To make the basement, I need to cut out a section of my foundation. I have even more plans for the deck, but IвЂ™ll keep those a surprise for now. Now the main tower is a more reasonable size (11x8 per floor), and IвЂ™ve got a neat deck that I can play with.

I also click the tab to pick the diagonal foundation, then hold CTRL and paint over the two ends of the new foundation to cut it away. I then вЂњpaint overвЂќ the three rows closest to the streets. I pick the other style of foundation, which is all wood with the cross-hatched design. In fact, as I think about it, this might be too big. ft., and weвЂ™ve got that much room per floor. Many small ranch-style houses are just over 1,000 sq. Remember that every major tile represents roughly 3 feet to a side, so every floor for the main tower will be 33 ft by 33 ft, or 1,089 sq. The bigger foundation is 11x11, and the smaller one is 7x7. I choose to build the brick-and-wood type, and draw a decent-sized box with another, smaller box several tiles away. I click Build Mode, then I click the graphical representation of the foundation. In this case, IвЂ™m opting to use foundations that way I can have porches, and foundations make basements easier to build (again, as youвЂ™ll see in a moment). For example, some mansions may be on a foundation, but the tiny guest house in the backyard (that isnвЂ™t physically connected to the mansion) will be on the ground.Д«ecause IвЂ™m making two towers that will connect via skyway, IвЂ™ll need to either put foundations for both towers, or neither. If the segments donвЂ™t connect, there are no foundation restrictions.

If you intend to have two segments of the house connect, theyвЂ™ll either both have to be on foundations, or neither. However, many foundations can ramp up the cost considerably, and a house with foundations means youвЂ™ll have to have an extra step when expanding it. Basements are finicky, as youвЂ™ll see in a moment, though foundations are not.ДЇoundations elevate your house slightly from the ground and give it a much more realistic appearance. Neither is required in fact, most starter homes that ship with the game have no foundation, and no house at all that ships with the game has a basement. The very first thing I need to plan is whether to build a basement and/or a foundation to the house. From there, I click the вЂњBuild/BuyвЂќ button, which enters the lot and allows me to operate Build Mode and Buy Mode with an unlimited budget. To enter the lot, I click it first, and it brings up a little information on the right side of the interface. ItвЂ™s 30x40, plenty of room for a decent-sized house and landscaping, allowing the two towers of Falkon Towers with room for a decent garden and more! Here, weвЂ™re going to go with an empty lot a couple streets from the SchultzesвЂ™ original house, at the address of 17 Maywood Lane. DonвЂ™t forget you can eventually build upward too, so a 20x30 lot doesnвЂ™t necessarily equate to a tiny house. That means a 20x30 lot is 20 major tiles (40 minor tiles) wide, and 30 major tiles (60 minor tiles) deep.

The lot size numbers represent how many major tiles there are per side. Unlike Sims 2 (but like Sims 1), youвЂ™re stuck with these lot sizes.

There are several lot sizes spread around the neighborhood. But hey, this is The SimsвЂ¦ who says I need to make something realistic and practical? IвЂ™ve decided to remake it for The Sims 3, and make it better. No other house I made was that cool, even if others were more practical from a realistic standpoint. My favorite one I made was Falkon Nest v4 (nicknamed Falkon Towers), which was comprised of two towers joined by a skyway that hovered over a pool. WeвЂ™ll show you several factors of making a house here, and comment along the way about the purpose of everything we do.Д«ack in Sims 2, the Falkons went through several house generations. Of course, if you have no qualms about cheating, or if youвЂ™re making a home for a Generation-3+ Sim, you can make it somewhat expensive and just move them in later. New families have $16,000 usually, so if youвЂ™re making a starter home, youвЂ™ll want to keep it under that price. Remember that cost is a factor, so youвЂ™ll want to keep an eye on the lot value in the top-left corner. You donвЂ™t necessarily have to plan out every square tile of the house ahead of time, but knowing the layout of the house will hasten what you can do. The first step of making a decent, functional house is to plan it out in your mind. For whatever reason, youвЂ™re not allowed to save from within Build or Buy Modes. Before we get started, remember that once youвЂ™re constructing a building, the only way to save is to back up to the Edit Town screen.

Sims 3 houses