best house location

[dinodog1998]

wanted to know what would be the best house to aim for if i wanted to be in a spot that has decent trade nearby and the availability to closeby enchant smith and alchemy . that means for what i know whiterun is out its enchanting is really far away. what location would you suggest

[CrackeR]

My two faves are
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9567/?
and
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2860/?
both have crafting amenities

[Docsprock]

Every Hearthfire home has built-in enchanting and alchemy tables. Plus smelter and crafting stations.

[sentient]

The first thing I ever do is get the one in Whiterun (cheap + enough storage), then aim for the one you build yourself as it has everything you could need if you choose to add it (S/W of Solitude?) near Solitude I think.

[tigerpoetry]

The small houses are at a disadvantage for all three crafting stations but you can always find somewhere reasonably close, I think.

In Whiterun you should be able to use the enchanting station in Dragonsreach.

In Riften Honeyside you can have enchanting and alchemy but you have to use the smith for weapons and armour crafting. He doesn't have a smelter, though.

Hearthfire homes are great but you need to do loads of quests and then mine a ton of iron ore to build them. For a quick fix early on, the bought homes are much more accessible.

I'd say Whiterun is the better option for a small home because the smith next door has a forge, smelter, armour table and grindstone outside for all your smithing needs and fast travelling to Dragonsreach takes the pain out of long runs through the town. It's also very reasonably priced...

...damn, I'm starting to sound like an estate agent!

p.s. you can get some lovely mods for Breezehome if you play on PC.

[sentient]

Originally posted by tigerpoetry:

[...] Hearthfire homes are great but you need to do loads of quests and then mine a ton of iron ore to build them. For a quick fix early on, the bought homes are much more accessible. [...]

Agreed!

There's player.additem if you're ok not spending weeks mining/sourcing stuff... Can you do the bat file trick in Skyrim like you can in Fallout 4? ("bat fileName")

[tigerpoetry]

Originally posted by ≼ƧƹƞƮ℩ƹƝƬ≽:

Originally posted by tigerpoetry:

[...] Hearthfire homes are great but you need to do loads of quests and then mine a ton of iron ore to build them. For a quick fix early on, the bought homes are much more accessible. [...]

Agreed!

There's player.additem if you're ok not spending weeks mining/sourcing stuff... Can you do the bat file trick in Skyrim like you can in Fallout 4? ("bat fileName")

I've never tried but by the time I build hearthfire properties I've normally amassed a ton of ingots.

If I run out before I've built all three, I just use player.additem <Base id> <quantity>.

I once did a spreadsheet of all the items needed to construct a Hearthfire home with all 3 extensions, cellar and externals. It's a ton of stuff. I'll look it up and post.

[tigerpoetry]

Parts list to build a Hearthfire property

These figures will vary slightly based on which extensions are chosen but are a good guideline. No external smelter or other smithing gear was built because that's all in the basement.

Take a deep breath!

Cost to buy...36,000 gold
Carry weight...600 typical...you'll be overburdened quite a lot while building!

Iron ingots...241
Quarried stone...180
Sawn logs...312
Clay...57
Corundum ingots...28
Steel ingots...33
Goat horns...27 to 38 (depending on extension choice)
Glass...15
Straw...6 to 12
Grand soul gems...2
Leather 3 to 6
Quicksilver ingots...2
Moonstone ingots...2
Gold ingots...2
Dragonbone...1
Ebony ingots...2
Amulets of the divines...one of each

Multiply this list by 3 if you want all three Hearthfire properties.

You'll use a bit less if you don't put in all the barrels.

No wall mounted animals are in there because I don't like them. these add a few more pieces of leather, as leather strips and various things like wolf hides, bear hides, sabre cat teeth etc.

For the price I used a speech skill factor of 2.6. I can't remember what level and perks that means you have in the skill tree, so don't be surprised if the cost turns out lower or higher than quoted by some distance. I should really have incorporated the formulae for this in the spreadsheet. If anyone's interested enough I'll factor that in.