Creating Furred Walls

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QUESTION

How do I create furred walls in my basement?

ANSWER

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

Alternatively, you may find it more effective to define a wall type with multiple framing layers. For more information on this process, please see the "Defining a New Wall Type" resource in the Related Articles section below.

To create furred walls

1. If a foundation has not already been created, select Build> Floor> Build Foundation from the menu, specify your desired settings within the Build Foundation dialog, then click OK.
   
   
   
2. Choose the option to Derive new foundation plan from the 1st floor plan and click OK to generate the foundation.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Navigate to Build> Wall> Straight Interior Wall , then draw interior walls parallel to the foundation walls.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Using the Select Objects tool, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, click on each of the interior walls to group select them, then click the Open Object edit tool.
   
   
   
5. On the Structure panel of the Wall Specification dialog that opens, select the Furred Wall option under the Double Wall section, then click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Using the Select Object tool, select each interior wall and Move  them so they bump up against the foundation walls.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Now, if an opening, such as a Door or Window , is placed into a wall on the foundation level, we can see that it now cuts through both walls.