31 Minecraft Building Tips, Tricks and Hacks You Must Try

Today i’m finally back and to kick this one  off we’re going to be going over some minecraft   build tips tricks and hacks that will help you  improve your building skills to the next level   minecrafters unite is packed with hundreds  of blocks and it’s very easy for some of  

Those blocks to get a little bit forgotten about  and in some cases some blocks people don’t even   use for building because they don’t realize  what can actually be done with those items   so today we’re going to be going over a bunch of  different ways to use them and how they can help  

You improve your building skills in general now if  you haven’t done so already please be sure to turn   that subscribe button gray it’s free and it helps  the channel out a bunch and with that being said  

Let’s get started we’re going to kick start this  one with a string now as you know it string is a   crafting material used mainly for scaffolding and  bows but this item is about as close as we can  

Get to a barrier block which is only available in  creative or with cheats so placing this above any   sapling bamboo or sugarcane will simply stop it  from growing and this is great because this allows  

Us to make our gardens and stuff look a bit more  unique we can cut crops off at a certain height so   bamboo and sugarcane you can make them stop at one  block higher two blocks higher three blocks high   and so forth so this is really great for  making unique gardens and making feelings  

Feel a little bit more different and it’s also  a great way of stopping things from overgrowing   things like vines can be cut off in any spots just  place a bit of string there and it won’t grow past  

It using string we can also stop saplings from  growing so we can use them as small flowers   or maybe even in fields to make them look like  some form of crops because we can put the string  

To stop them from growing we can allow a whole  field of them which has some really cool effects   when they are used properly another great use of  string is making canopies by simply placing down a  

Piece of string we can place the carpet on top of  it and this is great for making things like four   poster beds or umbrellas over the tables even can  be used for some kind of market stores because it  

Creates a little kind of overhanging canopy above  the market stall itself so there’s many ways we   can use this and it creates a really effective  look next up we have another very simple one often   gets missed and that is placing three fence gates  in between two wall blocks now you can use any  

Wall blocks and any fence gates but this creates  a slight arch which is great for detailing things   like bridges and the edges of roof designs next  we’re going to move on to trapdoors which have so  

Many uses here so there may be some that i do miss  if i do be sure to let me know in the comments but   these can simply be used as shelves so you  can place items on them and stuff like that  

And this is great for interior decoration but they  can also be used to create smooth arches around   windows or door frames and can be placed inside a  window area for a bit of decoration you can place  

Some dirt and then place some trapdoors around it  to create flower planters or place them on a wall   next to window to create a kind of shutter for  the window again a great little detailing trick  

You can also use trapdoors to create nice details  around the beds to make them look a bit more   homely beds can look a little bit plain so adding  in a few trapped doors and stuff can add a bit of  

Detail such as headboards or footers to the beds  we can also take it a step further by placing a   couple of campfires on top of each other we can  then put the campfires out using a shovel and  

Place some food on it and then we can surround it  with some trapdoors place the door in front of it   and there we go we have a little food cupboard  simple but very effective for interior design  

Let’s take a look at some different ways that  we can use blocks for flooring yeah we can   always use planks and keep it simple but what  about creating something a little bit different   one of the simplest ways to switch things up is  using stripped logs and to mix it up a little  

More how about alternating which angles they are  placing this creates some really cool patterns   and effects in the flooring and you can mix up  even more by combining different types of woods   to create different colors and different patterns  how about flooring that looks a little bit more  

Hard or wearing so something maybe outside the  box we don’t usually use we can use things like   smithing tables and blast furnaces because  these have great textures on the top of them   so when they’re placed in the floor it gives out  a really cool effect and something different that  

You don’t see on many other textures these are  great for things like factories and warehouses   and somewhere where you just generally want  the floor to look a little bit more rough   now on the other side if you’re looking for  something a little bit more softer maybe you just  

Want to place down a rug why not combine some wool  and carpet to create a very nice sort of worn down   effect look on the rug creating a little bit of  texture to it now this is also great when you’re  

Using things like upside down stairs because it  covers the gap underneath so this should replace   a wall block and maybe around it you’ll place some  carpet this way you still see the color underneath   but allows it to blend around the floor as well  which creates a really cool effect how about we  

Take it a step further and create something really  nice something looking a little bit more fancy so   maybe we could add some coral blocks and add some  coral fan on top and this creates some really   colorful looking rugs the only thing we have  to make sure we do here is waterlog some slabs  

Around the sides so that it doesn’t lose its color  unless you’re looking for a gray rug of course   if we head out into the garden one of the ways  i love to decorate garden gardens at the moment  

Is by using the azalea blocks the azalea blocks  are great and they look just like mini hedges   so if we go ahead and place a row of coaster and  then we place some azalea on top with some random  

Moss carpet placed on top of it it gives you a  little bit of roughness to the top of the hedges   but it creates a really nice looking hedge and we  can make this a step further by extending it with  

Some normal moss blocks and make it taller and  then place the moss carpet on top of that again   to create that bit of texture and it works so  well as a hedge it’s not see-through but it has  

A much nicer look to it than just leafs one of  the things that often gets neglected and that is   stairways and balconies people often using fences  to block them off or just simple pillars and stuff  

Like that but we can take it so much more further  so first of all we can start by using trap doors   to create a railing going up the stairs and we  can also place it around the edge of the top of  

The stairs so that we don’t fall down this is a  great way to finish off the interior of a build   and makes it feel a little bit neater and  having the trapdoors takes up less room so   it makes the stairway feel a bit smaller and more  compact fitting much nicer into interior builds  

Now we can also use trapdoors on the balconies but  one of my favorites for decorating the balconies   is by placing down lectures with a trapdoor on  top of them it creates a really cool finish on   the outside and looks so smart on many buildings  and it’s just something different it looks a bit  

Thicker a bit stronger so it looks more supported  and kind of just gives a much better look in   general for a balcony rather than something so  thin as a trapdoor which doesn’t give you quite   as good effect another great detailing effect  for stairways is to add bookshelves or barrels  

Underneath them adding barrels gives you  a bunch of extra storage so it’s a great   idea to add them under there and it really just  finishes off a little stairway on an interior   now if you’re building a stairway on the  outside and want something a bit more grand  

How about placing a full block at each side of  the stair and then placing an upside down stair   in front of it to create a much more grand look to  the stairway when it comes to building texturing  

Is probably one of the most extremely effective  ways to detail any build simply find a couple of   similar colored blocks and randomly place them to  create a nice textured or worn look on your walls   this can also be done with roofs in the  right places of course but just adding in  

Those different textures creates such a nicer  look to a wall rather than something that looks   so clean and plain those random textures really  create a bit of roughness that’s really needed   to create that realism in your build so when  possible always try your best to texture walls  

Up as you can just make sure that the blocks are  very similar in tone so that they can blend nicely   you can also work with gradients having darker  colors towards the bottom and slowly going into   lighter colors as you go up but that’s probably  better off for another video because gradients can  

Be quite an in-depth thing to kind of go over but  in general starting dark at the bottom and heading   lighter on as you go up the build is the way that  you would work with gradients now i’m always one  

For sand that the small details matter but one  thing i never say is that the small details matter   in every place possible so you’ve gotta just  remember that a build is not solely focused on   the house or the interior it’s also the exterior  the pathways the walkways there is a very simple  

Way of detailing up a pathway one of course is  by adding some textures to creating a bit of   roughness so if you’re using a dirt puff maybe add  in some cool stuff and some brown concrete powder  

To give a little bit of a mixture and blend is a  great way to go little details around the pathway   as well so if we use some cobblestone slabs  for instance we could create some little small   rockeries around the pathways here and there  not too many just a few died here and there  

And there may be some stone buns stone barns  are great they look a little bit like pebbles   and they just add that small little bit of detail  but they make a noticeable difference when you’re   making them so just think of these things in  place while you’re building them because they do  

Make a huge difference detailing builds is not  always easy but one of the best things i say is   keep the details simple so simple things such as  an elevated portrait entrance way will make a huge   difference and just having that nice entrance  way at the front of the build is really going to  

Make the build stand out and pop you can also add  things like little details around your windows so   using chains fences even lanterns will create such  a nicer atmosphere around the build in general  

Adding windows into the roof is also a great way  of adding detail but keep in mind the size of the   build and keep the windows in proportion you don’t  want anything too big and you don’t want anything  

Too small if you’re building a very large build  you know so keep in mind how big your build is   and make sure that the windows feel in proportion  with the size of the build common mistake i see  

Is when people start getting used to building in  a particular style and they end up sticking to   the same blocks all the time when they build now  this is not particularly a bad thing especially if   you’re building in a specific style but it does  start to make builds feel a little bit boring  

Especially if you don’t have a huge selection  of blocks that you build with so it’s nice to   experiment here and mix up the blocks you’re  using try and change up some of the colors and  

Try to change up some of the look of the textures  for example composters work great as a wall block   and i know not many people have used them i’ve  used them quite a few times and i think they make  

A great effect for a wall they kind of give like  a paneling effect so they really have a nice look   for little sort of country houses or cottages and  it just works really nicely so i’m sure there’s  

Plenty of other textures that would work really  well in builds as well like that so you know   mess around with it and try some different things  out you might be surprised at the effects you get  

With some of your builds mixing up the colors of  your builds is also a key to creating a really   nice village or city or town or whatever you’re  building because when you start building too much   of the same colors no matter whether the build  is a different shape or anything else it’s gonna  

Start feeling like you’re walking around the same  thing everywhere so go ahead switch up some of the   colors change some of the building roofs change  the styles and things that you’re building with so   that you create variety variety is going to be the  key to creating a nice looking build in general  

And remember it’s not always the build that  makes all the details sometimes just the small   things that get forgotten about such as things as  using leaves planters flower pots crafting tables   making little work areas or even a small pile of  logs with some extinguished campfires to create  

A little bit of chopped wood in it you know  those little details they really add to a build   they create an interest on the outside that i  build and in general just adds to the look of the  

Build so it really helps make things look a little  bit nicer and having things like this scattered   around the village creates that variety that you  need one of the things i love doing when it comes   to building shops is adding a wall and banners  to create these little overhangs and shop fronts  

They look really nice really effective and  using them in different colors around just   sort of cities and towns can create a nice  bit of color and a bit of a change from   place to place so these are really cool to add  in a few places in the city and really help  

Sort of not only bring color and look to the  build itself but also to the city in general   another thing you can do is consider building some  custom trees now we’ll be having a custom tree  

Video coming very soon but they don’t always have  to be big huge detailed trees just a few small   little trees that are scattered with some leafs  on some fences are a great way to detail your city  

It doesn’t always have to be huge like i said  just those small little trees they can make a   huge difference to any sort of town build city  or anything that you’re building in general   anyway stay safe keep building  and i’ll catch you in the next one