Use the game’s menu to change the lot type to a tiny or micro home in order to see how many tiles you have left once you make this initial room–from there, you’ll be able to see how many you have left for bumpouts or expansions. This especially applies to tiny homes, which can only have a specific number of tiles.
The first step of building a house for me is starting with one room. I know I’m going to need two rooms, a bathroom and a living space, and that’s all the space the 32 tiles will allow me to have. Since today I’m building a micro home, I know that I’ll need put everything this single Sim needs in a very small space (building for more than one sim in a micro home is a challenge that I am too scared to undertake right now). Whenever I start building from scratch, I always ask myself what the family I’m building for might need. Want to learn more about exterior building, interior design, or exterior decorating? Check out parts 1, 2, or 3! Without further ado, let’s get learning. Welcome back to part 4 of TSR’s Book of Building! Today, we’re learning all about one of the great challenges of Sims building–the elusive tiny home.