Minecraft: How to Build an Oak Starter House

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to build an easy oak starter house in Minecraft. When starting out, oak and cobblestone are some of the easiest materials to come across, so I wanted to try and incorporate easy-to-find materials for this survival house build. It’s an l-shape house with basic essentials like a bed, furnace, crafting table, and small wheat farm. It’s a perfect survival house if you’re just getting started. This is built in 17.1.1 Java Edition.

Before we get into the tutorial, please make sure you download our Material Checklist right above so that you can have it on hand to help keep track of the materials while you collect resources.

Minecraft: How to Build an Oak Starter House (Step-by-Step) Tutorial

Step 1. Layout Dimensions

Copy the layout dimensions as shown above.

Step 2. Walls

Build five blocks up with oak logs on the marked spots for the pillars.

Then, build five blocks up with stripped oak logs in between the oak log pillars.

Step 3. Roof

On the lower half of the 5th block, add spruce stairs and wrap it around the entire house as shown in the photo instructions above.

Then, add spruce slabs on top of the wall and continue filling in the roof until it is completed.

Step 4. Front Porch, Door, and Windows

Use a combination of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone to create the front porch area.

The front porch features:

Red carpet
Lantern
Flower pot
Dead bush
Azalea flowering leaves
Cobblestone and mossy cobblestone walls
Spruce door
Oak stairs

Add lanterns around the house as shown above in the photo instructions.

If you want to stay organized and keep track of all of your materials, download my free material checklist for this build by clicking the image above.

Step 5. Fireplace (Exterior)

The fireplace features:

Cobblestone and mossy cobblestone and stairs
Campfire
Spruce trapdoor

Step 6. Landscaping

Landscaping features:

Oak leaves
Dead bush
Grass
Spruce sign
Podzol
Sweet berries

Step 7. Small Wheat Farm

Use a shovel to create a path.

Above are the dimensions for the wheat farm. Dig one block in the middle and add your water bucket. You will need spruce fence and fence gate for the enclosed area.