all walls you want to have furred.

    This technique is called Group Select. It allows you to change all the walls at once instead of changing them one at a time.


  3. Click on the Open Object  edit tool to display the Wall Specification dialog.


  4. On the Structure tab we want to make sure Frame Through is selected and click OK.


To create the furred walls

  1. Click Build> Wall> Straight Interior Wall to draw interior walls parallel to the exterior walls you want furred but do not create an enclosed space or close the room.



    Warning: If you create an enclosed space that has room definition inside another enclosed space, an invisible wall will appear to connect the island room. This can cause the furred designation we specify later to not work properly.


  2. Using the Select Objects tool, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click the interior walls to group select them, then click on the Open Object tool to display the Wall Specification dialog.


  3. On the Structure tab, we want to mark these walls as Furred Wall.




  4. Now that we have the walls marked as furred, we can close the gap we left open. You will notice that no invisible walls display.




  5. Using your Select Object tool, select each interior wall and push them against the exterior walls.




  6. If we place a window (Build> Window> Window) into this plan, we can see that it cuts through both layers of walls.




Last updated on: Feb 07, 2013

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