The Lake House ~ Split-Level Home with Swimmable Lake

Originally uploaded to MTS on February 16th, 2020.

The Lake House ~ Split-Level Home with Swimmable Lake

This is a huge house (4 large bedrooms and 5 bathrooms) on a huge lot. If you have a large family who really likes outdoor living, this may be the perfect place for them.

*snicker* Did I really put that up there? "Minimal CC"? LOL! No, literally, I am rolling on the floor... What was I thinking!??
I'm sorry. I don't know where my head was at when I edited these pictures. There is definitely more than minimal CC involved here. One might even say a whole bucketload was used... ah, well... it's all packaged and linked neatly for you below. If you don't want some of it - like all those CS Rocks, and you load the lot without them, your game will not explode. It won't look as nice, but it is still usable. Your sim can still go for a swim in the lake. Capisce? Without any further ado...

Do you know the old quarry outside Pleasantview? You don't Well, in my game, it's located outside of town before you get up into the hills. I built a home there and turned what was left of the quarry into a lake of sorts (which explains it's rather square shape - in my mind, at least.)

This lot was built from this vintage floor plan:

Please scroll down through all the pictures to see everything this extensive property has to offer.

This is a clean copy of this house/lot; no sim has ever lived here. The package has been cleaned with Mootilda's Clean Installer.

Smoke alarms are over the kitchen stove, fireplace, and patio grill. The telephones are centrally located on the walls, one by the bar the kitchen, the other is downstairs in the hall by the garage. The burglar alarm is by the piano in the entry area.

...There is one silly little thing that I must point out... swimming in a lake is not as easy a process as it sounds. I can't sufficiently explain the games mechanics, but I do know a few work-a-rounds that get the job done - safely, and without having your sim swimming everywhere else on the lot. So... the silly little "thing" - the dock is on the same 'level' as the attic/roof. As you page-down level by level of the house, you'll notice the dock disappears when you take the roof off. This shouldn't really be a problem though because if the sim you are playing is about to go swimming, then you'll be with them down by the lake - right? You won't be answering the front door or cooking in the kitchen. If you are going swimming, then put the roof up as you head out to the dock. Easy-peasy mac-n-cheesy. Right? I hope so...

Necessary CC, that is NOT included - Go, and get it:
IMPORTANT stuff (don't load the lot without it!)
- Unlevel Wall - #90 by Numenor/MTS2 (this is a "Must!" for split-level houses!) - follow directions and install properly!
UNIMPORTANT stuff (The rest of this is 'window dressing' - your game won't explode, but the lot won't look as nice without it. It was used in the lot and not included in the .package file)
- Oaktowne Classic Door REC Espresso by iCad/MTS2
- MatteGlass Door AND Wachowt Slider REC Espresso by iCad/MTS2
- SuperSuckerVent REC Bamboodk by Michelle/MTS2
- TheColdinator AND FireEmUp By Kitchensations REC Bamboodk by Michelle/MTS2
- Invisible Driveway by Sophie-David/MTS2

Custom Content, included:
- CS - Energy Efficient Modular Stairs made recolorable by HugeLunatic/Sims2Artists - follow directions and install properly!
- All 13 of the CastawayStories (CS) Rocks - repositoried by MeetMe2theRiver
- From GoS/Maxis Pre-Order Incentives Archive I used the FT/UpscaleComputer - GlowStation 90XD, and TS/Mt King Snowboard sculpture
- Maxis Chic Modular Stairs - made recolorable by HugeLunatic(HL)/MTS2
- Maxis Wooden Stairs - made REC by Numenor/MTS2
- Wooden Stairs Open Under by Reyn/MTS2 - these need a script file so follow the link and make sure you install them properly!
- Chic stairs recol in Espresso by iCad/MTS2
- Chic fence recol in Espresso by iCad/MTS2
- VIP Deluxe Extendable Arch by tBudgett/MTS2
- Transparent Floor Tile/Now You See Me by Frillen/MTS2
- Tiny ceiling light by Senesi2003/MTS2
- Kitchen counter dummy by Honeywell/MTS2
- Matte & Glass Single Door by HugeLunatic(HL)/MTS2
- RetainingWall Set and 2 recolors by tbudgett/MTS2
- Backless Cheap Showers and by HugeLunatic(HL)/MTS2
- Intl Mid window by HugeLunatic(HL)/MTS2
- Shiftable OMSP 1 & invis rec by SilentLucidity/MTS2
- Contempo FirePlace by Raggedyanne/sims2artists
- Contempo FirePlace REC by ME (lol!)/sims2artists
- Also included - in an extra file with the lot - is a brown recolor of the OFB windows by me. It is used in this house, but did not package with the house. Since it is not uploaded anywhere else, I included it here as an extra file.

Lot Size: 6x6
Lot Price (furnished): $180,820

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