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Re: [OPEN] [BDK] Roof terrace is dirty but can't be vacuumed

My sims'  house has got a a roof terrace which they can't vacuum but they feel uncomfortable when spending time up there as the dirty surroundings moodlet comes up. 

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  • Runa2312's avatar
    Runa2312
    5 years ago

    Hi there,

    I've done this already! It's happening since I got the bust the dust pack and is the moodlet for when an area hasn't been cleaned in a while... 

    I believe it hasn't got anything to do with plates etc but cleaning and vacuuming. 

  • Runa2312's avatar
    Runa2312
    5 years ago

    It's the whole house size, so quite big. Basically the house I've got has a flat roof and I have built a staircase to access it and placed things on top of the roof. 

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    5 years ago

    @Runa2312 

    So it is not the size that prevents you from vacuuming it so we are back to something smelly stuck somewhere. You can hire a maid perhaps he/she can find it.

  • I have this problem as well ☹️ 

    I can confirm it's not something dirty on the roof, i actually destroyed and rebuilt the entire terrace in an attempt to fix it and the problem came right back.

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    5 years ago

    @beevocado 

    Check your inventory.

    A good tip to get something dirty in an inaccessible place is to hire a scheduled maid Travel to somewhere else before her work schedule starts and return later. you will get a note that a maid cleaned the house and everything dirty has been removed by the game.

  • It literally only happens on the roof terrace, my sim is fine everywhere else, but when I do "check dust levels" on the roof it says it's dirty. 

    It's nothing in the inventory, and I'm not gonna hire a maid every week just because of a bug :/

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    5 years ago

    That floors get dusty when you have bust the dust kit installed is not a bug. That is supposed to happen. You can Vacuum yourself or buy a robot vacuum and fully upgrade it. One on each floor with a schedule set for every 6 hours will keep the dust away. Since it is outdoors you will need a neat sim or a robovac to do the vacuuming.

  • ObiWanJM's avatar
    ObiWanJM
    5 years ago

    This "is" a dust problem. I have a flat roof. Placed a ladder on the outside of the house for access. I also have wind turbines and solar panels up there, not the roof kind, but the ground ones that you have to fix from time to time. So access to the roof was necessary. The noodles comes up everytime my Sims are up there. When I check the dust level on the roof, it says "it's filthy." The option to deep vacuum comes up, but the action is never performed. It fails. There is no "I can't do this" animation or something indicating a routing problem. It's just canceled. Vacuuming inside the house works as normal. And no, there are no dishes or anything else on the roof. The solar panels would be the only possibility and they have all been cleaned, and are cleaned when they get dirty. 

  • Axeq13's avatar
    Axeq13
    4 years ago

    Although its not a proper fix i managed to get through this by turning the roof into a room first and vacuuming it before getting rid of the walls. you need to place windows and another roof on top for this to work for some reason otherwise they just keep cleaning without any results and have to make sure the stairs to the roof is from the inside of the house or else they don't even start cleaning.

  • khitteh's avatar
    khitteh
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    This is still an issue, obviously it makes no sense having to vacuum a roof because it's a roof.

    Even the game agrees as it won't let you vacuum the roof, game just cancels the vacuum action.

    So can we get rid of the angry/upset dust moodlets associated with any roof area that game knows is a roof and can't be vacuumed, thanks.

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