How to build a 'walk-out basement'

[nengi65]

I have never written a tutorial before so I hope that you will understand what I'm trying to explain here... :D This has been requested of me a few times lately so here goes...

How to build a walk-out basement

This is the finished house we are going to build:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/finishedLot.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/finishedLot_mainfloor.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/finishedLot_basement.jpg

Ok let's start...

* Step 1.
Put 1 square of foundation down anywhere on your lot. Don't build it to close to the edge of the lot because we want to leave room for landscaping.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img01.jpg

* Step 2.
Draw a wall on the opposite side of where you placed your foundation

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img02.jpg

* Step 3.
Type in cheat: boolprop constrainfloorelevation false

* Step 4.
Now with the 'Flattening tool' we will bring the foundation to regular wall height by dragging across starting at the wall.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img03.jpg

* Step 5.
Turn cheat off again by typing: boolprop constrainfloorelevation true
Remove the piece of wall we built earlier.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img05.jpg

* Step 6.
Now, starting at the 'high' foundation part, put a foundation down for your house (as big as you want your house to be)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img06.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img07.jpg

* Step 7.
Important! With the wall tool, draw the inside of your basement - you need to leave at least 1 empty tile around the border inside the foundation - except where you want to place your door.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img08.jpg

* Step 8.
Now start removing the foundation inside the walls you just put down, 'til you end up with the following results:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img09.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img10.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img11.jpg

* Step 9.
In the gap, we now have from removing the foundation, build a regular wall.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img12.jpg

* Step 10.
You can remove (but don't have to) more foundation allowing us to put in windows for a better lit basement.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img13.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img14.jpg

* Step 11.
Now finish building your house like you normally would.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img15.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img16.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img17.jpg

* Step 12.
With the landscaping tool start pulling the ground up around your house until you get a nice soft realistic looking slope. Put trees, bushes or whatever you fancy around the house and you are done.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/img18.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/simscrossing/Walkout%20basement%20tutorial/finishedLot.jpg


I hope that this little tutorial is halfway 'understandable' but I do welcome all the help in correcting my 'pretty weird' explanations :kermit:

[GenericImbroglio]

Nengi, I swear I love you, lol. I thought I was the only one who knew how to do this. Kudos to the fantastic tutorial.

[LyricLee]

I love you too! I really really wanted to do some lots like this but never could figure itout. Thank you soooo much, and your tut is excellently written!

[zeldaop]

Yippee...I learned a secret. LOL!

Thank you Nengi. It's really written well. You make it sound so easy, and I can't wait to try it out next time I go in game. :love1:

[nengi65]

Thanks gals and guy, :love1:
I'm glad you could understand everything. I swear 'english' just leaves me when I have to explain something to someone. WEIRD :-D

[monalisa]

WOW!!! You made this look so easy ;) Now I'm going to try this out and hope its as easy as you made it look ;) Now all I need to find is a tuturial on how to make connected garages with a foundation

[MikZino]

That is awesome, you make it look so easy!!! Thanks so much!!

[SweetAsHoney]

Thanks for the tutorial - it made sense to me and is easy to follow! :)