# First time using the building tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/first-time-using-the-building-tool/19824>\
**Category:** Community Feedback\
**Created:** [February 6, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/first-time-using-the-building-tool/19824 "2016-02-06T20:37:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Karede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Karede](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Karede)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/first-time-using-the-building-tool/19824/1 "2016-02-06T20:37:01Z")

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Ok, so I decided to attempt to design a castle for my troops, it went poorly and I didn’t like the way it was turning out so I decided to abandon the project. The problem is, that now there is a ghost of the unbuilt building there now every time I open the building tab. I never started construction on this building, I even clicked remove building before closing it, but it is still there. Now I have a chunk of land that the building editor won’t let me use because it thinks there is a building there. How do I make this ghost building go away?

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/jomaxro/32/47935_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/first-time-using-the-building-tool/19824/2 "2016-02-06T21:49:58Z")

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Hmm…if the building editor’s remove button didn’t work, you will likely need to use the in-game console. To use the console, type Ctrl + c, then click on the item/building/ghost you wish to delete. Type `destroy` into the console, then click Enter.

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**Author:** ![Karede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Karede](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Karede)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/first-time-using-the-building-tool/19824/3 "2016-02-07T09:07:44Z")

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awesome, thank you for the tip. 🙂