How to Add Levels to Your Minecraft Construction - For Dummies

If you want more space in your Minecraft building, simply make another level. To get started, you need to climb to the top of your building. Here's how to climb up and start the new level:

1. Go outside to the side of your house, place 1 block in front of you, and jump on it.

2. Jump again and quickly place another block under yourself as you're in the air.

3. Do this until you reach the top of your house.

4. Build walls around you.

   You can also use ladders to get to the top of your wall. Ladders are easy to make, but require more resources than the method above:

   • To make a ladder, you need seven sticks. To make sticks, place two wooden planks into your crafting table, with one filling the box above the other. Two wooden planks will make four sticks, so do this twice.

     

   • Now that you have the sticks you need, you can make a ladder. Place the first three sticks in the left column — one in each box. Place the next three sticks in the right column, also filling all the boxes in that column. Finally, place the last stick in the table's center box.

     If you have one stick left over, don't worry, you're supposed to. Take the 3 ladders you get for the sticks and you're done!

5. Build a new ceiling above you, as you also did earlier.

Now that you have a two-story house, add some of the elements we've described, such as windows and doors. You also need a way to move from one floor to the other. You don't have to make anything fancy — you can just make a hole in the floor of the top floor and leap down to the first level. Or you can build a stairway with blocks.

If you think your building is somewhat dull, don't be afraid to add some color to it. Play with different colors and types of blocks. For example, if you made a library, add bookshelves to the outside walls as decoration.