This is not valid housing. What is valid housing?

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I built myself a decent sized house with a basement and it said it wasn't valid housing. So I built another one that is a very simple room with walls (dirt walls on the background, wood "walls") a door, two doors, a table, a chair, floors and light sources. I've gone over and over it and made sure there are dirt walls everywhere. It still says it's invalid housing.

I'm playing on Xbox 360.

Yeah, I have a couple light sources. I did place the dirt walls myself. I guess I'll keep making it bigger... — THE JOATMON, Mar 29 '13 at 20:21
Does it have a table or workbench and a chair? Did you manage to create valid housing in the tutorial? — , Mar 29 '13 at 20:41
To whoever edited the title saying it was hard to find, it is the exact message you are presented with in the game. The question has been viewed 5,800 times. — THE JOATMON, Nov 12 '13 at 17:35

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '13 at 20:50

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I think your problem is this (based on you saying it has a basement):

If you dig into the ground at ALL and attempt to use the dirt wall as part of your wall, Terraria thinks it's not valid housing.

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Take out that hammer and get rid of 100% dirt walls and replace it with whatever kind of wall you want.

answered Mar 29 '13 at 20:50

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This is probably what it was. My first house did have a basement, but the one I created afterwards that was just a simple square probably did have one row at the bottom of dirt wall that was already there. Thanks. – THE JOATMON Mar 29 '13 at 20:51
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Note, you can use dirt walls, but they have to be dirt walls you placed, the default dirt walls have to be removed, then replaced by your own walls, of whatever sort. – McKay Apr 01 '13 at 14:09

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '13 at 19:27

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Terraria Wikia has a complete list of everything required to make something valid housing. Light source appears to be missing from your description in the question, I'd start there.

answered Mar 29 '13 at 19:27

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I forgot to mention it. I have two torches and a tiki torch... – THE JOATMON Mar 29 '13 at 20:21
@Scott Then please correct your question. – SevenSidedDie Mar 29 '13 at 20:36
I typically suggest that players use the official wiki instead of the wikia one. The wikia one tends to have inaccurate or out of date information. – Mage Xy Mar 29 '17 at 18:16

This is not valid housing. What is valid housing?

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