Hi, everyone. I'm trying to create a simple structure (bunk houses), but I'm pulling my hair out over the details in Punch Home & Landscape Design Professional (v24.0.0.2013). We have volunteers arriving in 11 days to build the bunk houses. I'm in North Carolina near Asheville where the hurricane came through and destroyed the existing bunk houses. I'm just trying to create a simple drawing to help create a list of materials needed as well as give a general sense of size, shape dimensions, etc.

As mentioned above, the structure is a bunk house for a campground, and 5 of these will be built (all identical). The details are as follows:

1) The bunkhouse will be 16 feet by 24 feet in size with 2x4 exterior walls. Each bunk house will have 5 sets of bunk beds for campers.
2) No interior walls will be built--the floor plan is completely open.
3) The roof will be a simple 4:12 pitch gable roof with a 1-foot overhang. The roof will extend 7 feet out of the front (the 16-foot width side) to cover a 6-foot deck and a 1-foot overhang.
4) The entire structure will rest on 6"x6" posts in an 8-foot grid (12 posts in total). This eliminates the need for grading sites flat or building a crawl space (as well as avoid drainage issues). The site is on the side of a hill
5) There will be one front door and one window in the back

That's pretty-much it. Simple. I have the building drawn as well as the roof, and the deck is also shown. Here are my problems:

1) I can't figure out how to show framing for the floor. All it shows is a slab no matter what I do. I have the building elevated above the ground, and even after adding "piers" it still doesn't show the floor framing.
2) I need posts (6" x 6") to go up to the roof overhang in the front to support the roof where it covers the deck. No idea how to do this. I would also like to show 6x6's for the piers, but again, I don't see how to do this.

Any help would be appreciated!

Hi! Thank you for your reply.

I didn't see any images included with your reply that you mentioned... do I need to do something to make them visible?

Under the framing tab I found the wooden "framing support column" and how to change it to wood. The elevations are a bit confusing, but I'll tinker with it to see if I can get it to work.

That brings me to the floor framing. It still looks like a slab, and I can't find anything to change it. I click on the wall and it turns yellow, but the only options that are shown are for modifying the wall. Am I supposed to be under a certain tab when I do this? I was in the framing tab and that's all that shows up. Never mind! FINALLY got it. I had to zoom in to click the very edge and changed it to wood. Terrific!!!

Where do I go to change the size of the framing members? They're currently 2x4's and I want to use 2x10. Also, how do I add additional framing members? I need to double up some of the 2x10's where they will be resting on the 6x6 columns.

Thank you for your help!!

Patricia--

Thank you for all of your help.

I've looked at several videos, used Google search, etc., but I still can't find a way to change the depth of the framing members in the floor. When I click on the floor the "thickness" is 1/2". I'm assuming this is the floor COVERING (tile, hardwood floor, etc.). I need to change the depth of the floor framing to 2"x10" members. Right now it seems to be 2"x4", which is inadequate. Any idea where I can find this?

Hi there,

You must define the floor thickness in the Project Setup menu or using the Working Floor button. Visualize in Framing mode.

Hope this helps

Sure it can

Just follow Pat's instructions

Hi there,



You are correct. The setup define the floor joist and this is how is looks.



Hope this helps.