Staircase

Staircases are a way to travel between different floors on residential or community lots. In The Sims: House Party there is also the Anti-Heisenberg Teleporter, which serves the same purpose, but has a smaller footprint.

There are 8 staircases in the base game of The Sims 2. There are also 10 porch stairs with side railings to match. Porch stairs can be used on uneven terrain at almost any height, though their normal height is the same height as the foundation. Four porch stairs equals the height of one staircase.

A one-level staircase is one square wide and four squares long, which must be left clear both above and below.

The Sims 2: Open for Business allows players to add elevators to lots to help move Sims between floors.

The Sims 2: Apartment Life adds a spiral staircase, that saves space, allowing players to build upper floors to small houses.