Skyrim:Build Your Own Home

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Construct a house for yourself. ID: BYOHHouseFalkreath BYOHHousePale BYOHHouseHjaalmarch

A plot of land is available for sale

Quick Walkthrough

1. Obtain permission to purchase land from the steward/jarl of Hjaalmarch, Falkreath Hold, or The Pale.
2. Purchase the land from the steward,
3. Visit your new property, and use the drafting table to begin building your house.
4. Use the carpenter's workbench to build the foundation of your house. Continue building your home to your liking.

Detailed Walkthrough

Once you've obtained the favor of the Jarl of Hjaalmarch, Falkreath Hold, or The Pale, you will be given the right to purchase a piece of land in the Hold. In Morthal, you will need to see the steward about obtaining permission; in Falkreath and Dawnstar, it is the jarl who grants permission. After receiving permission, you may purchase the land from the relevant steward for 5,000 gold. The plot will then be marked on your map.

Upon arriving at your new property, you will be instructed to use the Drafting Table to begin building your house. Your only option will be the Small House Layout. After selecting the plans, you will be instructed to use the Carpenter's Workbench to build the foundation of your house. This requires one Sawn Log and ten Quarried Stone.

Having done this, the quest concludes. However, there are many more construction and furnishing options to choose from. See the construction article for more information.

Achievements

Two achievements are unlocked while completing the three versions of this quest:

• Landowner^HF (10 points/Bronze) — Buy a plot of land
• Land Baron^HF (10 points/Bronze) — Buy three plots of land

Quest Stages

Build Your Own Home (BYOHHouseFalkreath)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
12
15		(Objective #15 is assigned): Speak to the Jarl of Falkreath
17
30		(Objective #30 is assigned, if not already done): Speak to the Steward of Falkreath about the land for sale
100		(Objective #100 is assigned): Visit your new property in <Alias=Hold> hold (Achievement is awarded): Landowner (Achievement is awarded, if already bought other two plots of land): Land Baron
110		(Objective #110 is assigned): Use the Drafting Table to begin building your house
120		(Objective #120 is assigned): Use the Carpenter's Workbench to build the foundation of your house
Build Your Own Home (BYOHHousePale)
15
30		(Objective #30 is assigned, if not already done): Speak to the Steward of Morthal about the land for sale
100		(Objective #100 is assigned): Visit your new property in <Alias=Hold> hold (Achievement is awarded): Landowner (Achievement is awarded, if already bought other two plots of land): Land Baron
110		(Objective #110 is assigned): Use the Drafting Table to begin building your house
120		(Objective #120 is assigned): Use the Carpenter's Workbench to build the foundation of your house
Build Your Own Home (BYOHHouseHjaalmarch)
15
30		(Objective #30 is assigned, if not already done): Speak to the Jarl of Dawnstar about the land for sale
100		(Objective #100 is assigned): Visit your new property in <Alias=Hold> hold (Achievement is awarded): Landowner (Achievement is awarded, if already bought other two plots of land): Land Baron
110		(Objective #110 is assigned): Use the Drafting Table to begin building your house
120		(Objective #120 is assigned): Use the Carpenter's Workbench to build the foundation of your house

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from all three tables: 10, 20, 50, 130, 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080, 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120.

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage BYOHHouseFalkreath
BYOHHousePale
BYOHHouseHjaalmarch stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest BYOHHouseFalkreath
BYOHHousePale
BYOHHouseHjaalmarch.