Build your Hearthfire homes with gold
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #15 of 21 Player homes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
No more running around Skyrim hunting for materials or waiting your steward to slowly furnish your house. With this mod every piece of the house and all furnishing options only require gold. The total price for completely building the house and furnishing every room is around 25k, which is enough to give you a sense of pride and accomplishment. The price varies based on what you choose to build, with the cellar being by far the most expensive to furnish.
Speaking of the cellar, the shrine of Arkay is the only exception in requiring nothing but gold. I added a 20 log requirement to it as well, to give you a way to get rid of the log pile that you are given when you purchase the land. If you would rather keep the log pile in your front yard, you can always buy more logs from a mill.
Pick one of the four main files, depending if you are using the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch or sticking with vanilla Skyrim. The other choice is if you want double the price of building. There's also an optional file for the Farming Creation Club content (Goldenhills Plantation), so you can build stuff with gold in there as well. All files are flagged ESL.
If you are sticking with an older version of Skyrim, the old 1. 0 files of this mod are still available to download. Those do not require having the Fishing update installed.
Build your Hearthfire homes with gold is a small quality-of-life mod for Skyrim that lets you pay gold instead of gathering materials for your Hearthfire houses. It's for players who find material grinding tedious but don't want to cheat items in. With 4,677 endorsements and 1.4M downloads, it's a popular convenience mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community approval (4,677 endorsements) — clearly a mod people love.
- Saves hours of tedious material gathering for Hearthfire houses.
- No cheating involved — you still pay gold, so it feels fair.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in March 2022 — might have issues with the latest Skyrim version, especially if you use the Anniversary Edition.
- Only affects Hearthfire homes — if you wanted other building changes, this won't help.
For Skyrim players who enjoy building Hearthfire homes but hate the material grind. If you're tired of hauling lumber and clay, this mod lets you just pay gold instead. Skip if you want more building options or if you're on a version that might not be compatible.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using Skyrim Special Edition, make sure to grab the correct version — check the mod page for any patches.
- Since it's a simple mod, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Vortex is safer.
- Test the mod on a new save or before you start building to see how the gold costs compare to material gathering.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Santala
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 1,402,906
- Endorsements
- 4,677
- Category
- Player homes
- Created
- 10/21/2020
- Updated
- 3/4/2022
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