Minecraft | 15 Must Know Tips For Building Roofs

Today we are finally back with some more building  tips and today we’re going to be taking a look at   roofs since so many of you really enjoyed the  house building tips video but you really want  

To see a more in-depth guide on roost itself so  today we’re going to be starting with some very   basics on ways that you can improve the look of  your roofs we’re also going to be taking a look  

At different designs of roofs and then finally i’m  going to show you how you can implement these roof   designs on your own builds as well so with that  being said let’s get building okay let’s start  

With the basics so one of the first things you  want to do is make sure that you have a little lip   around the edge for your build this creates  a lot more depth to the build and generally  

Just makes the roof stand out a bit more now  as you can see over to the side here we have   got some upside down stairs underneath here to  make this point look a little bit more thicker  

And on the side here we’ve just overhung by  one block with the roof and that just creates   a nice little bit of depth and just makes  the roof feel much more better in general   the best way to improve any roof is by simply  improving the build shape in general as you can  

See just adding in this single section to the side  here really opens up our roof it gives us a bunch   more room to work with and generally makes the  roof look much nicer now this is only one section  

But adding in multiple sections to your build  can really add so much more detail to the roof   in general so when it comes to building roofs you  really want to focus on your foundation before you   start working on the roof a good foundation will  always result in a much better roof in general  

Another key thing to remember here is varying  up your roof heights now while some roofs can   work nice when they’re in line together it’s nice  to have a variation here and there on the build  

So just by lowering this side roof by two blocks  you can see the difference it creates to the roof   it creates much more of an interesting look and  just generally has a nicer feel to it it doesn’t  

Feel like it’s all flat or stuck at the same  position and it creates multiple levels to the   eye line for the roof as you can see we’ve got  the sideline for the top point here and we got  

A second line here that’s a different sort of  level which just creates a nicer point of view   detailing the actual roof itself can be very  simple adding in a simple little window like   this is an easy way to create a nice little  point on the roof and adds a bunch of detail it  

Makes the roof feel less flat and gives you a nice  little view from the inside of your build as well   now we can also do this in several different  ways we can create windows higher up to the peak  

Of the roof using slabs something along these  lines or we can actually create them built into   the actual roof line itself as you can see this  style here creates more of our section to the  

Wall below and it extends the house but this is  across a flat wall so this makes a nice extension   gives you a little bit of an indentation for the  roof and overall just adds a nice sort of interest  

To the roof itself here’s a few examples how you  can extend on the roof to make it look a little   bit nicer we can simply start by just adding  in a peak like this on the side of the build  

And then just extend it back into the roof  this creates almost like a secondary peak   for the roof but more of an extension because  it’s coming out to a flat wall now this is just  

Using stairs you can create all sorts of shapes  as you can see here we’ve got two stairs going up   a single block here and then two stairs coming  up to round off the top point here creating a  

Little bit more of an interesting shape to the  peak and there are many ways that we can do this   we can also add in a section like this that feels  a bit more like a dorm or window something that  

Sits actually on the build itself as you can see  the the wall is extended but it’s extending the   roof up in general so we have a little peak here  with our stairs and a little section of wall with  

A window this is great for adding in areas in the  upper part of the house and gives you a little bit   more room in the roof itself if you want to  create a loft room or something along those  

Lines you can always add windows in many sort of  shapes and sizes this is simply using slabs to   create a little peak we could also use stairs  if we want to create a peak sort of like this   and this is joined into the actual roof  itself so we still got the stairs coming  

Across for the roof line here but we  are extending from the wall down below   if we move over here this is exactly the same the  only difference is we are sloping slabs downwards   to the front of the roof to create  a little bit of a different shape  

We can always blend them in a little bit better  as well by using a different colors as you can   see at the back here this one is using strip dark  oak logs which blend in nice with the spruce roof  

This way it feels a little bit more fitting  with the roof rather than a section of the wall   we can also make them a bit smaller as you  can see we can do it in one block or two  

Block you can make it much wider or thinner  as you like but overall these are just a   few little ideas you can use to add to your  roof just to create a little bit more detail another nice addition to the roof is creating  little edges underneath so as you can see down  

Here this is what i do fairly often and this is  using fence gates i place them on every other   block and then open them up to create almost  like a little sort of beams that are sticking  

Out to support the edge of the roof we can also  do things like place in our trapdoors in between   to create a little bit of depth we can also  remove these and have it just overhanging like so  

Now this one often gets overlooked but just simply  adding a chimney to the build is a great little   feature for the roof you can bring it into the  edge of the build and make it blend in with part  

Of the roof and it really does add a nice detail  to the actual roof itself now it’s not necessarily   a roof sort of extension as such but because we  bring it up and it extends into the edge of the  

Roof it creates detail in the roof adding multiple  chimneys on one build is also a pretty effective   way of adding detail to the roof as you can see  it allows us to have detail sort of to a few  

Different points now so it just makes the build  kind of stand out a little bit more on the roof   it just gives a little bit of detail in any  areas that kind of feel a little bit flat

If you feel the top of the roof is looking a  little bit flat you can always add in a little bit   of detail with some stairs so rather than having  slabs going all the way across through the center  

You could use stairs just like this to create  a nice little point all the way across the top   you can also alternate full blocks and slabs  to create a kind of effect a bit like this   again it’s not a huge detail but it  definitely adds a little something to  

The top of the roof there if you feel  like it’s looking a little bit plain   now let’s take a look at a build with some of  these ideas implemented and talk a bit about   why this roof works so first of all we’ve got  our main roof we’ve got a roof to each side  

Of the build and this one that sticks out at the  front now this works really well because each roof   is set at a different height the one at the front  here is one block lower the one to this side is  

Two blocks lower and the one to this side is four  blocks lower and this creates multiple sort of   levels to the roof creating different sight lines  which makes the roof feel more detailed in general   we’ve also gone ahead and textured the  roof as well we have our cobbled deep slate  

And our deep slate bricks as well and this adds a  nice bit of texture to create a bit more realism   we’ve also added in a border as you can see  we’ve run it all the way around the edge and  

Across the top of each center point of the roof  and this just makes the roof generally feel   more finished other than that we haven’t really  done much we’ve kept the front here pretty simple   because i feel like the roof points here they  they make the details we don’t need to overdo it  

If we overdo it and start adding windows and  stuff to the front of the roof it’s gonna feel   too much it’s gonna feel too crowded and it’s not  gonna look right if we head around to the back of  

The build you can see here we have one long  straight length of the roof so here i decided   to add some details we’ve got a chimney and a  little window and that is about as much as we  

Need to do to keep the roof looking nice had  we crammed in anything else here or added too   many windows or more chimneys and stuff it would  have start to feel very cramped and out of place   so while you’re building your roost just try  to make sure that you’re adding details but  

Without overdoing it because overdoing it is  not going to be beneficial and it’s going to   look much nicer with a clean look to it rather  than our overcramped sort packed feeling to it

Okay let’s take a look at how we can put some of  these roofs into place so we’re going to work on   the main peaks of these roofs and show you how  each one of them are done so first of all we’ve  

Got your typical sort of a frame with stairs  and upside down stairs this is pretty simple   just simply running your stairs  all the way up to a center point   so we bring it up all the way and then  once we get to the center we’ll place an  

Upside down stair facing out we repeat the pattern  on the opposite side now this is what you’ll see   on most roofs but these are generally a very  simple roof but these are one of my favorite   roofs to kind of do because they’re probably  the most realistic looking roof out of the lot  

And then on the top we can place a stair with an  upside down stair like this and then of course if   you’ve got your house you’d want to make sure  that you have your back all filled in as well

And generally these roots can look good in most  situations now if you’re making something a little   bit more fantasy then i would work on something  with a bit more of a higher peak but overall this  

Is a great place to start next let’s take a look  at a typical kind of medieval style route so these   generally go a little bit higher so we’ll start  by placing our normal stairs at each side with an  

Upside down stair behind it just like so now here  you can go ahead and start raising it a little   bit higher so we’ll put in a full block stair and  then an upside down stair and we do that on both  

Sides and then we just basically repeat that  pan until we reach the center point of the roof once you’re at that center point it’s just copying  that same pattern so you’ll place a stair a full  

Block and then from behind you can place a stair  and then an upside down stair at the very front   if you want to get a little bit fancy at the very  front here you can go ahead place two stairs like  

This and then one underneath we can then break  this one place a stair upside down and then a   normal one and then get rid of those two and it  gives us a nice little curl on the front so if  

You’re looking for something a little bit fantasy  looking this works really well and then of course   don’t forget to go ahead and fill in the backing  of your roof as well you can make this look much  

More detailed but this is just for an example  and there we go that’s a pretty nice design   sometimes the rooster lower down can look pretty  nice so let’s go ahead and from the top of our  

Wall here we’re going to bring a slab out and over  so we’re one above the block there bring it out by   one and then we’re just going to step our slabs  up until we reach the center point of the build  

And then we’re going to repeat the same thing  on this side here these are great for sort of   lower roofs where you don’t want something to be  so high or you’re looking for a variation from   your other builds because if you have all of  your roots looking at the same height you want  

To change some up here and there to create  different height levels to create a little   bit more interest to your builds and there you  go it’s nice and simple and easy to implement   now not both sides of your build have to have a  roof that lines up at the same point for instance  

We could use this example here so we’ve got  a wall we’ve got a little finishing edge here   and a section that sticks out to the side so for  here we could go ahead and bring out our section  

And we can bring our slabs all the way up until  we reach the top point of the roof at this point   and then at this point here we could go ahead  and we could put in some full blocks across the  

Top of the roof here and then we could go ahead  maybe we put a slab at the very front and then   upside down stairs across here so that we cover  this edge just like so and that looks pretty good  

And then to finish it off all we need to do is to  repeat the pan over this side here so we could go   from here let’s step it down all the way and there  we go that makes a really nice looking roof and we  

Can do this at all different heights you know it  hasn’t got to be just a few blocks apart you could   have this roof really high this one really low  and you can combine it so you can have multiple  

Roots like this on a build if you have sections  that come out towards the front you could create   more parts like this so you can create some really  interesting looking builds with roofs that sort of  

Don’t align to the same point next up we’re going  to try something with a bit of a rounded edge so   we’re going to start at the side with our stairs  and then have our upside down stairs behind it   this will give us a good starting  point and we want to use the stairs  

Again here to create still a fairly low-ish  roof but with enough of a good curve to start   with if we bring the slabs in too quickly  we’re not going to get a two rounded edge  

Now we’re going to bring in our slabs each side  and then we’re going to go with a full block   then we’re going to place a slab with one  on top and bring that across and join it up  

And that gives us a very nice sort of smooth  arch here which looks really nice and if we go   ahead and just fill in the edge here it will just  nicely complete the edge of that build and that  

Really is a nice shape build perfect for barns  and small little builds like that maybe a stable   or something along those lines next up we’re going  to try something a little bit different so this is  

Great for ideas like churches castles or kind of  buildings that just want to stand out to be a bit   different so on the edge here we’re going to fill  the wall as if we was making a normal kind of sort  

Of roof with the stairs but on the center point  at the top we’re gonna place two just like this   to the side of the build we’re just gonna go ahead  place an upside down stair there and then a slab  

In the gap repeat that on the opposite side so you  want two stairs and then in your gaps you want to   place your slabs now on the blocks here you just  want to place an upside down stair against all  

Of these leading up to that center point and then  the same again on the opposite side this creates a   really nice looking roof point and then just  to make sure at the back to finish it off you  

Add your stairs from here and you just bring  them across until you reach your center point   so all the way up just like so and then in  a center point you can just add your slabs  

And then repeat your stairs on this side and that  creates a really nice looking little roof you can   also go ahead and finish it up if you wanted  with some little details something like this  

Maybe one on the very top here and then you could  put something like this on the top of each one of   them and it just creates an interesting look  to the roof something a little bit different   from your normal buildings now you can also  expand on this with the idea of your typical  

Medieval roof which goes up a little bit  higher so let’s bring these ones up here by two   all the way leaving the one at the side there  then we’ll bring these ones up by two again  

Leaving the next one on the edge then two again  and then finally two on the very top like so   again we’re going to use exactly the same  pattern so make sure you place an upside down  

Stair on the corner and then one on every other  block and then same with your slabs in the gaps   stairs from the corner across and then slabs in  the gap now we’ll place a stair here a stair here  

Here and here okay so just on top of each block  that goes down the roof all the way down like so now again this would be exactly the same  kind of pattern so what we would do is we   would add our stairs here we place  a full block there all block there

All blocks and then stairs and then at the  very top we’ll go ahead and put some slabs   and then of course on the opposite side you simply  will repeat the process so just do exactly the  

Same thing and again just like before you could  go ahead and use some of these for some decoration   and overall this is a really cool build i like  using this for churches or areas of castles and  

So forth and it looks great when you do it in  stone work as well overall a pretty cool design   next up we’re gonna go with something  that is like a typical kind of barn roof  

Now this is going to be a pretty small version  but it can be expanded on so you place your   stairs and upside down stairs at each side  just like so we’re then going to place a  

Full block on top of the upside down stair with  a stair and upside down stair again behind it   we’re also going to extend it up again so one more  full block then we’re going to place our stair and  

Upside down stairs and then we’re going to place  slabs on top of those and then connect it with   three four blocks in the center and this creates  a really nice kind of barn look it can be used   on many different buildings but i personally  find that the bonds and kind of stables and  

Things like that are where this roof works best  just like so next up we’re gonna make one that   is a typical kind of a fantasy roof with a bit  of a curving slope to a point so we’re gonna  

Start with our slabs and we’re gonna go in fact  we’re gonna go from here one and then two okay   and then we’re gonna bring it out bring it one  across one over one across one over one across  

Now we’re over by four blocks but as you can see  this block here sits at the same level as a full   block and that’s where we want to be landing okay  so again one two from the top point bring it over  

Until we’re that one four block height above place  a stair then an upside down stair on top of those   now you can see we’re getting a little bit  of a curve there so now we want to bring it  

Up a bit steeper so we’re going to place a full  block and then we’re going to place a stair on   top upside down stairs behind again we’re going  to go four block on top with two stairs on top  

Upside down stair in the center and then at the  very top here we’re going to place a full block   stair and then our upside down stair like  so and it’s kind of a mix between a fantasy   and also a bit like a japanese style roof  because a lot of those japanese roofs  

They have those big kind of curves in their roofs  something kind of along these lines and i think   this looks really cool this is really nice  for like swamp style builds if you’re going   for the very fantasy style but also good on  any form of japanese or oriental style build  

Another interesting take is very  similar again to the typical   medieval roof with a high point so if we start  by placing stairs at each side just like this   and then here we’re gonna go a bit different we’re  gonna do two lots of stairs so two lots of stairs  

And then we’re gonna go to a single full block  and then i’ll stare with our upside down stair full block and then again we’ll go with our stairs all block stairs and we’re going to cap it  off just like we have done with the other  

Ones with the full block stair and upside  down stair now this looks very similar   but what we’re going to do here is on top  of each stair we’re going to add a slab   handle while it’s a very similar style roof it  does give a much different sort of look to it  

As you can see it gives a much thicker looking  border and creates a little bit more of a kind of   gothic kind of roughness to it maybe even a bit  more fantasy like uh you could use this maybe  

On an elven build you know i think this would  probably work really well on an elven roof i   think it’s got that kind of style to it and if  you wanted to at your side you could always go  

Ahead and bring a stair down here to make it  look like it has a bit of a stronger support   and probably look a little bit more  fitting with everything you’ve got in place   now this overall i think is a really cool  design and i wouldn’t really use this that  

Often with my style of builds but nonetheless it  is still a very nice sort of style to build with   next up let’s quickly talk about how i do diagonal  builds so my diagonal builds usually sit between  

Anything from a two block diagonal to a three  four or five block diagonal so i’d never really   use the diagonals that are single blocks like  this in a 45 degree angle um personally i just  

Don’t like the way that they look it’s not my sort  of thing i much prefer having smaller angles um   to be able to work with rather than such a sharp  45 degree i just don’t feel that it tends to  

Work with most builds so for these builds what  i like to do is place stairs across the bottom   like this and we’ll overhang at this  side so imagine this is just your typical   stair roof first of all you put your upside down  stairs across here you bring your stairs over  

And up and then you have one stair like this  and we repeat the pattern down opposite side   now the only difference is that when we get  to the corners we basically just turn a stair   turn the stair turn the stair and then we’ll  just literally bring our normal stairs all the  

Way across overhang on this side repeat the  same roof design up here all the way across   to the back of the build and again over  here will be the same as the opposite side   now keep in mind that while we are doing  this and we bring this over we have  

Four in a straight line here because the  corner there’s no corner on that first section   this section will reverse to this side on the  opposite side okay so we have the four here   now but every other section is going to have one  curved stair and all you need to do is repeat that  

All the way up to the top so again here we’ve got  our curves there so we’ll put a curved stair here   then the next one would be here and the next one  would be here okay and then that would literally  

Just connect over over and over the same here  you just literally bring the stairs up at that   same point and then bring them over now this  would be the same even if these walls were three   four five two blocks long whatever wherever that  little corner is where the two sort of diagonals  

Are you would turn your stair and then turn on  back this basically covers up the blocks behind   and if you’re doing a section like the roof here  if you had a straight one you’d end up with a  

Hole which you don’t want so this just covers  the hole in place and makes the roof just feel   like it fits like it’s supposed to so you just  basically repeat that process all the way across then you go ahead over here with your straight  ones which are just continue your process  

All the way across and there you go at the very  top here you just go ahead you’d fill your gaps   like this and then just continue your slabs  across those four blocks and it’s as simple  

As that you literally repeat the same pan on  the opposite side and that is how you create a   diagonal roof it’s very simple and it really is  it’s a lot easier than it seems a lot of roofs   that you see they look more complicated  than they actually are to put in place  

Okay let’s take a quick look at tower roofs so  tower roofs are pretty simple as you can see here   we’ve got a 5×5 tower i’ve just got the corners  cut out so that each face is at three blocks wide  

On the very top in the center we’ve got  one block that continues from our walls   so what we’re going to do is on the two corners  just place a full block for the roof block that  

You’re going to be using then you’re going to be  using slabs on the bottom half of those and then a   slab on the top half of that one in the center and  you want to repeat that all the way around this is  

Just for the kind of foundation point of the roof  this gives us a nice point to kind of work from now on top where we’ve got those the wall blocks  we’re going to go ahead and place in a full block  

Then we’re going to play stairs at each side of  them and then one in the center like this and   we’re going to do that all the way around making  sure that they all match up and those middle ones  

Point towards the center just like this in the  corners where the stairs are just go ahead and   fill those up with two of your four blocks and  then we’re gonna go into the gaps like this and  

We’re gonna place one two three four like so place  two stairs from one side and two stairs from the   other side then simply raise these blocks up by  one more place one in the center and then one two  

Three on top and then stairs on top of these  four blocks here at the very top you could go   ahead and place a wall block and then some fence  posts now of course this doesn’t really match in  

Color you could use granite and then spruce  but just for this example this is how your   roof would kind of look and it gives you a nice  kind of point now you can always lower and raise  

Some of these sections as you please to create a  higher or lower peak on the actual tower itself   but this is basically what i would do with my  towers and starting from the points that i do   allows me to actually place some um fence posts  or some chains or some lanterns or something  

Underneath the corners like so so it just allows  you to get that little bit of extra detail if you   wanted to anyway that just about does it for today  so stay safe and i’ll catch you in the next one