Best Material For Minecraft House (Where To Find)

When we talk about building a house in Minecraft, we refer to getting a whole bunch of inventory that is going to help us in the build. With no clear picture of the house, it might ask you to collect what you need! So, here comes the guide where we will compile some most needed and rare materials that you must carry in abandon before your start and how to get them in bulk. So, let's stay with us.

Blocks

Show me a build where you don't need a block! I'll wait. The blocks are the most vital building material for building houses. It covers 50% part of the house as it is a necessary element for floor walls and roof as well.

There are different blocks, but the most important type of block to add to any modern architecture is a concrete block which is a hefty thick full block made from concrete powder blocks and is used in flooring and ceiling. Wooden blocks are also used in houses where you want to give some cozy wood touch to the house.

10 Must-Have Blocks For Building A Minecraft House

• Snow
• Terracotta
• Diorite
• Planks
• Bricks
• Granite
• Bone Block
• Wood
• Clay
• Andesite

Stairs

You are not playing enough Minecraft if you still think that stairs have no other purpose other than stairs. Hold your heart as I'll tell you stairs are the 2nd most used material for houses in Minecraft. No doubt, stairs are used to make stairs but they are also used to decorate your dead dull house with some beautiful beds and wall shelves. Here are the best types of stairs and how to get them!

7 Must-Have Stairs For Building A Minecraft House

• Wood Stairs
• Stone Stairs
• Diorite Stairs
• Purpur Stairs
• Brick Stairs
• Granite Stairs
• Deepslate Tile Stairs
• Stone Bricks Stairs

Slabs

Want to build a house in Minecraft and don't want to mention the slabs? Unfair play! Slabs have been the best material for Minecraft houses and it covers pretty much the space that is left by blocks and stairs. You can actually use the slabs to create some longer stairs using a crafting table.

9 Must-Have Slabs For Building A Minecraft House

• Wood Slab
• Stone Slab
• Diorite Slab
• Brick Slab
• Purpur Slab
• Sandstone Slab
• Brick Slab
• Granite Slab

Glass

Your modern houses without glass panes are worthless. There are countless Minecraft house ideas using glass. Glass adds ravishing beauty to your Minecraft house built including your doors, windows, and floor. There are an enormous number of colors available to choose from. Additionally, you can dye it to suit your amazing build by selecting your favorite color.

The best way to use glass in your Minecraft house is for decorative purposes after combining it with different materials like making lamps, fountains, and display items.

8 Must-Have Glass For Building A Minecraft House

• Hardened Glass
• Stained Glass
• Blue Stained
• Black Stained
• White Stained
• Tinted Glass
• Glass Pane
• Hardened Glass Pane

Wood Planks

I bet that you can’t build a beautiful and amazing dream home without using wooden planks. Wooden planks are essential material to build splendid floors and rooftops of your wooden mansion like modern architecture. Wooden planks are also used to create decorations like furniture, lamp holders, plant pots, etc.

Including the latest mangrove wood in Minecraft 1.19 update, there are 9 types of wood including oak, birch, spruce, jungle, dark oak, crimson, warped, acacia, and mangrove that are used to make planks of different colors.

9 Must-Have Wood Planks For Building A Minecraft House

• Oak Wood Plank
• Birch Wood Plank
• Spruce Wood Plank
• Dark Oak Wood Plank
• Crimson Wood Plank
• Wrapped Wood Plank
• Jungle Wood Plank
• Mangrove Wood Plank
• Acacia Wood Plank

Plants

If you are a gardening enthusiast, then these materials are for you. Decorative plants, vines, and flowers beautify your Minecraft build and add an aesthetic natural look to it. You can find each plant in its respective biome, for example, you can find most of the flowers in the flower forests, vines in the lush cave biome, and bushes in the forest or jungle biome. You can also grow them using bone meal if you have saplings.

7 Must-Have Plants For Building A Minecraft House

• Leaves
• Grass
• Fern
• Seagrass
• Moss Block
• Vines
• Flowers

Wool

Without wool, your house decoration will not be completed. Wool is part of many house decorative things including carpets, banners, beds, sofas, and paintings. The best thing about wool is that you can dye it using a crafting table in 16 different colors and then use it in decoration.

You can get wool by shearing the sheep on your farm using the Shears tool. You can also find sheep in 6 color variants including white, black, brown, light gray, gray, and pink. This property makes them the best blocks for decoration if compared to other materials.

12 Must-Have Wool For Building A Minecraft House

• Wool
• White Wool
• Black Wool
• Brown Wool
• Light Gray Wool
• Gray Wool
• Pink Wool
• Blue Wool
• Orange Wool
• Purple Wool
• Green Wool
• Red Wool

Iron

You might be thinking about why you will need iron for a while making a house in Minecraft. Iron has multiple uses in your build from decoration to protection. You can make doors, bars, and lanterns using an iron. Iron bars are also used to make decorations like chandeliers in your mansion. Doors and trapdoors are made to increase the security of the house from other players and mobs. That is why iron blocks are considered the best block for protection in survival mode.

You can get iron or iron ingots from mining into the caves and smelting the raw iron into the furnace. You can also get it from the iron golem but it is time-consuming. 

Must-Have Iron For Building A Minecraft House

• Iron Bars
• Iron Doors
• Iron Trapdoor
• Lantern