

Use fences to protect your house: As well as copious torches, fences will add another line of defense for your home and prevent mobs from getting too close.For example, stone isn’t flammable and is more resistant to explosions that wood – if you’re making a house out of more fragile materials, keeping mobs away will be extremely important. Be aware that some materials are also more resistant to hazards. There are also so many types of wood and stone that you can create lots of visual variety too. Stone that can be easily mined or trees that can be quickly chopped down and replanted are good materials to start with. Consider your building materials: Stick to building materials that are easy to get when starting your house.A basement can also act as a temporary home while you build your cosy cottage or extravagant manor on the surface. Ground-level houses will take a lot of materials to build so you’ll need to store them somewhere. Build a basement: To alleviate storage issues, consider digging out a basement under your house to store additional chests.Keeping the area around your house flat will also really help. Start with a smaller house and then be prepared to extend it with additional rooms, or even entire floors. A small house will quickly become a hindrance as you run out of space for chests to store items, but building a massive house isn’t always a good idea either.


Craft or find a bed and sleep in it: Collect wool from any sheep you find (using sheers is much more effective than killing them) and combine it with wooden planks to create a bed.

Start with the essentials: Begin with a simple hut or hole to serve as your makeshift home filled with your essentials – a crafting table, a furnace, a double chest.While there are many approaches you could take to building your Minecraft house, these tips are universally useful and you should definitely keep them in mind:
