Patio Flagstones

[mamadragon]

Hi all. I'm brand new to Sims 4.  I'm a Sims 3 player (actually been playing since Sims 1) and I'm having a problem in build mode for Sims 4. I placed a pool. That worked just fine. However now I'm trying to place patio stones and it keeps erasing the stones next to the ones I just placed! It keeps showing a green square or rectangle and everything inside that shape except the one square that I'm placing just disappears.

Also (just started today) I can rotate and zoom, but I can't figure out how to tilt the view like I could in Sims 3. Any help/advice would be welcome. I'm sure I'll have more questions. 

[Ynde]

I've seen the floor tiles glitch in one or two let's plays, but never had it myself. Things I've seen people suggest:
1) placing walls around the edge of the pool to make it a room, then placing the tiles, then deleting the walls
2) using terrain paint instead, or finding a terrain paint and floor tile that match and using a mix
3) removing the pool entirely and trying again

Sorry I can't be more helpful, it's the most bizzare looking bug I've ever seen but I've never dealt with it myself

[coolsim9999999]

Here's what a few people have told me that they've tried, and I just saw that the 50X50 lot Oakenstead, a house in Willow Creek does that with tiles.  Oakenstead is the lot at which most people have posted was a problem.  The tiles just disappeared for me, too, when I just tried it at that lot.

Here are a two screenshots with captions about how I fixed the problem.

Here are some of the tiles on that lot disappearing --- after I bulldozed the lot.

Then, I made a pool without walls or pool trim, etc. that covered the entire 50X50 lot.



Finally, I deleted the pool, and none of the tiles disappeared when I placed the tiles I wanted to cover the lot.

[oshizu]

@coolsim9999999
I've never experienced the tile issue at Oakenstead. But now, if I ever do, I know how to fix it!
Thanks so much for sharing your useful tip!

[coolsim9999999]

I hope my tip helps more people., as well @oshizu ! 

[Heart Foam]

Oakenstead isn't perfectly flat, and when you place some tiles it's flattening the terrain. I've had that recently too. And it was a pain because I have a fairly pretty house I didn't want to delete.

Place tiles from the edge of a pool or fountain moving outwards. It's necessary to keep everything on the pool level. The lot isn't flat. That's the bug if we can call it one.