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Fallout 4 Ruined House Repair & Factory (No Mods/Glitches) Ep. 3

CC Renovates Fallout (formerly CryingCube)

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NO MODS • NO GLITCHES • ALL PLATFORMS.
Follow this Fallout 4 building tutorial to recreate the renovated house and working ammo factory shown in this video at Murkwater on any platform.

In this Fallout 4 settlement building guide, we completely renovate the ruined Murkwater house and turn it into a functional home with a fully working ammo factory. I’ll walk you through every step so you can build this in your own game on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation – no mods or glitch build techniques required.

You’ll learn how to:
-Repair and rebuild the original Murkwater house using clean, snap-friendly pieces
-Design a practical living space upstairs
-Construct a working ammo factory using Contraptions Workshop DLC
-Route power, manage conveyors, and keep the factory compact and reliable
-Blend everything into a believable, lore-friendly Murkwater settlement renovation

This is a full build tutorial, not just a settlement tour - you’ll see how to place, snap, and plan each part of the build so you can follow along in your own game.

📺 Murkwater Series Playlist:
▶ Ep. 1 – Guard Post & Entrance Build: Fallout 4 Murkwater Outpost - Guard Post &...
▶ Ep. 2 – Easy House & Farm Build: Fallout 4 Murkwater Easy House & Farm Buil...
▶ Ep. 3 – Factory Build: Fallout 4 Ruined House Repair & Factory (N...
▶ Ep. 4 – Guard Station & Water Purifier Murkwater Guard Station & Water Purifier B...

🛠️ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Intro & Build Overview
00:39 The Plan
01:41 1st Floor
05:41 2nd Floor
08:10 3rd Floor
09:17 Back Ramp
10:14 Porch
11:17 Posts & Rails
12:33 Bathroom
16:06 Wiring
18:31 Factory
21:37 Factory Operation
24:06 Exterior
25:05 Story Tour (Noir Fallout 4 Lore)
27:42 Next Project & Outro

Build rules for this series
• 100% Vanilla + DLC: No mods used.
• No Glitches: Everything is built using standard snapping mechanics (no rug/pillar/wire/etc. glitches).
• Build Limit: Because this is a large renovation, I can expand the settlement build limit when needed to be able to finish the design.
• Reproducible: You can build everything you see here on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation.

If you’re new here, I make Fallout 4 settlement building tutorials focused on clean, glitch-free structures that work on all platforms. Think of this channel as your guide to a better Commonwealth – one renovated settlement at a time.

Subscribe for more no-mod Fallout 4 settlement builds and renovations

Thanks for watching and renovating the Commonwealth with me 😊

Music Credits

Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Freestyle Instrumental BoomBap Underground - Danny Gallardo
Noir Et Blanc Vie - Knowpe
Acid Jazz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Restaurant Lounge Background Jazz - Jazzeton
Scissor Vision - Letterbox
George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Victim to Victor - RKVC
I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

20 Comments

@dwarf_nz483 7 months ago (edited)

Finally! A clear description of how those wall past-through conduits actually work! I feel kind of stupid for not seeing it from the beginning. But I couldn't wrap my head around how to properly install those items. And thus they have remained unused in my inventory of tools. Also that was a really helpful tip with the wall reversed to get the gable end to snap while allowing another roof to be snapped to the outside of it. Thank you for that.

I love what you have done with the ruined building. This is one of the most elegantly simple solutions for turning that eyesore into a functional building. And that manufacturing plant is a great idea, especially for the harder to find ammo types (I'm looking at you Gauss Rifle...). Another fabulous addition to the saga of the Triggermen in Murkwater. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole thing.

@josephwilliams9308 7 months ago

There are a lot of really talented no mod settlement creators here on YouTube. But your builds are in the perfect sweet spot between feeling like a cohesive part of the wider map, and being simple to follow. Thanks for another great tutorial, as always. 👍

@NotBadCouldBeBetter 7 months ago

I built an ammo factory in the Boston airport and I thought I had accomplished something great! After seeing your amazing ammo factory build, I’ll be making some adjustments to my ammo factory! 😂 You’re a master at this!

@jodiepalmer2404 7 months ago

I am learning new ways to build structures over existing structures thanks to you. Excellent.

@nobigwhoopdawg 7 months ago

Yes! I wondered what you were going to do with the destroyed house, and you did not disappoint!

I've never used the contraptions-- you made me want to try!

@OldieNoodle 7 months ago

This is such a super use for those old ruins, I really admire the lovely clean lines and neatness of the build, especially with such a trashed starting point.
Wonderful clear explanation of the manufacturing process too, I haven’t actually used any of that for its intended purpose so it was nice to see how it all works.

I just love the drama of the developing story!! I feel like smug old Big Jim may need to watch his back 😅 Can’t wait to see what happens next! Great video :)

@sandandcedar 7 months ago

Wow! This story just gets better and better... and that is one impressive multi-storey multi-purpose structure, ma'am! And dare I hope that's my favorite synth detective♥hiding in the mist? In any case, can't wait for the next episode to learn more!!

@tonylloy327 7 months ago

Your build ideas and all the little tricks you've shown me about temporarily removing certain pieces to allow others to snap in place have been absolutely invaluable to me! Your creativity to have even imagined these kinds of builds is incredible, and there should be some kind of a medal for the patience I imagine it must take to fiddle around with snapping points/combinations to make everything finally fit. And all done not only with no mods but not even using GLITCHES!!! This makes your build ideas adaptable to any settlement or combination of mods anyone may or may not be using.

It's all just brilliant, and indescribably inspiring! You've taken my favourite video game of all-time and made it fresh and exciting to fire up all over again, with layers and layers of new dimensions. I cannot thank you enough for all of it!!! 👏

@larbearskitchen3990 7 months ago

I cannot believe how simple you make all of this seem. Clean, simple, easy to follow, one of the best, maybe even the best, no mods construction series ever.
AND… you throw in a free story… amazing. Keep up the good work please.
Did I miss the Oberland Station video?

@davedalegend1758 7 months ago

The main house was awesome and I love how everything is coming together so well. Another masterclass in building.

@Bethgael 7 months ago (edited)

Terrific, as always. Bad health day for me today so this dropping onto my mentions was a genuine uplift. :D

I nabbed your "inspection" idea for my Finch Farm Food Manufacturing and it just adds 100% atmosphere to the factory (my ammo factory at Red Rocket is merely a straight line and I have the robots doing the weap/armour stuff at one of my main warehouse hubs at Mech's. I had a "table" for inspections at those places, but they weren't manned. I use the Clinic as a "welcome" station at Sanctuary so I have no idea why it never occurred to me to do the same in factories 😅). My Murkwater will still be my southern MM outpost, but I can see how to adapt your factory into a "temporary stayover"/flophouse so refugees from outside the 'Wealth can rest up before being directed up to the next MM stopover. You've just organised it so well I'm not going to try to reinvent the wheel. :D

Your storytelling is quite wonderful. Who can it be? Perhaps the person who found the bus in the first episode??

@a1racer441 7 months ago

the building came out pretty clean

@denster77 7 months ago

Good job, those old junky houses are always wonky to repair! ❤

@mredh6254 6 months ago

Now that wasn't good that was great. You gave clear instructions and I did it in one go. I have fought with that house many times and it all boiled down to the starting point. Thanks!

@davidwillis369 7 months ago

FANFREAKINGTASTIC!!!
You got my brain twisted and excited to actually build something in murkwater.
I am definitely going to try this setup that you've done and you've gained a new follower.
Thank you. 😊

@lauramarjoram2692 7 months ago

😮 I've watched a lot of YouTube fallout settlement builds, yours is different, I was already subscribed and was shocked when I heard your voice as most fallout YouTubers are blokes, I love your build style, easy to follow, tricks I've not heard like removing the floor for the post, there was another one I've never heard another say, can't remember what it was sorry (memory is useless) instead of making things over complicated like some do, you make it simple and easy to follow. Cheers
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