How To Make Roofs in The Sims (Building Tips)
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- čas přidán 10. 12. 2022
- Tips for roofing houses in The Sims 4!
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I feel like Kayla will actually save me and my builds with this tutorial 😅
Same
Yup same
I have already watched all of simsie's roof tutorials and I already know the tips by memory but for some reason I never get tired of them!
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if you're looking to do more build guides and tutorials, I think one for floor planning and room layout (like best way to decide where to place furniture) would be really helpful. I struggle with floor planning and using space efficiently, especially when I'm trying to work around stairs
Same here!! What’s helped me a TON has been basing my houses and floor plan on real life ones
@KumaXplays I carried over my "standard" room sizes from the Sims 3, and back then, my method was to think first about which pieces of furniture needed to be there, how much space was needed to accommodate them, at the bare minimum, and use that as a base to extend, little by little, and see what more would fit. After a while, you have some basic shapes and sizes memorised and you can adjust and play with them a little bit.
For instance, if you want a bedroom with a double bed, the bed itself is 2*3, and you needed space on three sides of the bed to go around it and access it. So 4*4 is the minimum to have a reasonably usable adult bedroom, it can fit only a double bed and two beside tables. From that, you can make it slightly longer on one side, to a 4*5, and then you can fit a dresser as well (2 tiles), plus maybe a mirror and a potted plant (1 tile each) for instance, depending on where your doors are.
So I found that 5*4 was a reasonable size for a bedroom with a double bed.
For a bedroom with a single bed, you can go crazy small with a 2*3, the bed and a single bedside table will fit, plus two tiles for moving to the bed. If you move to a 3*3, it's still a very small room, you could replace the bedside table by a desk (1*2) and a chair for homework, 4*3 is more reasonable and you can fit a little more stuff in it.
For a full bathroom (not just a toilet), 2*3 is a small one (which can still fit a bath, but even with just a shower, 2*2 doesn't work that well), with a 3*3 you are getting more space, 4*3 is getting really big and luxurious and unless you're trying to fit a jaccuzi in there, you'll start wondering how to use the space.
4*2 was the bare minimum for a kitchen (fridge, oven, two cabinets including one with a sink + the four tiles to access these), 4*3, 4*4, even 5*3 give you more space to move around and maybe for a kitchen table and chairs.
You want a separate dining room : the table you want to use dictates a size and shape.
Living rooms are a bit more complicated and I'd say it is the room which was most affected by the fact that sims can move in smaller spaces than before. Once upon a time a full square was needed between the couch and coffee table, it looked a bit funky, but there was no way around it, now having the furniture a bit closer together is possible and it looks better.
Of course, these are all base rectangular shapes, but you can add nooks and crannies, as well as diagonal walls at your leisure, and increase even the "reasonable" sizes for richer sims, or if you want to add another use to a room (a desk corner in the living room, or have a children bedroom with two beds...), you need to adjust accordingly, or even just to accommodate for a weird door or window placement. And, since sims are so much better at moving around than in the previous games, these "minimum" sizes are not exactly minimal anymore. Some even never were, especially if you go for non rectangular shapes, someone taught me about the "tetris" bathroom : a 4 tiles bathroom in the shape of a tetris T block, one door in the middle of the long wall, then you have the middle square for moving, and three nooks for the toilet, sink and shower, everything works with no cheats.
A lot of these sizes are "starter house" focused, and were useful for things like legacy challenges or the likes, where you start with nothing or barely anything and add rooms as you go, so maybe not ideal if you want to start by building huge mansions right away, and they are obviously bigger than you would want for tiny houses. I still do think they have their use if you want to get used to the size of things in the Sims, in these sizes of rectangles, the number of layouts that are possible are limited, and you'll always end up with something reasonable.
THE VIDEO WE ALL NEEDED IS HERE!!
this brings me back to when i first started playing the sims 4, roofs were so hard to do and thats when i found kayla's video now they're my favourite part of doing a house :)
I hope so! I'm about to try for the first time! Wish me luck!
@@LaBlueStateGirl ooo good luck!! How did it go??
Currently building the house from The Looney Tunes show (season 1 cause I cannot do the bright green in season 2-) and I currently wanna cry. I hate sims 4 scaling and cartoon cheating 😩
Like excuse meee, the inside is WAY bigger than the outside animators
same. i didn't even bother with roofs at all and everyone just lived in flat boxes but after learning from her videos doing roofs is actually fun
@@r0saas_ I practiced for about an hour and then switched to play my family. I got further than I have before with having a house made of two boxes, but I really need more practice! I need to put time into building every time I play, but I like learning gameplay so much more right now. I really want to be a good builder though, you know?
The most difficult part of building in the Sims for me is the window placement. I never know which windows to pair together, how high to place them and where to put them. I feel that it always looks funny or odd. The front window placement I usually can figure out put not the sides. And would therefore love a video to guide through the thought process others have when placing windows.
I feel you! I like symmetry, so trying to design the floor plan so I can evenly space out the windows but still make them make sense for the rooms is such a pain.
Whatever you do, do not use auto windows😅
I completely understand, for me it's like do tall ones or short ones go better, most of the time I use clear ones
If you look at actual buildings, the windows on the sides and back always look wonky, don't stress too much. For the front, you probably want what looks best from the outside, but for the sides and back, prioritizing what looks good from the inside isn't a bad move.
I am actually very grateful you made this video because you are an excellent builder and people will be able to learn from the best😊
roofing is literally the hardest part for me when I build houses. Thanks for the tut
PLEASE make a tutorial on split levels, and how to make houses with one side having a foundation and the other side not having one! These are the 2 biggest confusions I have when it comes to building!
I would LOVE this tutorial!
I didn't know the thing about smoothing out curves rooves that seems really useful.
i always struggle with roofs! i’ve watched all of your roofing tutorials, and still benefit from seeing your new ones!! it’s a nice refresher, and you usually show a different way to utilize your tricks in each. THANK YOU! 💓
I'd love to see a terrain tools tutorial! 😀
I always find those useless unless I have a very specific idea 💀
@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah same but then i see some builds where they used terrain paint in such a cool way & i‘m like why can’t i come up with such ideas hahaha
Hi Simsie! I’ve left this comment before but I just want to say you’re a huge inspiration to the Sims community even though at times you don’t realise it! You’re beautiful, humble and talented and we all love you lots! Love from England!❤❤
I've just had the WORSRT day of my year but simsie makes it better instantly. Thank you Kayak!
So happy to hear I'm not the only one who thinks about gutters and water drainage on roofs in the sims! LOL
My Xbox never lets me use the "shift" equivalent when roofing to adjust overhangs 🤦🏻♀️ lol. Very good tips for wrap around porch! I will be coming back to watch these again. ❤
Thanks for this! Been playing sims 4 for years, have decently upped my build game but can't do roofs to save my sims. Awesome content thanks. 👏
Thank you again for doing this tutorial! I've watched your older ones and this was still very informative, easy to follow (IMHO), and good for reminding me of certain things I'd forgotten. The multiple roof pieces can be tricky until you get the hang of it and I also never remembered or else never knew the key for the roof curves! The smoothing helps so much! I've learned a lot from watching you and other builders but it's great to have a video to return to if I'm in need of a refresher. 🥰😊
Kayla, you're my hero. I have been playing Sims since Sims 1 & even played Sims Online. I learned so much in this video! I didn't know about the pitch or the curved roof hotkeys! Ty so much!
I watched your older roofing video and it was incredibly helpful. In this video you blew my mind with the IRL water drainage tip. It makes so much sense when it comes to making them look realistic! 🤯
your tutorial videos have been absolutely LIFE-CHANGING for my builds and this is no exception
This is extremely useful for the new simmers Specially, the builders It’s so good to have a CZcamsr that does these really really helpful tips and tricks right now Because I remember when we first started playing Sims4 in 2017 there wasn’t that much with these kind of helpful tips and tricks Like my cousin, just install Sims four for being free and I can just sent him this since he’s video of this interest instead of calling him and bothering myself LMAO
I miss the sims 3 days when you press an "auto-roof" button and the game just does it for you...the only thing you have to do is to adjust weird pieces to look better
I need that so badly
Omg my freaking savior! Thank you Kayla! I'd love for you to give a tutorial on how you do your camera when you're building, I'm not sure if you've mentioned that in a previous video
Thank you so much for these, they are super helpful! I love how you break everything down step by step. One of my biggest challenges is floor plans. Just in general, but more specifically room sizes and layouts. Like I love how you use unique and weird room shapes for bedrooms. Things like furniture placement or how big or small does a room have to be for certain types of furniture layouts. How you fit items into rooms that would otherwise take up too much space and still have those items be functional. Skill items and kid's toys, things like that. That and interior design and decor. Color combinations and aesthetics or moods. Maybe advice on how you expand a house to grow into after sims age, like where is the best place on the build to place those rooms, or how you'll add more bumpouts and dormers etc. on the second floor. I'm most amazed by how you can effectively use the space of what would seem to be too small of a house but manage to fit in several bedrooms without too much MOO, if that makes sense? How you plan the floor plan based on the window placement and vice versa. I know that's probably a lot, haha. 😅 I'm just trying to think of all the things I've wanted to know and what I see other people have trouble with too. Thanks again for these tutorials! I've never been a builder but watching you build everyday has converted me and made me play Sims in different ways, and it's been so much fun! ❤
I spent a good chunk of yesterday trying to roof a difficult build yesterday! The timing of this video cracks me up! 🤣
Would love to see more advanced roofing techniques!
Omg lilsimsie I have been wanting an updated version so bad thank you so muchhh 😍
Its actually fun building now when we have such great guides. I have a house now that i am working on and for the first time, i am happy with it! Ty Kayla!
Just coming back to this a week later to say Kayla, you are a LIFE SAVER! I've been playing in my legacy house for a while now and never really loved it (I just thought it was because it wasn't my finest work/outside my typical style). I went back and redid the roof with the whole "where does the water flow" thing in mind and BOOM, it's already SO much better!!
This video was so informative. Wow. Thank you Kayla!
Excellent, really enjoying and appreciating these tutorials, beneficial for new an old simmers alike and makes the whole experience so much more worthwhile with knowing some of these practical tips or approaches, keep it up Kayla
I really like your realism tips - I hadn't really thought about it like that. Super helpful.
Thank you so much for this! I 100% needed it. Also, I absolutely loved the tone and timbre of your voice in this video.
Sometimes instead of the round or hexagon roofs I use half gabled roofs and the half-hipped roofs (sometimes the diagonal versions depending on the shape) to roof that type of bump out. It's annoying, but sometimes it works well and doesn't clip into the rooms. Other times it's hard, as sometimes it doesn't let me place a damn roof in the spot I want it in because it's "in the way" of another roof lol. It's sort of a handmade half-hexagon. It doesn't always work as the trims don't always line up. (I usually like a tiny bit of hangover for roofs, but not too much.) Like I'd either have to make the trim go out really far, or have no trim at all to make it work. If that happens, I usually just give in and either use the hexagon roof, or I just delete that part of the house lol. It all takes a little work, but you can figure out ways to make things work! 🙂
Omggggg I’ve needed this video! I’ve been playing since sims 1 and I’ve always been awful at roofs and never understood how people made such nice looking roofs!
Thank you ! The very first thing you said about how to adjust the overhang on the roofs is exactly what I was pulling my hair out over, lol ! I didn't even know I could adjust that at all
You have been a great help. After watching your videos I started to research for my ps4. To move the roof eaves on ps4 it's hold x and square at the same time.
Thanks! The wrap around porch roofing always gets me
Thanks so much for this! I usually do okay, but there were some nice, helpful extra tips I wasn't even aware of! :)
I just started playing the Sims recently and have been bashing my head against a wall (haha. ha.) with the curved roof and wall pieces. Thank you for confirming that it's not just me!!!
Also the curved wrap-around roof was *literally* one thing I've been trying to do, thank you so much for the tip!
THANK YOU! I recently got back into Sims and have been seriously struggling with the roofs.
Thanks Kayla, roofs can be frustrating when trying to do a build. These tips will help a lot 💙
this so helpful!!! MORE TUTORIAL VIDEOS PLZ I LOVE THEM! You are an excellent teacher, Simsie
Yes for the tutorials! This was helpful!!!
This was SO helpful - thank you!
Me before starting the video: "Oh this will be good for people new to the Sims. I've been building for years so I probably don't need these tips."
Me 2:30 minutes into the video: Has already learned two new things that I had no idea about.
thank you kayla, this is very helpful 💜
KAYLA, YOU'RE THE BEST! OMG, THATS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED
Ong this was so helpful 😢 I was getting so frustrated with the roof clipping into the house or the other roof next to it, thank you so much!
YAY!!!! FINALLY!!! Thank you Kayla!
Thank u for doing this kind of video! it helps so much! ❤
Great tutorial! Thanks Simsie 😃
This is so great, thanks girl!!
This is SO incredibly helpful
These tips were great! Thanks!
just watched your vid, it was very helpful thank you from the UK
This helps an immense amount. I would love to see a tutorial on different floor plans like open, closed, long, short, big, small. I feel like I have good ideas but also kinda struggle
Honestly these tutorials have actually allowed me to start building houses and not hate them!! You're the best!!
Very helpful and overwhelming lol. I learned a couple new things !
As a person who was bad at roofing I thank Kayla for teaching me how and now I feel confident to build a house today! 👍
That video saved my life, thank you!
I'm obsessed with this shirt Kayla!!!
the way you made that second wrap around porch changed my life forever
i love your tutorial vids and i would love some general sims tips for intermediate/expert players of the game :3
I have been playing the sims for like 6 years and I didn't even know most of this tricks, thank you Kayla❤
please more little building tutorials whenever you're able! love these and they're super helpful :)
Oh! I NEEDED this tyyyy
This is great advice, I definitely use the copy trick sometimes, it would be great if there was a video about how to make floor plans.
Omg I needed this! Thanks kayak ❤!
Builders' bible is back! ❤️
This is really helpful.. Why you did not upload this sooner 😝 Thanks lilsimsie 😘
So helpful thank u. Building a roof is so confusing to me and have played for years, this helpful af
omg thank you i needed this
Very useful and informative. Thanks so much!
Thank times a million! This was so helpful! I love to build but I always do poorly with the roofing.
I NEEDED THIS SO BAD
When lilsimsie posts while you’re eating lunch ❤
i needed this so badly, thanks!
thank you for this video I was struggling so bad
Thank you. This was very helpful!
So thankful for that tutorial 😅
THANK YOU LILSIMSIE!! :D
Thank you, Queen of Roofing!! 👑
Being a seasoned Sim player myself I have the hardest time with roofs. I have never thought about overlapping them though. Thanks for the tip ❤❤❤
I was literally just struggling with roofs the other day, this is so helpful
Thank you Kayla for sharing how to do roof tips.🤗
I just gave up with the roof a few seconds ago. Now I think it's not hurt to give it one more try. Thanks so much. 🎉
I just got this game and thought I was doing something wrong with roofing I’m so glad it’s not just me ❤
I needed this
By watching the first 3 minutes of this i was finally able to make a roof im happy with tysm
Love the video kayak❤️ have you ever done any tips on making a floodplain? That’s always my issue with building houses tbh
Thank you so much!
this video is really useful in figuring out exactly why some of your shells are so difficult for me to roof
Thank you so much! This helped me a lot!
Thanks for this video! I couldn't figure out how to not have the "walls" that roofs make on an overhang until I saw you use a flat roof first!
It would’ve been nice if you uploaded those examples on to the gallery, but thx for the video!
Love your sims videos
Soooo useful simsie, thank hoy sooo much 😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️
I've been building for years and I only just learnt you can adjust one side of the roof at one time, this is definetly gonna save some of my builds
I’ve gotten into and enjoyed building because of Kayla and daniellebuilds. Thank you guys so much for your wisdom