Is there any good tip for renovating houses?

Wow! That sounds like a great house. I just watched a little of Pleasantsims stream on being a decorator/designer in Sims 3 and according to her, you must level up a bit in the career before you get good reviews. As long as you are level 1, the reviews will be pretty bad.

Now I remember when this first came out that I also got really good reviews from the beginning of the career. Now they are horrible even if I do all and more than client asked. Did they make this career harder with subsequent updates? Don't know but it is tougher now.

As for drawing and painting skill, if you are maxxed at painting then try doing the drawing board/ architect thing. I think it is a different skill? But will help you level up. If Im wrong (sorry!) then just do a lot of jobs. Surely the money you earn will level you up.

It's a great career and kind of satisfying. Good luck!

https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/careers/ambitions/architecturaldesign.php

"Jeansoo;d-990275" wrote:
Hi, I got the message,'I cannot live in this squalor'.

I've got the same. After some thought about the matter and a deep analysis of the house I was renovating, I came to the conclusion that the bad review was linked to the roof bug (I've made a room addition and just put a roof over, without using the plain tiles underneath the roof - I've heard that in these situations, there is no protection from rain and snow inside) or to the fact that the external walls of the basement were not painted (even thought the sims could not see them :| ). Maybe your bad review could be related to some bug like those?
(Sorry for the poor English, it's not my first language)

@jaletu2005
Yes it could be from the low career level. It’s not a greatly decorated house but it’s good for living without routing failure. There is enough empty space on floor. Sims can roll around everywhere in the house. Drawing on the grafting board raises painting skill. But it won’t level up if your sim’s painting skill is maxed. Yes that’s what I felt with this career. I feel it’s tougher. Maybe it becomes harder from many times of game patches through Into the future since Ambition came out.

@KatyFernlily Thanks for the link but I already read that page and tried everything except for the poor career level.

@Elisetom The house was built by myself and all the ceilings were covered perfectly. It is a modern house with flat roof. If it was not covered, then sims would use umbrella while walking around in the house.
Same here. English is a foreign language to me. :) I learned English a lot since starting the sims 3 game. ?

This guy makes me insane now. This guy was the sim said,"I cannot live in this squalor' for Gym room before. Now he wants to have a writing room and he is still saying the same thing. Other sims gave my sim good reviews but ONLY This guy always says like this. Is there a case any certain sim who never like the renovation?

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sgVCJ28p50o/YLNvUJipY_I/AAAAAAAADds/eiTdKG0A3KM1vjYSWwfHVNVpq7MAWIWowCLcBGAsYHQ/s1671/Untitled-32.png

This guy is actually inactivated my sim as well. I feel like he changes to this architectural designer career and let him get this horrible review from other sims. I'm angry at him now. I'm going to move him out of that house!

@Jeansoo Work on maxing up your charisma also and talk to them before the job trying to increase relationship with them. Get to know can be important to learn likes. That helps clients like you better and they like your work better. A low level in the career is tough but will gradually start getting better reviews. I also tend not to do more than they ask because it seems to tick them off. I used to add curtains or rugs or paintings to get a better score. It doesn't help.

Also make sure the house has enough beds for its residents, even if its not part of
the requested items, it will cause problems.

Maybe he is upset you used too much money even if you did not go over the budget? I am not sure, just trying to guess why he is being a meanie. So sorry he is causing you trouble, but it is a little funny how he is the only client being hard on your sim XD

@bekkasan
Thanks. My sim’s charisma skill is 10. And also that guy’s name is Adrian who I created in CAS last year. LOL.. Anyway, my sim and his relationship is fully filled. :) He is still being mean to my sim. Other than this, they have chat often but I don’t know why now.. Yeah also Adrian’s charisma skill is maxed as well.

@GraceyManor
There are 3 human beds and One vampire bed on basement. Also have 3 bathrooms as well. I built this house by myself for them. Even I made an extra bedroom for guest sims. Total household is only 2. Vamp sim Jordan and human sim Adrian. All the beds are double beds. This Adrian never get satisfied with the renovation. I tried recover all ceilings and flat roof as well but the result is the same.

@Mareah
Unfortunately, I sold the stuff in my sim’s family inventory to increase his budget. He prepared 4500 but remaining money is 7500 which my sim helped his budget more as my sim is a big rich. And bought the descent ones. He complained, so I removed everything and bought the cheap ones, then he still complained.

Try to replace the vampire bed with regular bed see if that works