Problem with HF Pale House (Heljarchen)

[DelugesNeuron]

I'm having problems building the hearthfire house in The Pale (Heljarchen). Used to play Skyrim on console, and always made Heljarchen my primary house, but when I got PC version & began using mods, have previously been unable to buy the land from Jarl Skald- the proper responses were listed but the deed was never issued.

 

I have Legendary version, and use the ETAC mod, modular version, with patches, and I thought the Dawnstar ETAC was possible culprit, but I recently found an old post related to the Pocket Hearthfire plugin for Pocket Empire Builder mod. The HF pocket plugin had a script relating to the Pale house that made it impossible to buy from the Jarl, even after completing requirements.

 

I just started a new playthrough when I found that post. I kept the HF plugin mod, but deleted the script, then completed the Pale needed quests. Now I can purchase the property and visit site correctly, but the quest hangs at the "use the drafting table" stage. It can be forwarded by console command, but the actual foundations, house and exterior buildings never appear, even after being 'built' with the construction bench- also, in the console version, I think the land on the house site is smooth and flat when you arrive at the bench area, but there are still some downed trees and rocks on the site in my game.

 

I tried deleting the HF plugin completely, reverting to a save in Nightcaller Temple, and going forward, but same issue. A couple of other posters mention birds or grass mods causing house not to appear, but I have a laptop with minimal acceptable specs, so I don't use any of those. I have the USLEEP updates, but not the individual HF one.

 

Is there anything else to try so I don't have to start a new character?

 

Thanks,