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    Tutorial: Build Stairs with a Landing

    DavlanDavlan Posts: 87 Member
    edited September 2014 in The Sims 4 Lots
    Greetings Simmers!

    I have created a tutorial showing you how to build stairs with a landing in The Sims 4. You can find it here: http://imgur.com/a/fB0ay#0

    Basically, you can make rooms that have stairs like this:

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    Essentially, the technique is use the foundation as a landing area and delete the rest of the floors. The limitation is that doors and windows can't be placed on foundation, but walls only. So you make a small landing area where your sims can use your door. You would also have stairs going to your door from outside, or a front deck.

    Hope it helps, guys! Happy Simming!

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      xixeatxcrayonsxxixeatxcrayonsx Posts: 144 Member
      Is it possible to make a second floor landing? like the normal stairs go up from the first floor and at the second floor have a small set of steps going to the second floor?
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      DavlanDavlan Posts: 87 Member
      I don't believe so. This is the only way that I have found to make curved staircases.
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      KaylyRedKaylyRed Posts: 309 Member
      This is a great tutorial, @Davlan. Thank you so much for sharing it!
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      xixeatxcrayonsxxixeatxcrayonsx Posts: 144 Member
      darn thats tricky i wish they didn't remove all the building cheats
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      VerionaVeriona Posts: 505 Member
      @Davlan Thanks a bunch for sharing this info!
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      DavlanDavlan Posts: 87 Member
      @Veronia @KaylyRed Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
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      rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,709 Member
      Thankyou very much for the tutorial! :) It is very helpful!
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      CaitarinaCaitarina Posts: 175 Member
      its the same way to make a split level room. sadly it looks little weird with 1 small part and 1 long part mostly its even..
      but im still gonna make it when im building a 2nd floor on my legacy house :)
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      DavlanDavlan Posts: 87 Member
      @rosemow Thanks!

      @Caitarina I agree, it looks kinda weird. I had the foundation part pretty small for the tutorial but you can make it larger which would even out the stair lengths a bit more.
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      Ash072Ash072 Posts: 1,324 Member
      favorited and thank you so much!
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      celeste821celeste821 Posts: 543 Member
      Davlan wrote: »
      Greetings Simmers!

      I have created a tutorial showing you how to build stairs with a landing in The Sims 4. You can find it here: http://imgur.com/a/fB0ay#0

      Basically, you can make rooms that have stairs like this:

      E74NVpw.png

      Essentially, the technique is use the foundation as a landing area and delete the rest of the floors. The limitation is that doors and windows can't be placed on foundation, but walls only. So you make a small landing area where your sims can use your door. You would also have stairs going to your door from outside, or a front deck.

      Hope it helps, guys! Happy Simming!

      I haven't figured out how to put a rail around the opening on the 2nd floor

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      HunnysuckleHunnysuckle Posts: 12 New Member
      Thank you for sharing!!
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      SucomSucom Posts: 1,709 Member
      Being able to create a split level is really good so thanks for this tutorial. The one thing which bothers me about building in Sims 4 is that it's more limiting than Sims 3 - for instance, it's not possible to re-colour the foundation so that it matches the walls.
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      midnightpearlmidnightpearl Posts: 6,578 Member
      wow, awesome, thanku!
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      JulianneALeeJulianneALee Posts: 109 Member
      A railing replaces an existing wall. So you have to put in a wall, then replace it with a fence.

      My problem with this method of making a split level is that you can't have a door on the ground level. If more than one room is at ground level, you can't put a door between the rooms, only an open space with no wall. I find it rather more limiting than not being able to do split level at all. The old Sims 2 basements and terrain levels were much more useful.
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      SeaDragonSongSeaDragonSong Posts: 2,324 Member
      Thanks, this helps a lot! :)
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      SimLadyCandiSimLadyCandi Posts: 11 New Member
      Wow, I like this. I've always wanted stairs with a landing like this. Thank you for sharing
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      Simmer724Simmer724 Posts: 106 Member
      Davlan wrote: »
      Greetings Simmers!

      I have created a tutorial showing you how to build stairs with a landing in The Sims 4. You can find it here: http://imgur.com/a/fB0ay#0

      Basically, you can make rooms that have stairs like this:

      E74NVpw.png

      Essentially, the technique is use the foundation as a landing area and delete the rest of the floors. The limitation is that doors and windows can't be placed on foundation, but walls only. So you make a small landing area where your sims can use your door. You would also have stairs going to your door from outside, or a front deck.

      Hope it helps, guys! Happy Simming!

      Thank you for this!
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      xxkimxxxxkimxx Posts: 1 New Member
      I think if you put a "room" in the middle of the room you want the bottom stairs in and do it exactly like this tutorial it should work :)
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