8 easy build ideas when you have no inspiration (Sims 4 Building Tips)

Sims 4 house building tips for when you have no inspiration!
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[@user-fq7gc1km5u]

I often get bored of building in sims because it’s so hard to navigate and tough to do without really knowing how to build. Thanks for these tips!

[@CJ.1998X.Y.Z]

Video posted 40 seconds ago yet there’s a comment here from yesterday? I never been this early. Or confused. Hey satch!

[@pastaman68]

i guess channel members get to see the videos a day early maybe

[@andreab5356]

Yes members see them a little earlier

[@rainshadows17]

Yeah members see it earlier

[@chaselizabeth]

Nobody: Satch: “A Trailerrrrrr for all the Americans trying to kill me” 😭

[@OGSims]

I came to comment the same thing! 😂😂😂

[@andreab5356]

I love building community lots for gardening. Graveyards are neat too, you can put all your graves there and plant up some death flowers and plasma trees as a useful accent. I'm working on putting catacombs under one now.

[@clueingforbeggs]

Some of my tips: Use multiple roof pieces to minimise trim overlapping. The Crystal Clear item (island living) is useful for skylights on flat surfaces. Get TOOL if you can to move objects off the lot. If you can't, some objects are still placeable hanging off the lot to some degree (possibly MOO only). For instance, cottage living animal do not need the shed to be on the lot at all. But if you don't have TOOL be careful placing them, if you can't grab any part of the physical shed item, without TOOL they will be stuck there forever.

[@LollyHolly557]

I'm 25 years old and a sims KZbinr just taught me that SOS means save our souls. I don't know wtf I thought it stood for all these years but not THAT. I feel supremely stupid rn. Thanks for the education, Satch 😂

[@alyssa6510]

i was always taught it meant save our ship! maybe its a regional thing

[@Gerrly]

It's save our ship. Message in a bottle tossed overboard from a sinking ship with SOS written on it, in hopes it would wash ashore and someone would find it.

[@LollyHolly557]

@alyssa6510 I literally thought it was just morse code. I'm actually a historian and it seems like it is more likely just a morsecode message that people have ascribed a proper meaning to. Save our ship makes sense too. Save our souls is so dramatic lmao which I guess is fair if you're literally dying

[@LollyHolly557]

@Gerrly This makes a bit more sense. A lot of people claim its just a morse code message though and people have ascribed this meaning or Save our Souls to what was essentially a generic coded message for help. Save our souls feels so emo to me haha

[@johnterpack3940]

It doesn't "mean" anything, never did. The letters are just coincidental. It was designed as a very simple message that would be readily understood even by untrained people. It was so effective that we still recognize it even decades after it has stopped being relevant. "S" and "O" are the easiest letters to recognize in Morse code. ... _ _ _ ... There's your SOS. Any other set of letters would have been less obvious to people who didn't know the code. Plus, it was a random set of letters, unlikely to be confused with some other abbreviation.

[@kimmycook2698]

Oasis Springs park is my favorite community space to build on. I put a pool in, loads more playground stuff, a toddlers area with a splash pad, and a cemetery in the back for my funeral club to meet at.

[@steggopotamus]

I do a lot the same. Graveyards are great for parks and oasis springs is best for pools. If you use sims sessions stuff by searching in the gallery and some imagination you can make a base game compatible camp area. shrinking down fireplaces can make a camp fire work too. It fits the exploration element of the secret world by the oasis springs park..

[@royal_rose5178]

Funeral club?

[@kimmycook2698]

@@royal_rose5178 Get together lets you make clubs about anything...i made one just to go mourn ghosts and make sure they don't disappear. That way, if i ever need a ghost...i know where they are.

[@blotcho84]

Such good ideas! My favorites are the food stand court and tree house. In the past I made a shady park into a "Hunting Ground", by choosing lot traits that attract both vampires and teens.

[@silvervixen007]

I wanna do beautiful builds but then I always get bored and give up😂

[@TheElegantNinja]

My favorite part is the attic tips! This is a really refreshing take on 'how to build' videos. Thanks SoS

[@Bricichon]

Not me overly excited to make a trailer now! ☺️

[@shelleygraham7444]

I hate how easy you make this but also love your item placements. Great job! xx

[@mygalpal9630]

Thank you for the tutorial of the sunroofs! I've never been able to figure out how to do it!

[@twigblack22]

i'm glad i'm not the only one who makes a woohoo room in nightclubs/bars lol

[@AdalminaP]

It's a must! 😂 There are often empty upper floors in EA builds. Perfect for adding woohoo rooms. 👍

[@writerspen010]

My favorite trick is building second empire homes with mansard rooves. Similar to the attic trick you showed us where you put those corner roof pieces around the box, you can add windows to the box to make it a more livable space. You have to do more fenagling with the roof pieces, but it looks great and isn't too difficult once you've figured out how to do it.

[@shuris_vibranium]

This is a great informational video!! Thank you for the suggestions and detailed instructions, Satch! ❤

[@user-ob3rv6up4b]

I love the Sims community!! I learned how to mod my own CC family pics, and now I can try my hand at attics and treehouses!! Thanks, Satch! 💜

[@reginalemoine5809]

A sunken area three levels deep is a great way to hide a rocket on the lot. A ladder will go all the way down to the base level. You can further camouflage it with fencing and landscaping or even build your house around it. I repurpose lots all the time. My favorite is Umbrage Manor in Willow Creek converted into a library. It went from a lot I never played in to one I use all the time. It’s also much better than the library that comes with the game.

[@second_second_]

wow, sounds like we can make a rocket launcher building, spaceship, or gundam launcher area. inspirational

[@liene4619]

You always have genuinely unique and useful tips! I love that you pay attention to the details. My favorite tip is - make your builds multipurpose. It makes such a difference gameplay-wise!

[@CaZyBuNnY]

thanks a lot for these tips :) I think they're actually inspiring me! especially the sunken park bits and the treehouse seem like a lot of fun :D

[@steggopotamus]

I put my youth center as a daycare area in the gym because base game isn't that great for youth stuff. I also always add ponds set up to look like fountains for toddlers to play in.

[@steggopotamus]

Also, for a lot of my builds I don't look for shells, I just look for other builds whose shells I like. Because their layouts give me ideas. I'm a pretty new builder.and always try to make sure people remember to check out the original.

[@Miluielle]

I always make sandpits using the sand terrain from Island living.

[@steggopotamus]

@@Miluielle if I had island living I would do the same. I make a bade game sand box using just sand texture and the building blocks. It's not great, but it's interactive and something little kids can do.

[@johannawahlberg8318]

Been a builder since 2008 and still learning! Pretty much everything in the video inspired me, and you have such a good way of explaining how to do things 😊

[@carmenphoon]

I love the attic and sunroof ideas! Thanks!

[@vingedheart]

I love the youth center! Never thought of that - but it's really needed. Also parks - I used to love doing parks in Sims 3 - I gotta get back to that. Altogether designing my own world. Thank you

[@mygalpal9630]

I love your builds Satch! They look amazing, you are very talented!

[@organicallyhannah]

The slight panic when you realized a wall was mysteriously missing 😂 Me as hell

[@Simfyre]

Loved this! My favorite tips were the attic with skylights and the treehouse with octagonal walls. Fun!

[@VCVerse]

Oooh, I love the attic idea! I never knew how people made attics, and never tried. I will now, thanks Satch for your amazing tutorials!

[@rekarigel9831]

Thank You so muchI love your videos

[@gwynnethweinrich2612]

How did you post this a day ago

[@FantaSea849]

​@@gwynnethweinrich2612 Channel members get early access maybe?

[@hopper-spot]

Thank you SO freaking much I was just recently trying to do the sunken build thing and I couldn’t figure it out sick!!! bunker time!

[@obsoletelyfabulous1448]

Satch, adore your videos and your cackle! Keep them both goin 😘

[@braney27]

Thanks SoS 😂❤ I’ve been playing for so long and have not really understood some of the simple building tricks like the sunroof overlaying which I guess is not my level of intuition. I really like the idea of the split lot in preexisting builds because I like keeping the original concept of the build when it fits with the world, but actually having more options for my sims to do stuff around their town. Good stuff! I watch every day - favourite time of day is having my afternoon tea and watching SoS ❤❤

[@saltywitchcrafting]

I live the trailer & tree house ideas! Also, thanks for the building tips!I'm saving this video for sure. Thank you!

[@Saabriinii]

oh my this was such a cool video! I love it also because you have so much to show, when you're not ranting about the Sims (which I also enjoy) - but I feel like you're really creative!! And all I wanna build now is a basegame trailer park, how cool :D

[@peaceisnature]

In debug, not sure if it's base game, but there's a trailer frame thingy you can put under your trailer, instead of building a frame. Just an additional idea. Great video Satch, loads of helpful information and cool ideas.

[@Saabriinii]

SOS = SatchOnSims 😂 I looove it! And you‘re really good at building, what a great first shell that was!!

[@second_second_]

These are amazing tips, Satch. How did you know that i didn't have inspiration.. this video is so timely.. Thank you

[@vingedheart]

Omg - the treehouse was awesome! And the trailerpark! Now I am gonna actually play!

[@Gerrly]

This was great! I really love your content. Have you ever shown how to create a walk-out basement?

[@cedrigo]

Thanx for all the tips! :)

[@bernster123]

Satch, I never knew you were such a knowledgeable builder 😊

[@Stacia1975]

Thanks for this great video!!! I really want to try building some things, but I feel like I can never get the roof right. All of these tips are fantastic! I like the idea of the split lot. I also like the sunken garden area. Thanks! 😁💗😁

[@LearnPolishwithEvaKam]

OMG The attic I havent even thought about it

[@spooky4154]

I've needed this, I'm building a small neighborhood on a 50×50 lot

[@rockbandny]

I use sunken builds for industrial stuff all the time

[@lupadapupa1957]

this is really a great video!

[@SuperBarbaranne]

Thank you so much. Really enjoying your Channel these days. I loved them all. You have said before that you are not very good at building, I disagree.

[@GraveVibrations]

All these were great tips!

[@jereboy2005]

I love building, but hate interior decorating. Seeing that simmer post nothing but finished exterior builds is awesome! Also the section on attics and sunroofs was extremely helpful for me. I really like the idea of making a small attic space in my builds and letting a teen take it over as a living space. But i have never been able to get it to work right. Definitely gotta try it again now with Satch's tips.

[@tammiemcclure8987]

Sunken builds are great for astronaut sims so the rocket ship can be below ground so that you don't have a nice little house with a random rocket ship in the yard.

[@carmencroes626]

I just build a few days a gow a place for everyone. It the basement there's a gym. At the first floor there's a bar with music and a arcade. Second floor there a bar with a balcony and a dance floor. Outside are a kinds of children play things. Everybody will be happy over there.

[@missrikaa]

Omg thank you for the attics idea ! Please do a video about roofs! Many of us don’t know what to do with them 😅 I wish there was a automatic roof option like sims 3…

[@occultpriestess]

My fav. idea is having a food vending nook, indoors. ty!!

[@aliciasmith4421]

I like to do libraries with parks in the back bc my local library has the best park right next to it

[@III_SNIPE_III]

Well, time to play TS4! I'll try these out. 👍

[@terivansteel3425]

Thanks!

[@marieduran6286]

In San Myshuno, I renovated the Old Salt Flat lot into a lighthouse cafe.

[@coffeeconfessor4747]

oooh I do the trailer all the time -- mostly because i get bored and want fast builds.. the base game live edit has a boat trailer that you can stick under the house and it looks like it belongs....

[@lauraholland5315]

Thank you

[@TheAlwaysConfusedStay]

I haven’t tried this but got the idea after the sunken builds, maybe a sunken courtyard in the middle of a house or apartment complex, kinda like some Spanish houses I believe. (I’m not Spanish so correct me if I’m wrong please)

[@bossanique]

Console player here (PS5) I can add more than 2 food stalls to a lot.

[@TheJackedOLantern]

Honestly, after getting addicted to Skyrim Modding even until now, SOS means something else to me now lol. I actually forgot what it actually means irl.

[@demariusfisher931]

Your American accent with “TrailERs” lmao❤️

[@second_second_]

should we build a sunken dungeon or a floating island..? Inspirational

[@IAARPOTI]

Thank you so much for building ideas

[@ll7868]

The most searched lots on the Gallery are for Basegame but there are very few actual basegame builds, you need a dozen or more packs and kits to download them. I don't use anything other than the basegame and free stuff that was added to basegame in my Gallery uploads, most are for single Sims or couples but occasionally make larger builds for families of 4 or 5 and I add most of the basic furnishings and a wee bit of decor. I'm actually pretty new to The Sims 4, less than a year, my in-game name is still random letters and numbers but my profile pic is the same as my KZbin pic, Yin Yang Zombies. It would be cool if a KZbinr gave reactions or breakdowns or whatever of builds from players like myself, Basegamers. My latest upload to the Gallery is called Murgatroyd Manor, I also have a couple others like Serenity Now and Kitty's Corner as well as a couple Community Lots like The Old Swimmin' Hole, Flying Llama Park and Rocko's Gym. Yeah, builds including furnishing takes a LOOOOOONG time, I get why a lot of players prefer downloading ready-to-move-in-and-play homes if they only have an hour or two to play at a time, it would take them a week or more just building a decent home and that is a gamebreaker for a lot of people.

[@karip4676]

The vendors never show up when I place the stalls so that takes all that gameplay away lol

[@second_second_]

We can only put two stalls?? How annoying.. but thank you for sharing this. I've tried to put one stall at at the Mt Komorebi's Lounge, but i couldn't hire any staff for that stall. It says we've reached the max amount of staff in that lot.. i wonder if Lounge, Bar, Cafe lots, can only have one staff per lot??

[@nedrane297]

Wait! Last time I played Sims 4, which was a while ago I admit, if we put the vendor stalls on a lot no one worked them, they character had to hire someone each time. That's why I never played with them

[@DBT1007]

Build like a pro in sims 4 actually when YOU CAN BUILD A GOOD BUILDING WITHOUT CHEATS(moveobjects and size feature)

[@pattijay718]

No point to put food stalls, vendors never show up. Love the lights into wheels, I'm using that.

[@second_second_]

i think you need to hire them yourselves. Havent tried it yet though.. Would they show up, or not..?

[@nathanielfarrell9349]

I'll never understand why people build with so much stuff that your sims just dump the dishes on, I always build with only one counter and not a lot of furniture because the sims always get uncomfortable when dishes have been left in places you have no idea about because your sim always sticks their dishes in random places which is so annoying, also your sim would never clean up the dishes that are making them uncomfortable but gets mad because of it as well, please let me know if there is a cheat to prevent that from happening

[@AJ-tiltagirl]

Thanks Satch, this can definitely step up my basic-bitch builds. 😁

[@SweetLala25]

Wait since when could you only place 2 food stalls? I have a decently popular National Park that has several stalls no mods so hmm. Is this a new thing? TBH I haven't played The Sims that much in the past few months .

[@clueingforbeggs]

I didn't know that there's a stall-per-lot limit. That's annoying.

[@LabelsAreMeaningless]

I prefer caravan. Americans shouldn't be telling the British how to speak. If I had my choice it would be the other way around but instead I think people should respect other countries saying things differently. I like to learn the differences and where they came from.. I don't want everyone the same. That would be utterly boring and be a huge loss in culture

[@emiliajohansson4897]

Yah Europe should be alowed to keep our words I refuse to Call football soccer. They are not the only country in the world. Caravan sounds better.

[@tugbatok9008]

i like your sense of humor but your buildings are not that great honey