Originally posted by jonnin:

oh, and in reference to the above on head space:
- the ironwood beams stick down a little and you can get jammed up on them in some places if you make it 2m tall.
- stairs, you can hit your head on the stone floor over the stairs going down because stone is thick. A wood tile with a rug over it gives you back that 1 2x2 of floor space that otherwise would have to be a gap over the stairs.
- stone works a lot better with 3m high. I cannot advise 2m, if you want that you should be using wood.

Yes, that is true, snapping ironwood beams to stone increases the height, But stone is tall and wide enough, with careful positioning, that you can embed the iron beams and poles into the stone. Thus hiding it from view, negating that increase in space occupied, while still giving it full support.

It's a pain to do on the fly, but if you plan out the frame then lay stone on top of the frame it's easier. Still time consuming because you'll have multiple snap points the game will try to utilize though.