How to Create a Half Wall in Xactimate

[@jamesparker4623]

Thank you, this was kicking my butt.

[@EstimateMastery]

I hope you found it helpful!

[@highway1052]

WOW ... I've been using Xactimate for 16 years now and have not been able to figure it out until this video! You make it so easy.

[@EstimateMastery]

Glad it helped!😊​

[@nomadicrecovery1586]

you are awesome, I needed this right now, and you always come through.

[@EstimateMastery]

Thanks! Glad I could help

[@DavidGKlose-zj5gw]

Great video, many thanks!!

[@EstimateMastery]

You're welcome!

[@Dmac911]

How would you apply a pony wall 4 feet in height except for the first foot in length that is floor to ceiling?

[@EstimateMastery]

Hey Derek! I would recommend creating a small room where the wall goes from the floor to the ceiling, then create a room next to it with the pony wall. Then combine the rooms.

[@ezequielmiranda722]

Thanks for your help Lina, greetings from Miami...!

[@EstimateMastery]

Greetings Ezequiel! Thanks for watching :)

[@wiliambyers]

How do you do a loft opening that has the same ceiling as the room below . like a wall that is 4 ft but has a base height of 8 ft that is only 4 ft high. Like a stair to an open hallway that you can look down to the great room. I hope you get what I'm trying to say!! like a wall that come out of a wall but in the middle not going to the floor or ceiling. Good luck understanding this...lol

[@EstimateMastery]

Hey William! I think I may have created a video that covers this issue....take a look at this and see if this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnjRmoiYg6uAmbM

[@jimgomez2930]

Thanks for your videos!

[@naythanhailey4824]

what if that half wall has a granite counter bar top ?

[@spldrotty]

Thank you for the video. I'm working on a claim where a vehicle ran into a wall. I'd like to reframe just a portion of the wall. Is that possible in xactimate online?

[@danielbourbeau1275]

How do you build a plant shelf in a room with a sloped ceiling ?

[@Insuranceexamprep]

This video saved my life on the true meaning of the software for all of the new adjusters on the planet

[@joefinnhighlight]

Another outstanding and hugely useful video. Outstanding!

[@EstimateMastery]

Thanks Milton - I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@cspurck]

I am trying to sketch a basement with a half concrete half framed wall on the stair wall. So basically 3 sides are 8'ft high concrete and the stair wall is 4'10" foundation with the other half being framed.

[@EstimateMastery]

I would Sketch it as a normal wall and hand calculate the materials and enter them into the calc field. I am more about what saves time and achieves the same result, rather than spending hours on Sketch. I know that may not answer your specific question, but that's the way I would go about it.

[@michaelwenek76]

I know that Xactware likes to keep us from being able to change variables as we please without going through what you just outlined. At first I started to watch the video and thought "well, silly thing to do, I'll just change the HH (height) of the wall extension". Yeah, not. These are locked down hard. Maybe someday they will change this. Nice video. I do biweekly webinars for my group of adjusters to get them hot on every tip and trick I can come up with and ones like this too. Thanks for the great videos.

[@EstimateMastery]

Haha - thanks for the kudos Michael....Xactware really makes you go through the ringer when you come up against anything custom in a home, it seems. I'll keep the good tips coming so you may share some with your group ;)

[@jannyferrer4129]

Hello, Thank you for sharing this video it was helpful. Would you be able to tell me how you'd create a pony wall if a room only had 3 full walls, not 4 full walls and 1 pony wall? Basically, the entrance to a kitchen with a pony wall.

[@georgeheard3294]

Thanks for the video. Helped in a pinch when I couldn't remember the process!! lol

[@EstimateMastery]

You're very welcome George - I know it's hard to remember all of the tiny details and steps needed to perform these sort of tasks if you're not using them everyday! :)

[@odinroberts6981]

Great video. How do you sketch a window wall in Xactimate?

[@garystamper2809]

Hey Lena great, interesting videosnot boring like a lot of videos I see thatI don't watch all of

[@EstimateMastery]

Thanks Gary - hope to keep my future vids exciting and fun ;)

[@SLiPPeRY_aCTioN]

When I need to make a half wall I usually just draw out a full wall with the wall tool then switch to elevation view or 3D view and draw in the part I want deducted with the missing wall tool. Is this the wrong way to go about it? Seems like the amount of steps are about the same, but does this mess up the measurement calculations?

[@EstimateMastery]

If you can get your XM8 to play nice and allow you to add the half wall in 3d, I'd say go for it! My 3d acts really funny and won't allow me to pull the missing wall up into the upper portion of the wall and I end up having to go into the properties anyhow. Good point though, Kyle!

[@blackberryvp]

You bailed me out again. Thank you!

[@EstimateMastery]

AWESOME BJ! Glad to be of service :)

[@blackberryvp]

HAHA!! Morgan and I need to go to a class. We are pretty good, but lots of room for improvement. When is the next one?

[@EstimateMastery]

We posted a few new dates on our website today - Birmingham, Denver & Minneapolis are up next! The class focuses on Sketch with the goal of passing a Xactware User Certification exam for Level 1 and Level 2 - take a look at the live training part of my site: xm8mastery.com/live-training/ If you prefer online training that you can take at any time, 24/7 - click here: xm8mastery.com/online-training/ Let me know if you have any questions! Feel free to reach out here or by email at [e-mail]

[@Westwaterfall]

How about a beam (small wall in effect) that comes down from the ceiling?

[@carolinaweekend]

How to create a wall opening like a pass thru

[@EstimateMastery]

Great suggestion Carol! I may just do this week's video on that topic tomorrow - keep an eye out :)

[@KMRWPUBLICADJUSTERS]

Excellent video!! the counter intuitive comments ARE very helpful. prevents aaaarrrggghhh.

[@weldon9254]

4:38 - how to make it a half

[@MelaniaSideWigga]

At the end of the video, there is a missing area which matches the width of the new low-wall & goes to the ceiling. We have to account for that, don't we? Do we have to sketch in another section to match the missing area? And BTW, thanks for the tip on how to draw a low-wall. Gawd forbid that we run into many of these because that is such a convoluted way yo draw in this minor, minor bit of wall. Let's add the ability to just enter the 'z' dimension to a wish-list for 'X2'. They could've made this a 1-step, easy procedure, but no....

[@cindymendenhall8532]

Awesome! Thank you so much.

[@paulierna]

Well presented Lena -

[@EstimateMastery]

Thanks for the kudos :)

[@johnconner1242]

Thank you!

[@BDG401]

ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou :)

[@EstimateMastery]

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME Ben :)

[@insurancechannel7302]

Awesome! I always wondered how to do that!

[@jeniphersocha6896]

yassssss!!

[@leoy1975]

You way way way over explained how to do that.

[@EstimateMastery]

Hey Leo. Thanks for the input, but some people actually find that very helpful. There are a lot of new users out there with little to no options for training.