How to Make a Treehouse in Minecraft

Written by Travis Boylls

Last Updated: September 18, 2023

In Minecraft, a shelter acts as a base, provides protection from hostile mobs and players, and gives you somewhere to store your things. You could build a normal house, or you could build something unique. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to build a treehouse that you can live in? In Minecraft, you can. This wikiHow teaches you how to construct a unique treehouse in Minecraft.

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Gather a lot of wood. You can gather wood from trees by attacking the trunks with your fists or an axe. Gather around 600 to 1000 blocks of wood.
- Remember that different tree types have different color wood. Make sure you use the same type of wood when building your treehouse trunk.
- Try building your treehouse near a forest or jungle so that you have an abundance of wood nearby.
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Make the trunk of the treehouse out of wood from trees. This is the trunk of the treehouse. You can gather wood from trees by attacking the trunks with your fists or an axe. A small treehouse trunk can about 1x1 or 2x2 blocks thick. It should be between 8 - 20 blocks high. A large treehouse can be a minimum of 4x4 blocks thick, and hollow on the inside as well as a minimum of 30 to 80 block high.
- You can also try building a treehouse out of an existing tree. Just clear the leaves around the trunk so you can build near the top.
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Build ladders from the bottom to the top of the trunk. This allows you to climb up the tree to where you will eventually be living. In order to build ladder pieces, you'll need to craft wooden planks from wood, and then craft sticks from the wooden planks. You can then craft ladders from 7 sticks using a crafting table.
- If you are building a large tree trunk that is hollow on the inside, you can put the ladder inside the tree trunk. Just be sure to leave an opening with a door at the base of the tree trunk so you can enter.
- Alternatively, you can craft stairs and build a spiral staircase around the outside or inside of the trunk, instead of ladders.
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Build the base of your house near the top of the trunk. The base can be built on top of the trunk or around the trunk near the top. The base of the house should be made from wooden planks. You can make the base any size you want. It should be big enough to fit a bed, crafting table, a couple of chests, a furnace, whatever else you want to need, with enough room to space that you can move around inside.
- Place a trapdoor above the ladder so you have a closable entrance to your treehouse.
The walls of the treehouse should be built around the edges of the base. You can build a half wall (1 block high) or a full wall (2 to 4 blocks high). The wall can be made out of wood, wooden planks, or any material you want.
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Build the roof. The roof should be about 3 to 4 blocks above the base. The roof can be built out of wooden planks or slabs or any other material you want. You may need to build extra ladders or platforms to stand on so you can reach while building the roof.
- When building at tall heights, be careful not to fall. Use sneak mode to walk slower.
You can make glass by smelting sand in a furnace. You can then craft glass panes out of glass using a crafting table.
After crafting the basic structure of your treehouse, you can get creative and decorate the inside. If the treehouse is large enough, you can erect walls to make different rooms. You can add torches for light, furniture, or paintings. You can even build a deck outside the house out of wooden planks or slabs.
Do this if you want to craft a treehouse village, craft other treehouses, or trunks with platforms on top in close proximity to your treehouse. They should be about the same height as your treehouse. Then build a bridge out of wooden planks or slabs to connect the treehouses and platforms.
Add fences for railings. Be sure to add fences around any decks, or bridges around your treehouse or connecting your treehouses. Fences can be crafted from 4 wooden planks and 2 sticks using a crafting table.
If you want to add leaves for decoration, craft sheers from two iron ingots using a crafting table. Use the sheers to cut leaves from trees and then place them outside your treehouse.

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Can monsters go into my tree house?

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If you put a ladder, zombies and spiders can go in. Zombies are the only mobs that can break down doors. If you put a staircase, skeletons can go up. Endermen can go up no matter what because they can teleport. A more efficient way is to put vines on it. You can climb vines, but mobs can't. Endermen can still teleport and, depending on your design, spiders can too.

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How do you make a pool in the treehouse?

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Make an extended room, make a cuboid jutting out from the bottom, and place the water.

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Can I build multiple rooms in my treehouse?

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Yes, though it may take a while longer, as you would need more supplies. Just double the supplies you would need for one room, and connect both rooms with a bridge. You can continue this, until you have the sufficient amount of rooms, or however many you like.

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Make it on a really tall tree so you can watch the sunset and see mobs that are far away.

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Bone meal instantly turns saplings into full-grown trees

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If you want to make a treehouse out of a natural tree but can't find one big enough, use jungle or spruce giants. Place saplings of one of those two trees in a 2X2 formation to get massive trees. Start placing blocks in whatever design you'd like and build up from there. Finally, put a roof on and furnish it.

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I think it looks very pretty if you put a waterfall coming out from one side into a small pool.
If you want to make a jungle house, make a regular house but substitute the roof with leaves.
Stick with the same wood and log type for a more cohesive look.

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Destroy the trees in the surrounding area. If you start a forest fire, your work (quite literally) will go up in flames.

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Add torches to the surrounding area as well. It will increase the visibility during nighttime, and prevent hostile mobs from spawning. Don't have too many people in the tree.

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Remember not to make it too high as it probably will be struck by lightning and catch on fire.

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