Game guide:Building a basement using foundations: Difference between revisions

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 onfrom ''[[foundationThe Sims 2]]s'' areonward, ableit to beis remodeledpossible to includebuild a [[basement]]. However,under priora tohouse. theIn "Basementup-to-date Tool"versions (included inof ''[[The Sims 3/Patch 6|versions 1.6.6 and later]]'' ofand ''[[The Sims 34]]''), 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 donebuilt to any pre-existing house onusing a foundation,dedicated orbasement totool. any new construction.

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