Ravenstone House

A medieval house for Minecraft in 1,487 blocks: 21 by 15 blocks on the ground and 21 high. Hard, about 1.5 hours to build.

A medieval house with a stone ground floor and a timber upper floor that juts out on carved brackets. A steep roof with a front gable, a brick chimney on a stone breast, a side balcony and a staircase inside.

Blocks: 1,487
Layers: 21
Footprint: 21 × 15
Height: 21 blocks

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Size and facts

Difficulty: Hard
Build time: About 1.5 hours
Size: 21 × 15 × 21 width, depth and height in blocks
Kinds of block: 24 in 1,487 blocks
Fits in: Forest, Taiga and Mountains
Interior: Optional 27 more blocks
Schematic: .schem for Litematica, WorldEdit and Axiom

Materials list

Everything to gather before you start: 1,485 blocks of 24 kinds. You need spruce planks, dark oak stairs and white terracotta the most.

Spruce Planks 335 5 stacks + 15
Dark Oak Stairs 260 4 stacks + 4
White Terracotta 176 2 stacks + 48
Spruce Log 174 2 stacks + 46
Stone Bricks 147 2 stacks + 19
Glass Pane 56
Spruce Trapdoor 54
Cobblestone 51
Polished Andesite 40
Spruce Stairs 33
Stone Brick Stairs 30
Mossy Cobblestone 25
Dark Oak Slab 23
Bricks 20
Cracked Stone Bricks 16
Mossy Stone Bricks 13
Andesite 13
Spruce Fence 8
Spruce Door 2
Dirt 2
Oxeye Daisy 2
Flower Pot 2
Lantern 2
Chiseled Stone Bricks 1

Interior, if you want it 27 more blocks: furniture, lamps and decoration inside

Bookshelf 10
Bricks 4
Stone Brick Slab 3
Netherrack 2
Barrel 2
Spruce Fence 2
Spruce Slab 2
Spruce Stairs 2

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How it is built, step by step

Ravenstone House goes up in 23 stages over 21 layers, from the ground up. The guide shows where every block of each stage goes.

1 Stone base Layer 1 · 48 blocks
2 Plank floor Layer 1 · 117 blocks
3 Corner pillars Layers 2 to 5 · 40 blocks
4 Stone walls Layers 2 to 5 · 124 blocks
5 Front door Layers 2 to 3 · 2 blocks
6 Ground floor windows Layers 2 to 4 · 47 blocks
7 Staircase Layers 2 to 6 · 15 blocks
8 Carved brackets Layer 5 · 28 blocks
9 Floor beams Layer 6 · 56 blocks
10 Upper floor Layer 6 · 155 blocks
11 Timber posts Layers 7 to 10 · 56 blocks
12 Plaster walls Layers 7 to 10 · 142 blocks
13 Upper windows Layers 8 to 9 · 72 blocks
14 Balcony door Layers 7 to 8 · 2 blocks
15 Top beams Layer 11 · 34 blocks
16 Balcony Layers 5 to 6 · 18 blocks
17 Balcony railing Layer 7 · 8 blocks
18 Chimney Layers 1 to 18 · 118 blocks
19 Chimney crown Layers 19 to 21 · 16 blocks
20 Roof Layers 11 to 17 · 264 blocks

And 3 more stages after these, up to the last block.

Questions

How many blocks do I need for Ravenstone House?

1,487 blocks of 24 kinds. The most used are spruce planks (335), dark oak stairs (260) and white terracotta (176). The materials list on this page has every block with the number of stacks.

How long does Ravenstone House take to build?

About 1.5 hours once you have gathered the blocks, following the 21 layers one at a time.

How big is Ravenstone House?

21 by 15 blocks on the ground and 21 blocks high, in 21 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.