Floor plans

I use this:

https://architecturaldesigns.com/house-plans

Nearly 30,000 plans!! :smiley:

When floorplans don't work, I often just work from pictures of the facade. I try to re-create them best I can in game and then fill in the rest of the house from my imagination.
It can also work to draw a floor plan on paper, that's what I used to do back in ts2.
By now I've built so many Victorian houses that I know the general lay out. If you like, you can check out my builds on the gallery and see if they inspire you. My gallery ID is the same as my forum username.

Ebay has lots of period plan books available for Victorian fans. I've gotten several of them so have plans for everything from simple cottages to mansions to public buildings of various sizes and types. The major challenge is finding accurate interior & exterior wall coverings, floors, stairs, detailed woodwork, and furnishings. As Dannydanbo said, go for the basic look. Build mode, regardless of TS version, has too many placement and other restrictions to get an exact copy. With care, patience, and practice you should be able to build some really nice buildings.

Google, mostly, or I just put down a box and expand it outwards until it looks like a house.

Usually, I make them myself. I’ve dedicated a section of OneNote to doing so. I also create boards in OneNote as well so I can keep track of plans for each room when I build it; such as colour schemes.

Download a house you like off the gallery or other download site. Put it in your game. Observe the layout and the facade. Play around with changing the layout, the windows, etc. Do this until you get a clearer picture of what you want. If you don't want these houses in your game you can always buldoze them. When you feel that you have good idea, then you can build your own house.

"aldavor;c-17085260" wrote:
I use this:

https://architecturaldesigns.com/house-plans

Nearly 30,000 plans!! :smiley:

Very cool - I've been in a rut with my floor plans.

I prefer homes used on TV like the Brady Bunch home and there is an book out that has some of TVs house layout blu-prints.

Pinterest can be incredibly helpful. Local libraries often have house plan books in their architecture/home building section, if you prefer something in your hand to work from. My local library had one on Victorian homes specifically that I enjoyed.