Ormsnes Viking Boathouse

A Viking boathouse for Minecraft in 2,050 blocks: 40 by 53 blocks on the ground and 17 high. Hard, about 2.5 hours to build.

A Viking shipyard on a snowy fjord: a long stone boathouse under a steep dark oak roof with the jarl's longship halfway out down the slipway, a new ship being built on a second slipway, a timber store, a pier and snowy mountains all round.

Blocks: 2,050
Layers: 17
Footprint: 40 × 53
Height: 17 blocks

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Size and facts

Difficulty: Hard
Build time: About 2.5 hours
Size: 40 × 53 × 17 width, depth and height in blocks
Kinds of block: 24 in 2,050 blocks
Fits in: Snow, Coast and Mountains
Interior: Optional 36 more blocks
Schematic: .schem for Litematica, WorldEdit and Axiom

Materials list

Everything to gather before you start: 2,049 blocks of 24 kinds. You need dark oak stairs, spruce log and dark oak planks the most.

Dark Oak Stairs 330 5 stacks + 10
Spruce Log 302 4 stacks + 46
Dark Oak Planks 299 4 stacks + 43
Spruce Planks 211 3 stacks + 19
Cobblestone 176 2 stacks + 48
Spruce Stairs 140 2 stacks + 12
Stripped Spruce Log 122 1 stack + 58
Dark Oak Log 88 1 stack + 24
Dark Oak Slab 70 1 stack + 6
Spruce Slab 62
Andesite 61
Mossy Cobblestone 54
Stone 35
Red Wool 28
White Wool 26
Spruce Fence 15
Barrel 13
Lantern 6
Dark Oak Fence 3
Ladder 3
Glass Pane 2
Spruce Door 1
Crafting Table 1
Chest 1

Interior, if you want it 36 more blocks: furniture, lamps and decoration inside

Spruce Fence 12
Red Wool 9
White Wool 6
Barrel 3
Lantern 3
Chest 2
Crafting Table 1

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How it is built, step by step

Ormsnes Viking Boathouse goes up in 39 stages over 17 layers, from the ground up. The guide shows where every block of each stage goes.

1 Stone footing Layer 2 · 67 blocks
2 Stone walls Layers 3 to 6 · 259 blocks
3 Back door Layers 3 to 4 · 2 blocks
4 Door frame Layers 3 to 5 · 7 blocks
5 Front posts and beam Layers 2 to 8 · 21 blocks
6 Roof Layers 6 to 15 · 580 blocks
7 Ridge Layer 16 · 27 blocks
8 Gables Layers 7 to 15 · 72 blocks
9 Dragon heads Layers 16 to 17 · 6 blocks
10 Shields and lanterns Layers 5 to 10 · 12 blocks
11 Slipway runners Layers 1 to 2 · 102 blocks
12 Rollers Layer 2 · 119 blocks
13 Keel Layer 3 · 50 blocks
14 Hull bottom Layer 3 · 92 blocks
15 Hull Layers 4 to 7 · 84 blocks
16 Hull and shields Layer 5 · 56 blocks
17 Rowing benches Layer 4 · 30 blocks
18 Prow and stern Layers 3 to 11 · 21 blocks
19 Mast Layers 4 to 14 · 11 blocks
20 Yard Layer 14 · 11 blocks

And 19 more stages after these, up to the last block.

Questions

How many blocks do I need for Ormsnes Viking Boathouse?

2,050 blocks of 24 kinds. The most used are dark oak stairs (330), spruce log (302) and dark oak planks (299). The materials list on this page has every block with the number of stacks.

How long does Ormsnes Viking Boathouse take to build?

About 2.5 hours once you have gathered the blocks, following the 17 layers one at a time.

How big is Ormsnes Viking Boathouse?

40 by 53 blocks on the ground and 17 blocks high, in 17 layers. Clear a plot a few blocks wider on every side.

Can I build it in survival?

Yes. Every block in the materials list can be gathered or crafted in survival, so you can collect everything first and build after.

Is there a schematic for Litematica?

Yes. The build comes with a .schem file that loads in Litematica, WorldEdit and Axiom.

Can I change the wood or the colours?

In the guide you can swap any wood for another and switch to simple blocks, and the materials list follows your choice.

Is it free?

The 3D preview, the sizes and the full materials list are free, and so are the first 3 layers of the guide. The other layers and the schematic cost €2.99 once and are yours to keep, or come with Pro together with every other build.