LEVEL UNLOCKS: 17 UNLOCKS: basements TIME LIMIT: 7 days PRIZE: DIY home
Once you have completed the Lovey-Dovey Balcony Quest you can then find Bree in the park again to begin this quest (it will take 24 hours for this quest to show once that quest has been completed) If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock the DIY home house template, you can still complete once the time limit is up to unlock basements but you won’t get the house template
You cannot complete this quest at the same time as any other discovery quest
HOW LONG DOES THIS QUEST TAKE TO COMPLETE?
Times may vary depending on the star rating the item has
- Cheer up Bree- 5 minutes
- Accompany Bree to the DIY home (tap on Bree at the park)
- Check simbook on a computer- 41 minutes
- Vote obsessively on a computer- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Join Bree for an interview- 1 day
- Study the basement at the DIY home- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Play with a pet at home- time varies depending on pet (a 1 star dog takes 45 minutes but a 1 star cat only takes 5 minutes, a puppy or kitten will only take 10 minutes and a dragon takes 4 minutes)
- Have a pet find 3 treasures (click on a pet and select the option, it MUST be an adult dog or cat to get the option)
- Share knowledge with Bree- 14 hours 30 minutes
- Ask Bree about poll- 35 minutes
- Grow strawberries- 1 day (can be started early, you don’t have to do this at the DIY house)
- Make a double shot of coffee- 48 seconds
- Tell a joke to Bree- 25 minutes (if she is still eating send that sim home and send another sim to the DIY house, this should fix that issue)
- Build a basement
To build a basement, touch and drag anywhere within the area like building a room, you cannot build on swimming pools though
- Buy furniture and electronics (worth S2,000)
- Watch the ultimate movie marathon on TV- 19 hours
- Check in with Bree- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Hug Bree- 45 minutes
- Have all sims leave the DIY house
- Pump up the fans on a computer- 15 hours
QUEST IS COMPLETE!
You can now add basements to your houses! Check out my Adding Basements post explaining how to add basements to your sims houses
STARTING THE ALL MEZZED UP QUEST: you will find Bree at the park 24 hours after you complete the basement quest!
Prize: DIY Home
On a premium lot:
On a standard lot:
Cost? First one is free after that they cost simoleons, amount varies depending on how many houses you have already built
Is it worth it? Yes, if you like the DIY home then it is definitely worth completing this quest on time! And an added extra it has a pool in the garden!
STARTING THE ALL MEZZED UP QUEST: you will find Bree at the park 24 hours after you complete the basement quest!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST
please read before asking
How do I start this discovery quest?
Once you have completed the balcony quest you need to wait 24 hours then you can find Bree (the woman in the hard hat) in the park to start this quest
Why can’t I do this discovery quest yet?
You cannot do more than one discovery quest at the same time, if you are currently on another one (the list can be found here) you will not be able to do this one until that one is completed
Can I do discovery quests at the same time as a main quest?
Yes you can
Do I have to do this quest?
If you don’t start the quest you don’t have to do it at all but if you have already started it you need to complete it before you can move on to the next quest
I haven’t started this quest yet, will it still be available when I want to do it?
Yes it will be, you can choose to start it whenever you like
How do I call a cab to the DIY house?
Using a phone
Is it possible to complete the goal to play with a pet if I don’t own a pet?
No, you will need to build the pet store and buy a pet to complete this goal, it cannot be done at a neighbours
What pets can you use for the play with a pet goal?
Adult dogs, cats or dragons and kittens and puppies can all be used now
Help! Bree is stuck in the middle of the table
Try restarting your device, this should fix the issue
Bring food to Bree gets stuck at 100%, what should I do?
You may have to use 1LP to complete this task
How much does it cost to build a basement?
The cheapest is S8000 for 2×1
I had all sims leave the DIY home but it didn’t complete the goal, why?
Try and have all your sims not doing any action, this sometimes makes the game recognise you have completed that goal
What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
The DIY Home
What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the ability to build basements before you can move onto the next quest
I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests
Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit
I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one now that you have started it, if you don’t start it you don’t have to do it
Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal
Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?
This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post
Last updated May 2019
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Hey! So I was someone who was very concerned about not having a full grown pet too (I just have a puppy and kitten who obviously can’t find treasure). But some time after I had given up I sent one of my sims fishing and he was swallowed by that huge carp where you can hit the bubble to get xp or $$ and sometimes LP. Anyway I collected all three of the bubbles and apparently that now passes as having your pet find three treasures. Definitely a good option for people who don’t have the LP to get an adult pet though it could take some time.
Oh that’s a great tip!
The study of basement don’t work with all of my sims. They cant do it. What should I do?
Since the latest update there has been an issue where sims cannot go down some sets of stairs due to the placement of doors/objects at the top or bottom, it is possible to work around in your own houses as you can move the door or object out of the way and your sims can use the stairs again but unfortunately it is not possible in the quests, this requires an actual update to fix this issue which hopefully will be available in a few days so you can complete this quest. If this has stopped you completing the quest in the time limit then please contact the makers and let them know.
If I have a weekly task of growing strawberries ,same as I have a task of growing strawberries for the DIY basement quest, will both of them complete together or I have to do it twice..
It will complete both of them
When you have a task to have a pet find treasures, it completes when you go fishing and be eaten by sim eating fish. Ha ha xD
Strange isn’t it!
I’m having trouble with ghe Basement of Kings quest. I’m on the inspect the basement part, but my sim will not go down the stairs to the attic. I’ve tried multiple sims and all of them refuse. Nothing is in the way, and they aren’t stuck, be they act like it. I’ve reopened the game and it still won’t work. What should I do?
Since the latest update there has been an issue where sims cannot go down some sets of stairs due to the placement of doors/objects at the top or bottom, it is possible to work around in your own houses as you can move the door or object out of the way and your sims can use the stairs again but unfortunately it is not possible in the quests, this requires an actual update to fix this issue which hopefully will be available in a few days so you can complete this quest. If this has stopped you completing the quest in the time limit then please contact the makers and let them know.
Hey there! In your pics of the DIY home, it appears that the Singing Salmon is included with the house (in the basement> room with couch and chair> on the wall next to one of the fish posters- just as it is in the Peaceful Patios discovery quest I’m on). Is it in fact included? I’m trying to plan out, level up, complete goals/hobbies/discovery quests and ultimately delay the ever-so-dreaded Life, Dreams, and Legacies quest to get that limited time prize >.<
Also (and my apologies for this being unrelated) did you happen to close out/disable the comments on the most recent Urban Furniture Event blog? I made a comment on there a week or so ago and it hasn't shown yet…(or did I do something wrong? =p)
Thank you so very much for doing what you do to help out! You are so kind & patient!
Yes the singing salmon is in the DIY house, everything you see in the picture is in that house when you unlock it 🙂
I did close the comments on the urban furniture post, I do this when the event is over. Its been a stressful few weeks so I have just gotten around to that comment and your email, sorry for the slow replies!
I don’t have a pet how do I complete this discovery quest without a pet and the pet store cost 275,00 and I don’t have that much
there isn’t a lot you can do, you will need to build the pet store and buy a pet to complete this task, this post may help you earn some simoleons: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/the-sims-freeplay-15-ways-to-make-money-and-lps/
I haven’t done the puppy odyssey quest yet 😥…what do I do with the task here which requires a pet at home?
I built the pet store— will I be able to buy a pet without completing the quest related to that?
You don’t need the puppy odyssey quest to complete this one, buy a cat or dog from the pet store to complete this task.
The study basement at the DIY home task was 3 hours and 30 minutes for me. It must have changed with the latest update.
Previously I had it at 3 hours 30 minutes then someone told me it had changed to 5 hours 30 minutes so who knows!
The play with pet option took me five minutes with an Adult cat and 9 minutes with a kitten. I think they updated it..
Probably, they do change them a lot! Thanks for letting me know.
Now it’s 45 minutes for play with pet on an adult dog, I think it changed again…
Your blog is awesome and has been really helpful to me and you should definitely keep going!🙂
Thanks for letting me know
I’m glad it helps!
Hi . I was understood that we get what we see in your post above . but Im confuse, as in your pic of diy prize shown that at the basement it was a normal couch instead of make love couch (pardon me I don’t know what its called). I don’t mind if its just a normal couch but I would love to win the make love couch ( pardon me again for it’s name). Thank you 💞
The couch you get in the diy house is a normal one, it isn’t the make out couch, you can only get this if you completed the patio quest in the time limit.
It won’t let me play with pet. Only pet or praise. Help please!
Are you on that goal yet? You cannot do this until you get the goal.
Play with the per is 45 minutes
Thanks for letting me know!
I planted the strawberries but they turned into the sim-eating plant instead. The task was considered complete so I moved on to making double shot coffee and giving food to Bree. However, after I finished the latter, the task wasn’t considered complete. Is it because of the strawberries?
This will have nothing to do with the strawberries, there is probably a glitch with this goal, have you tried doing it again?
I have completed the lovey dovey balcony quest but Bree isn’t anywhere in the park. Do you know why? I completed the lovey dovey balcony quest yesterday morning.
Just keep checking back at the park, she should arrive 24 hours after completing the lovey dovey balcony quest.
You can built the DIY homes in a standard home lot.
Thank you, I will update the post.
Can I play with a pet in a neighbor’s town and still complete the task?
No, you cannot complete quest goals in a neighbours town, you can only complete social tasks in a neighbours town.
I noticed that the balcony in the DIY home is on top of the house’s roof- how do you do that?
The balcony is just built on the second floor above a room on the ground floor, so instead of them building a room above it they built the balcony there instead.
It looks like they changed the strawberry task and you have to plant them at the DIY home now. I started planting them early, but when the task came up, it said they had to be planted at the DIY home. The strawberries I planted at a different house didn’t complete the task.
You also have to complete the voting obsessively task at the DIY home as well. At least that’s what the task said. I didn’t try it at a different home, so I’m not sure if it would still work outside the DIY home.
You definitely can still plant them at a different house if you start it early, I did it yesterday 🙂 you just have to stay away from that house until you get the task, it won’t work if they finish planting them before you get the goal.
This happened to me also, I had started planting the strawberries early at another house, then I got the task and it said they needed to be planted at the DIY house, so I started them there. But when I visited the house where I’d planted the first strawberries, the task completed! I was so happy as that would make the time completing the quest very tight and I really want this house?
Thank you so much for your website, I visit it almost daily for info. ❤️😘
It says in the goal DIY house but luckily you definitely don’t need to grow them there 🙂
You’re welcome!
How much it will cost if you will remove a
basement.
(Will it decrease your simoleons or increase it?)
It won’t cost you anything, you will make money as you are selling the room when you delete it.
For some reason I after I left all on my sims it won’t let me go back to the diy home help..
You can use a phone to get back to the diy house.
Hi! I am having trouble on Basement of Kings. I’ve bought S2,000 worth of furniture and electronics for the basement, but I am still not allowed to move to the next task to complete the task. I spent S2,070 on furniture, lights, and electronics. Was I not supposed to buy lighting? Was I supposed to buy exactly S2,000 worth? I don’t know. Please help!
Unfortunately lighting doesn’t count as electronics, it means items from the electronics section such as computers and phones.
ok! Thank you so much! I completed the quest.
Can i have a basement more than 1 floor?
No, basements are only one floor
Hey
Firstly I want to say I love your blog
It helps a lot
Then
I’m having trouble with this balcony quest
It says I need to play with a pet and i don’t have any lp to get a pet and i can’t complete the puppy and kitten quest either cause I’m busy with others
Is there anything I can do to get lp or a pet quickly
And my neighbours don’t have pets either
Please helpppp!!!!!!!😢
The time is running out
I’m glad it helps! This post should help you earn some LPs quite quickly: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2015/01/14/the-sims-freeplay-how-do-i-have-so-many-lps/
Hi I accidently did not make my basement big enough to fit anything.. now i cant complete the quest. Any suggestions on how to make the room bigger. It will not give me the option to expand the room.
To complete that goal all you need to do is build a basement, the size doesn’t matter. The furniture you buy for the next goal doesn’t have to fit in the basement.
Can babies go in basements?
Yes they can
I tried to ask all my sims to leave the DIY home, then stop every action even I didnt let them to work. The task still cannot be passed. What else I can do? Please advice, thanks!!!
Unfortunately I am unable to fix technical issues like this, you will need to contact the makers to see if they can fix this issue for you, this post explains how to contact them: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2016/05/29/the-sims-freeplay-contacting-ea-firemonkeys/
Hey there,so I’m on the basement quest and I’m up to watching the ultimate movie marathon,and it says that Bree will film me watching it,but she’s gone,her icon is gone,I’m watching it at the basement I built..what happened to Bree?
Bree won’t turn up while you complete this task, it will still complete once you finish it even though she isn’t there.
Hi, there is no longer the Bring food to Bree option,after making the double shot,it’s skipped to telling a joke to bree.
Also Bree is in the park and not in the community centre anymore
Thanks for helping!
Thanks!
It does already say in the post you can find Bree in the park 🙂
Hello! I really find your blog helpful. I just want to inform you that after making the double shot task, the ‘tell a joke to Bree’ comes after it. 🙂
Thanks!
I finished the quest and I’m building my basement in the House I have modeled after my own. I just realized I can’t have my basement stair case run under my stair in the Main floor. Oh now it totally screws up my layout. Is there a different stair case somewhere to earn to make this happen?
Unfortunately there are no stairs currently available that work like that.
Play with a pet at home- 41 minutes : i played with a dragon …. it’s 4 minutes only! instead of the 41 minutes! wow
Thanks for the information!
i bought furnitures and electronics worth 2000 but it didn’t show that i did. what should i do?
Try buying a few more electronics from the electronics section, for example tvs, computers and phones, this should complete it.
I already started this quest and now I have to “play with a pet”. The problem is that I haven’t finished the quest with the pets and I don’t have one yet. What I can do to finish this?
There isn’t a quest for pets, there is one for puppies and kittens but you don’t have to complete that for this quest, you need to build the pet store and buy a pet to complete this task.
do you recommend building the house on a standard or premium lot? also i love your blog it’s been so helpful and i’m so glad i found it
The garden on the premium is just sort of an empty space so it does look better on a standard
Whtr I complete this quest without pet bcz i dnt build the pet store…if any way pleace tell me time is running out i want diy home
Unfortunately you cannot complete this quest if you do not have a pet so you will need to build the pet store.
In the play with a pet thing, can you play with a parrot that you got from completing the bird feeding quest on time? I don’t have the pet store yet and it costs too much.
Unfortunately you won’t get this option with the parrot, it has to be a dog, cat, puppy, kitten or dragon.
This post may help if you need to earn some money: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2014/02/27/the-sims-freeplay-15-ways-to-make-money-and-lps/
Hi, it won’t let me study the basement, the blue feet come up. Please help! X
There is currently an issue with using stairs that have an object in the way at the top or bottom of them, they are aware of this issue and are working on a fix but you may still want to contact them and see if there is anything else that can be done in the meantime so you can complete this quest, this post explains how to contact them if you are unsure: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2016/05/29/the-sims-freeplay-contacting-ea-firemonkeys/
Hi! I’m currently working on finishing the quest for basements but idk why, I can’t get my sim to go to the basement of the DIY home even though there’s nothing that’s blocking the way. It was also like this when I did the Balcony Quest when I was tasked to have two of my sims makeout at the couch in the basement of the DIY home. Good thing, I won the Patio Quest and just placed the rewarded makeout couch in one of my sims house. Please help! I still have a lot of discovery quests left but I can’t move on to them since I’m stuck in this quest.
Since the latest update there has been an issue where sims cannot go down some sets of stairs due to the placement of doors/objects at the top or bottom, it is possible to work around in your own houses as you can move the door or object out of the way and your sims can use the stairs again but unfortunately it is not possible in the quests, this requires an actual update to fix this issue which hopefully will be available in a few days so you can complete this quest. If this has stopped you completing the quest in the time limit then please contact the makers and let them know.
Vote excessively took me 8h 30m on the computer at the DIY house.
The computer at the DIY Home is a 1 star computer, go home and use a 2 or 3 star computer to complete this quicker
Hello!
Just wanted to say that it’s also short for cats for the task “Play with a pet at home- 41 minutes (TIP: you can use a puppy or kitten and it will only take 10 minutes or a dragon takes 4 minutes!)”. My cat of 1 star takes only 5 minutes to play! As always, I have a pic if you’d like 🙂 (it’s still 45 minutes for my 1-star dog)
Thanks for letting me know, I have updated the post