Drag stairs onto the floor plan and place them in the desired location.
How to make a second floor in a room.
Add a small return vent duct to each room on the second floor.
Switch to windows etc mode and search for stairs.
Repeat until you are satisfied with the temperature of the rooms.
Make the second floor return vent duct bigger.
To make a second floor with homestyler please.
Use a tape measure to measure 16 inches 41 cm in from the edge of the rim joist and draw a small notch.
Open web editor and draw the room or floor plan that will contain stairs.
Mark the position of each floor joist along the sill plate.
Floor joists should be spaced no more than 16 inches 41 cm apart from center to center to provide adequate stability.
Divide the house into two zones one for each floor.
For best results choose a full length stair when adding it between 2 floors.
For 1 the furnace fan running all day with the a c on might solve some milder heat trap problems for your second floor.
You might also want to try adding a ceiling fan in critical rooms like a second floor bedroom.
Adjust the height of your walls and make them higher go to building roof and select one of our ceiling.
The standard second story wall consists of a horizontal floor plate a ceiling plate and wall studs all made from similar dimension lumber.
You can hover over a stair in the library to see it s dimensions.