Skyrim: Build houses - how it works

In Skyrim you build houses, among other things. We show you how to do this in this article.

Skyrim: Build houses - buy land

Before you build a house in Skyrim, you need to buy a piece of land. There are three different lots. Each of them costs 5, 000 sevenths.

1. To buy the Haus Seeblick in Falkenring, you have to be Thane von Falkenring.
2. After completing the quest "The Last Rest" you can buy the Windstad House in Hjaalmarsch.
3. The Heljarchen house in Pale can be bought after completing the quest "A Living Nightmare".

Building materials for house building in Skyrim

To build your own house, you need the following materials:

1. Iron: You can mine iron easily in iron ore mining. Then put the extracted iron in a smelter. Ingots are then made from the iron.
2. Clay: Mining clay in clay pits with a pickaxe. Clay pits can be found near bodies of water.
3. Quarry stone: Buy quarry stone from dealers or mine it yourself. You can find quarry stone in quarries.
4. Wood: You buy wood in sawmills.

Skyrim: Build houses - how it works

First you build a normal house. For this you need the following material:

1. You need 1 wood and 10 quarry stone for the foundation.
2. Use 6 wood and 10 nails for the wall frames.
3. For the individual walls you need 2 wood, 4 clay and 8 nails.
4. You need 4 quarry stones for the flooring.
5. Use 6 wood for the roof frame.
6. For the roof you need 1 wood and 10 nails.
7. For the entrance door you need 1 wood, 2 nails, 1 iron fittings, 1 lock and 2 hinges.

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