Sims 4 Tutorial - Sunken Rooms & Stairs With Landings | Kate Emerald

[@flip22]

Challenge idea- Use all your amazing (and still viable) tutorials in a single build

[@KateEmerald]

That's a great idea :D

[@flip22]

@@KateEmerald Though some of your Island Living tutorials make it impossible.

[@starstruckfruits]

Yesss >:3

[@flip22]

@Noah Porter shush bots

[@lexisl3231]

I literally can’t wait until they give us NON-straight stairs omg I’m so excited. But this is a quick fix once again! Thanks Kate!

[@shadyladynz08]

You should now be able to get non straight stairs in latest update!

[@lizlemonwantsitall]

your videos are wonderful and so easy to follow along, thank you for posting them!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much for your comment! I really appreciate your kind feedback!

[@clalyrics441]

I was JUST thinking about this style yesterday!! Crazy!

[@KateEmerald]

That's so cool! :D

[@DastardlyGamer]

Just wanted to thank you for consistently making the BEST tutorials when it comes to stairs. I never would have known any of this was possible were it not for your videos. You've opened up so many possibilities!

[@brittg9987]

oh this is even simpler for the L-shaped stairs, then! one that doesn't require ceiling workarounds! thank you so much for figuring this stuff out, it really opens options up!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! :)

[@byankachan]

Omg! This came at the perfect moment for me, i was just struggling with sunken rooms and lofts! Thank you!

[@scarletblood4008]

OMG you have no idea how long I have been wanting to be able to do this. I can finally do my Japanese style homes. 😍

[@loohna1716]

I LOVE your tutorials! Best reference guide. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! :)

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

kate. can you help us with building special stairs in the penthouses!?!! smh we can’t add any foundations there. if there’s ANYONE who can figure out a workaround....it’s YOU girl!

[@KateEmerald]

I just replied to your comment but I think my reply disappeared? However I will try to come up with something but I am afraid it might be impossible. But I will definitely give it a try and see what I can do!

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

Kate Emerald hahahaaa. KZbin! 🤦🏽‍♀️😂 THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH kate. ii’ve been struggling with how to make interesting constructions and concepts with my penthouse lot. ii and ii know everyone else would GRANDLY appreciate your expertise! 🙌🏽😍😘🙌🏽

[@christinasinclair9373]

Thank you so much for your easy to understand tutorials! I only just found your channel a few weeks ago. I've improved with my house building from watching other KZbinrs in the past few months yet my houses still look very similar since I'm using the same techniques in all of them. I'm going to start taking some of the things from your tutorials so I can add some variety! Thank you again! I'm definitely going to use this!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you soo much! :)

[@eshedyson6458]

You are my favorite sims youtuber! You have the best videos!!

[@lovinglifeeveryday]

So cool! I never thought of doing this before. I can't wait to use this for one of my sims homes. :)

[@TheRisingIcarus]

The Sims should really link your videos on their channel and website, or use your methods in the game tutorials! There is so much more possible when you know all the ins and outs like you do.

[@KateEmerald]

Aww, thank you! :)

[@mistyjomay6272]

You are such an incredible designer❤

[@ajisaibiscuit9132]

Thanks for the tutorial! It's very easy to understand, so I'm definitely going to use it 😊

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :)

[@matthewpayne2652]

this looks great, so many ideas of things to build with this technique, thanks for the great tutorial Kate 👍👍

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :)

[@lwaves]

Just in time for the build I'm working on. I'm trying to do a crazy maze of tight streets and walkways, with tiny houses and shops all over, kind of in a higgledy-piggledy mess. I wanted a sunken central area with pool/pond in it and now I know how without going down a full level. Cheers. :-)

[@KateEmerald]

Yay, happy to hear that! :)

[@lwaves]

@@KateEmerald It's my biggest so far but also my most complicated by a long way and it's going to take a lot of working out. The idea actually came to me because of the new magic pack and thinking about Diagon Alley..

[@3SistersGaming]

We always take such inspiration from you!! Love how that landing looks with a window. Can definitely imagine one of the intricate windows in realm of magic placed there! Thank you Kate for another great tutorial! ❤️

[@Raevyn76]

shortcut tip: use the room tool and drag out the area that you want to be sunken, press control (the green line should turn to yellow) when it does, click it, automatically sunken room without having to delete the walls/ceiling around it. Hope that made sense. I always seem to have a problem with doing lofts....that's a great tip with the ceiling too, cause I always seem to run into problems with closing it off. I also love that stair idea too. Great videos! Great tips!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you I will try that :)

[@Ellenqvist]

I love you’re builds. But I want to see you do the premade rooms build challenge

[@melissashaw8444]

Thank you for the tutorial!

[@miarf4682]

So helpful 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@lunamont8380]

Perfekte Grundlage um ein Märchenschloss zu bauen. 😍👍

[@MalinDesigns]

Amazing tutorial as always Kate. this is so helpfull

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :)

[@jenniferhall4880]

You're my favorite teacher and architect for Sims! May I ask? What lot is that you are building on in this video?

[@pekipekenipek6925]

Jennifer Hall it’s from Del Sol Valley. Château Peak from the Pinnacles

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :) As someone has already said I built this in Del Sol Valley in the Pinnacles!

[@jenniferhall4880]

Thank you!!

[@honeycupsie874]

I simply love you and your videos ❤

[@mademoisellekaya1438]

Again you are The Best! 👍😎 Thank you so much! I love that kind of layouts, like you said, in my eyes very traditional State's style and I really love to build in more levels on the inside! So, mega many thank you 😁👌

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you for your comment! :))

[@markabele8794]

Great tutorial. I really enjoyed it. It gave me some building ideas.

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! Glad to hear that! :)

[@markabele8794]

@@KateEmerald You're welcome.

[@alejandraroales4]

Wow!! I will of course use this!!! Thanksss!! ;)))

[@blueberrysaturn]

Found you from one of the Sims groups on face book and wow. This makes me wanna get into building

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :) Glad you found me!

[@doodles6012]

Great video!!♥️

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :)

[@isseli703]

bless you for this TYSM

[@lizielimgaming4275]

Awesome video!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! :)

[@art.strings]

and now we have uptade which includes that thing I'm so proud of this community.

[@LittleMissSun5hine]

Would there be a way to include a door or window in the sunken room such that you could have a direct connection to the garden without needing a landing inside and patio outside? Perhaps using terrain tools?

[@KateEmerald]

Unfortunately not! At least not that I know of.

[@halo1106]

Hi Kate, thanks for the tutorial!. When is the shell challenge coming?

[@KateEmerald]

I am currently working on it! :)

[@Vythica13]

Love it!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! :)

[@tateasaurusrex911]

Nice, I really want to go for the open stairs looks. I'm still struggling.

[@Housewarmin]

How do you do this if you build the shell of the house first?

[@KateEmerald]

You can simply build the whole house and then section of areas with walls and then you delete the floor where you want your sunken areas. It will delete some ceilings as shown in the video but you can simply rebuild them with the floor :)

[@EbonyWilliams1289]

Hey Kate! I need your help! I have done everything EXACTLY like you have done on the video. However, when I go to place a roof or a third level, I see sunlight on my first level. How do I fix that?

[@KateEmerald]

Did you make sure all walls are closed and all that? If you want to upload it to the gallery and let me know here including your ID so I can take a look :)

[@EbonyWilliams1289]

@@KateEmerald when I build it again, I will show you. I bulldozed it! Lol

[@apinkisntmortal3080]

hi can u see ur stairs up there, the railings kinda sticking out cz the wall is too low? how do we get rid of that unwanted-sticking-out rails? making it a tall wall doesnt work :(

[@adipup1]

You can also make a version of this with no foundation by using terrain tools to lower the sunken areas.

[@Kijofreg]

Why do people dislike videos like these? Anyway, another very easy-to-follow tutorial. Thanks. 🤗

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you soo much! :)

[@ziinclaire1729]

I built a house a long time ago with a sunken living room in the middle but my issue was when I tried to colour the foundation in the living room, it changed my outside foundation :( Is it possible to have different foundation styles?

[@KateEmerald]

Unfortunately there is no fix for this as far as I know!

[@Jade-nd2gc]

how do we fix the lighting? its lighting is the one from outside the house and it's bothering me :((

[@daradler6641]

Thank u so much Best simmer What’s the name of the intro song??

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you! :) Mizuki by Bad Snacks.

[@daradler6641]

Kate Emerald thank you very much

[@astridfh2683]

I know this video is over 1 year old, but is it possible to build a angled staircase when a house is already on foundation? I've been trying for so long, but when I try to adjust the height for the beginning of the foundation inside the house, the whole house adjust at the same level. I want the level inside the house to be higher..

[@tatianapricone9487]

There is a way to do a single big staircase that splits in two, but that hasn't the fence in between the stairs? If you know how it'll be super helpful!

[@marisolsoprano]

Is this possible on a second floor?

[@bunbun9484]

I'm having problems where terrain like grass is kind of phasing through the floor of my sunken room, making it look super glitchy and unusable. I don't use any cc, so I'm wondering if it's a game glitch? I tried it on a flat lot, even, and my game still did that! I love this tutorial, though, so thanks for sharing!

[@KateEmerald]

Yes that's a glitch just like the recent light glitch, I have seen people post on Twitter about it. Hopefully it will be fixed soon ❤️

[@tonyarenee531]

This Is Fantastic HUN ..... Love Your Content!!!!!! Your So Creative Darling!

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you soo much!

[@tonyarenee531]

@@KateEmerald YOU Too Sweetheart!!!!!!! Happy Simming TOO

[@teruldacz]

Your tutorials are always so helpful. Thank you 🤓🐎 (supposed to be zebra 😅)

[@KateEmerald]

Thank you so much! :) Yessss, zebra!! Your comment made me smile! :D

[@teruldacz]

@@KateEmerald I don't understand why there isn't a zebra emoji just for you 🤔🐎

[@atlasarchivee]

Terulda CZ here🦓

[@teruldacz]

@@atlasarchivee I see just a cross ☹

[@deliriouscheeto]

Is there a way to make a platform inside a room? Not in this sunken, just in normal one.

[@KateEmerald]

Do you mean so an area is higher than the rest of the floor so it's the other way around or?

[@deliriouscheeto]

@@KateEmerald Yes, exactly, a little higher area where I can put sofas or piano and mic

[@liliharbin]

Every time I try to add stairs into the sunken room it makes them go into the ground (like the terrain gets messed up)

[@KateEmerald]

You could try adding floor over the grass first before you add the stairs. The floor prevents the terrain from changing/being able to be manipulated :)

[@liliharbin]

Kate Emerald oooh thanks I’ll definitely try that

[@TwiztedFey]

For the stairs that are on the platform, when I move my wall to meet them it deletes the stairs, how do I prevent this from happening?

[@KateEmerald]

what happens when you do it the other way around? Building the wall first?

[@nkachukwunwobi5424]

How do you get that vertical arrow, is that a mod

[@KateEmerald]

No it's not a mod, it was added in a free base game patch last year. You just have to update the game. 😊

[@nkachukwunwobi5424]

@@KateEmerald oh okay

[@TwiztedFey]

It still deletes the stairs. I had to remove the bit of ceiling over the stairs to get it to work. Great tutorials though.

[@ED-rk2lw]

Every time I do this, there are these lines in the middle of my living room. I’m so aggravated

[@smithholly1975]

Game does not allow me to put flooring down, says it must be applied to a room.

[@Dephendor]

Delete the walls. But after I delete the walls it still does not let me put a floor down. I don't get the 'Must be applied to a room' message but still will not let me put a floor down edit: So I was trying on a beach lot and that's why it was not working. Something about it being a water lot

[@MadsRoseStories]

GUYS WE GOT STAIRS

[@KateEmerald]

Yess finally!! :)

[@fro2905]

😍😍😍

[@mazingworldofmegan8906]

I'm really say that you didn't demonstrate the build like the picture that was used.

[@KateEmerald]

I showed the exact same technique, no difference. You can create any type of sunken room build with this :) But thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it! Hope you have a great day/night! :)

[@rogerklk]

the lighting... gross. one way to cover it, something that I do and that I've learned from the pool tutorial, is to take a room with a wall piece (in that tutorial was a pilar) that is sunken and copy all over the room. during the live mode, these foundations looks a lot more jarring, covering it is mandatory for me.

[@MadsRoseStories]

Were they just waiting for someone to find a workaround before they finally added it? Lol

[@KateEmerald]

The new stairs will be amazing and will make this easier but we will still have to remove the foundation for sunken rooms. :) Just saying it in case someone will be confused :D Can't wait to play around with the new stairs!!

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

American sitcom 🤣🤣👍🏻