Interesting sounding new challenge, good luck to all the other contestants from challenge 14 they're all so fab
A few questions:
About the budget, we have $25,000 for the interior, I'm assuming this means the entire lot needs to come in at under $25,000 in the gallery?
An interesting deadline, just slightly after GTW release , so can we make use of the new build mode features available? I'm not suggesting I posses the patience needed to wait that long but, hypothetically, if I did...
I have a feeling there is going to be lots of questions on this one. I hope we can all get timely responses.
My question is, do all the exterior walls have to be part of the shipping container or can they be connected by a regular wall?
Ex. This home has two containers on the side connected in middle by wall.
And in regards to price.
kezflake asked: "About the budget, we have $25,000 for the interior, I'm assuming this means the entire lot needs to come in at under $25,000 in the gallery?"
@countrykris1play I will, of course, endeavour to respond to any and all questions in a timely response, however, as I am in the UK and also working now, it may be 12 hours or so before I respond to a question, I hope that this meets your expectations.
As for the budget, the shipping containers are 'free', so you just need to keep account of what you spend once you have them built. But yes, the landscaping does need to be included within that $25k budget. So the gallery price will probably be a little more than $25k. As for the layout - feel free to add walls, roofs, windows, center areas. Whatever you want to do to turn these containers into a beautiful house is your choice.
And no, sorry, no room challenge this time around.
@BuildnShare thanks for your reply, I understand now as I was confused by the containers being free.
I've got the game open and just tested a 4x10 room box with floor and ceiling and with no trimmings and this cost me £1,680 and while i could just x 4 on this I'm thinking as we will all place our containers differently it will be different for us all.
If part of this challenge is to share a picture of the build as the containers are stacked before they are renovated then this would be a good time. to take note of what the value is then allow that value on top of the $25,000.
@countrykris1play I was wondering about joining the boxes too with wall too but didn't know how to describe lol, I'm glad we can do this.
uuh oooh. I started my build but didn't take a picture of the containers first. how bad it that? @BuildnShare Also, is landscaping more important than the interior?
@countrykris1play - No, the lot cost is not included in this challenge, we just need to costings to be within budget after the containers are placed.
@Nhicks - We need to see how your containers are placed, try just taking a top-down view with the walls down maybe? And landscaping is no more important than the interior.
@gmcrozier - No specifications, full creative freedom!
I'm off to bed now and have to take my mum to Hospital in the morning, so any questions from now on, probably won't be answered until later on tomorrow. Have fun!!
It's been a while, but I don't think I can resist this one! I do have a couple of questions:
The cost of my containers separate and in the raw came to $6720 on the Gallery. Can anyone else confirm this for theirs?
In experimenting, I can see that if you combine the containers, the cost drops, since the game gets rid of the walls that divide the structure. Thus, combining the containers (the closer, the better) would be pretty advantageous to ones budget.
Edit: I originally suggested the option of having a set cost of 6,720 + 25,000 = 31,720 as the budget, but it's not that simple. I think that the only fair way would be to have each person check the Gallery cost on their configuration (before starting any styling), and they then add that amount to the 25k for their Gallery total. So it is going to be a different total for each person. Someone who keeps all containers separate (something I'm doing), is going to have $31,720 as their total. Someone who joins containers is going to have a lower amount.
And one last question, I'm assuming the "free" shipping containers are supposed to be unstyled, or do we get basic exterior styling as part of the freebie?
You've got shared walls though, @have2admit, which would bring the cost down. If you have each container separated, you should get $6720 as the cost, plus and additional amount for your paint.
You've got shared walls though, @have2admit, which would bring the cost down. If you have each container separated, you should get $6720 as the cost, plus and additional amount for your paint.
Maybe we should suggest to @BuildnShare to make it an even $7k for everyone. That should settle it!
You've got shared walls though, @have2admit, which would bring the cost down. If you have each container separated, you should get $6720 as the cost, plus and additional amount for your paint.
This settles the container costs, but what I really need to know are we suppose to furnish interior as well?
Guys - we trust you! There is no need for us to set a limit on how much you spend on the containers, just keep a track of the budget as you go. As long as you spend $25k total after your containers are built, you are good to go
@BryonyRae - You will need to include exterior treatments in your budget
And @Issabella14 - yes, the interior does need to be furnished
@BuildnShare, I apologize for my ignorance, does the lot's value be included with the $25k or is that additional. This is a tuff one.
Edit: for eg. I saved my lot to library and the cost is $34,001k. Breakdown - containers, I rounded to $7k, lot is $2k, the build $25k, which gives me a total of $34k. Is this acceptable.
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A few questions:
About the budget, we have $25,000 for the interior, I'm assuming this means the entire lot needs to come in at under $25,000 in the gallery?
An interesting deadline, just slightly after GTW release
My question is, do all the exterior walls have to be part of the shipping container or can they be connected by a regular wall?
Ex. This home has two containers on the side connected in middle by wall.
And in regards to price.
kezflake asked: "About the budget, we have $25,000 for the interior, I'm assuming this means the entire lot needs to come in at under $25,000 in the gallery?"
So it does not have to include lot cost?
Also is there no room challenge this time?
As for the budget, the shipping containers are 'free', so you just need to keep account of what you spend once you have them built. But yes, the landscaping does need to be included within that $25k budget. So the gallery price will probably be a little more than $25k. As for the layout - feel free to add walls, roofs, windows, center areas. Whatever you want to do to turn these containers into a beautiful house is your choice.
And no, sorry, no room challenge this time around.
As for the cost, I understand landscape is to be included but what I meant is the cost of the lot it's self.
I've got the game open and just tested a 4x10 room box with floor and ceiling and with no trimmings and this cost me £1,680 and while i could just x 4 on this I'm thinking as we will all place our containers differently it will be different for us all.
If part of this challenge is to share a picture of the build as the containers are stacked before they are renovated then this would be a good time. to take note of what the value is then allow that value on top of the $25,000.
@countrykris1play I was wondering about joining the boxes too with wall too but didn't know how to describe lol, I'm glad we can do this.
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~My showcase thread~
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/814744/mzhicks-builds
How You Liven - A Peek Into YOUR Sims World
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/887032/how-you-liven#latest
@Nhicks - We need to see how your containers are placed, try just taking a top-down view with the walls down maybe? And landscaping is no more important than the interior.
@gmcrozier - No specifications, full creative freedom!
The cost of my containers separate and in the raw came to $6720 on the Gallery. Can anyone else confirm this for theirs?
In experimenting, I can see that if you combine the containers, the cost drops, since the game gets rid of the walls that divide the structure. Thus, combining the containers (the closer, the better) would be pretty advantageous to ones budget.
Edit: I originally suggested the option of having a set cost of 6,720 + 25,000 = 31,720 as the budget, but it's not that simple. I think that the only fair way would be to have each person check the Gallery cost on their configuration (before starting any styling), and they then add that amount to the 25k for their Gallery total. So it is going to be a different total for each person. Someone who keeps all containers separate (something I'm doing), is going to have $31,720 as their total. Someone who joins containers is going to have a lower amount.
And one last question, I'm assuming the "free" shipping containers are supposed to be unstyled, or do we get basic exterior styling as part of the freebie?
Thanks!
~My showcase thread~
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/814744/mzhicks-builds
How You Liven - A Peek Into YOUR Sims World
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/887032/how-you-liven#latest
$6420. Oh, and that's just cheap paint and I may not keep this arrangement.
Maybe we should suggest to @BuildnShare to make it an even $7k for everyone. That should settle it!
This settles the container costs, but what I really need to know are we suppose to furnish interior as well?
@BryonyRae - You will need to include exterior treatments in your budget
And @Issabella14 - yes, the interior does need to be furnished
Edit: for eg. I saved my lot to library and the cost is $34,001k. Breakdown - containers, I rounded to $7k, lot is $2k, the build $25k, which gives me a total of $34k. Is this acceptable.