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Small houses can be frustrating to play with, especially with large families of Sims. On top of this, making additions to the house may not be practical or desired, due to lot size, desired architecture or aesthetics. Fortunately, houses built on [[foundation]]s are able to be remodeled to include a [[basement]]. However, prior to the "Basement Tool" (included in [[The Sims 3/Patch 6|versions 1.6.6 and later]] of ''The Sims 3''), the process to construct basements is not explained in-game. As a result, some players may not understand how they are constructed. Fortunately, building basements is quite simple, and can be done to any pre-existing house on a foundation, or to any new construction.▼
Small houses can be frustrating to play with, especially with large families of Sims. On top of this, making additions to the house may not be practical or desired, due to lot size, desired architecture or aesthetics. Fortunately, from ''[[The Sims 2]]'' onward, it is possible to build a [[basement]] under a house. In up-to-date versions of ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4]]'', basements can be built using a dedicated basement tool.
 
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==Step-by-step instructions==
Note that the images included in the tutorial below demonstrate building a basement in a new lot. The steps listed out for building a basement in a pre-built house versus a house being constructed should not differ, unless otherwise mentioned.
 
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Note that this tutorial details building basements using the foundation tool. As such, basements cannot be added to buildings without foundations with this method.
 
;Step 1 - Select your site
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;Step 5 - Start digging
[[File:BasementTutorial_05.jpg|thumb|A couple segments of foundation have been painted]]Using the lower land tool, start digging a hole near the foundation that you've painted/covered, exposing the entire length of the painted wall. Use the patterns or baseboard on the paint you've chosen to help you find the depth of the hole you're digging. If the foundation is the usual height above the terrain, the approximate number of times clicked to make the ground for the basement the correct level to add a staircase is 12.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zErZlqnLnPw</ref>
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;Step 6 - Level out the basement
[[File:BasementTutorial_06.jpg|thumb|right|The inside of the basement has been leveled out]]Once you are able to get a tile of land inside the basement to the correct level, use the level land tool to lower the rest of the land inside the hollowed-out foundation to the same level. Afterwards, look around the outside of the foundation perimeter to make sure you didn't create any holes. You can test to make sure that the basement is at the right height by using the wall tool. If the ground inside the basement is set to the correct level, you will be able to draw a wall up to the edge of the foundation wall. If the level inside is incorrect, the game will not allow you to connect a wall to the edge of the foundation.
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;Step 7 - Remove the foundations around the basement
[[File:BasementTutorial_07.jpg|thumb|right|Perimeter foundation has been removed]]Once you've reached this step, the basement is already useableusable. However, because foundation walls are not treated as normal walls by the game, it's useful to remove the foundation around the perimeter of the basement, and to place walls down.
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;Step 8 - Place walls down around the basement perimeter
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==References==
{{Feat tutorial|May 2013}}▼
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:The Sims 2 tutorials]]▼
 
▲{{Feat tutorialgame guide|May 2013}}
▲[[Category:The Sims 2 tutorialsgame guides]]
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