I cannot place carpet on a certain area...

see here: http://youtu.be/W4QONU4OQdY

Columns and wall pieces can only "support" so many floor tiles, so in the middle of a room, when you're a certain distance from the walls, floor tiles no longer have that support.

Put a column under the empty spot in the middle, and you'll be able to place the carpet tiles. Once they're in, you can delete the column, and the tiles will stay.

Thank you I got it fixed... eh sort of... now it will not let me put on a roof at all...

image: http://i.imgur.com/w5igi.jpg

I think the house is too high... but I am not sure.

It doesn't look like it is too high. What is it, three stories? It should be no problem. Would you post another photo with the walls and roof visible. I know you said it has no roof, but I'm curious if anything is obstructing placement of a roof. Also, out of curiosity, what happens if you try to place a dormer above the highest story?

Finally, I was wondering about the easel with a chair in front of it... doesn't that render both unusable?

Here are some additional screens...

http://imgur.com/z3Pfp
http://imgur.com/kc5Lp
http://imgur.com/PR6tD
http://imgur.com/BqFHi
http://imgur.com/tc7x2
http://imgur.com/N3pAN
http://imgur.com/iTS3v
http://imgur.com/nYHnw

Also here is a video (it is short ): http://youtu.be/Pmhu4wgToC0

About the easel - I am not sure :/

It looks to me like you should be able to delete the dormers now and then place a roof since the grid is there - that's what I was hoping for. The dormer trick has always worked for me when trying to build above three stories. If that doesn't work, I read that there is a cheat that allows you to specify the levels, though I've never tried it. Type CTRL+SHIFT+C, then type setHighestAllowedLevel [#], where the # specifies how many levels you want to build.

I'm glad I read your question, since it also looks like there is a way to go above five stories, though I'll have to read through that thread myself. It's url is http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=234774

Good luck!

Yay I got it to work

I think the cheat and the dormer... worked together...

Here is end result...

http://imgur.com/Aar3G
http://imgur.com/VG6Al

Thank you php3vv7th11& Darby :D

My pleasure, YumiLoveMe. I'm glad you got it to work. Building is fun, eh? I think it is still my favorite aspect of the game - definitely what got me hooked. Now have fun moving a family into lovely new house!