How to replace existing home with a showroom design?

[memgineer]

Can anyone explain how to do this? I tried deleting my existing home to replace it with one of the lovely designs, but was told I needed to keep at least one room. There didn't seem to be a way to replace the existing home with the new one.

[zakabi]

Only thing I can think of (no clue if there is an easier way) is to pack up the original home and change the size to the absolute smallest you can and then move it into a corner. Build the showroom home then delete the small original house. *shrug*

[✨Bearnwyn✨]

As zakabi just said ...

Thanks memgineer for your post.
Something I totally overlooked when writing the building/template guide.
I've now added a paragraph to the About this guide section.

I'm still working on the guide but please let me know if there are other considerations to include.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3051079954

[VeraelHasta]

They could make a simple fix for this. Block the player from leaving the house editor without a proper home.

[maestro]

I feel that the showroom thing in general is not very well explained in-game.

Like, they should let you preview how big it is so you know if it will even fit in your yard, etc etc.

It just seems confusing, and the home building system in general I find a bit confusing to work with.

[malorob]

many of those houses look nice but to be funtional they are not.

one house it look amazing but to get to sum rooms i had to go out side and jump on sum items stuck to the wall just to get to the second level and then i had to go ontop of the roof then round a corner just to get to a door which lead into one room and the room behind it was blocked off.

afterwards i just built a L shaped building the length of the back wall.
Two story in parts , and turned one side into one large balcony.

put up there the party table and on the other side all my builders equipment

[memgineer]

Thank you, Bearnwyn and VeraelHasta. I will try this next time I play.