Homes and building kits

Build custom homes or use kits to give residents shelter and create facilities.

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Walkthrough

For a custom home, Nintendo describes enclosing a space with four walls at least one block high, adding a door and placing three furniture items inside. A habitat can be made inside the enclosure, allowing the resident’s preferred furnishings and conditions to share the space.
Watch the footprint: the source reports that structures exceeding 11 by 12 stop counting as a habitat. If a resident has no recognized home, reduce the footprint or use a suitable kit before adding more decorative space.
Kits provide ready-made dwellings and facilities. Check their footprint, materials and helper requirements, and leave the extra clearance requested by the build. Each area has 40 building points; a kit consumes one or two depending on size. Tinkaton substantially reduces build time.

Constraint	Reported limit
Custom habitat structure	A footprint larger than 11 by 12 no longer counts as a habitat.
Area kit budget	40 building points per area; kits cost one or two points.
Tinkaton	A next-day build can be shortened to one hour.

Situation	What to check
A custom structure is not recognized	Recheck its four walls, door and footprint before moving the habitat.
A kit cannot be placed	Check its clear footprint and whether the area has exhausted its building-point budget.