8.28.2014

Building Techniques + Tips from me! :)

When building a house you'll need to make sure there is enough space to fit chests/safes/cabinets inside of it. Don't go overboard in the size though, or you'll find you don't use half of your house. For me, a good sized house is about 3 to 4 stories tall and 7 blocks wide, but you can always add more space if you need to.With walls I generally make them 1 block wide but you can do more for grief defense.

Roofing Types
When building, there are 3 main roof types that I use. They are:

Triangular Roof
This roof is pretty simple. Basically, keep going up and right until you reach the center, then you head down and right. This is an example of not using the connector blocks.

Sloping Roof
This roof gives off a domed shape for your houses. It's very good for creating a large room at the top of the building without making it too large.

Flat Roof
This roof just goes straight across without any vertical room.

Interior Design
There is just a ton of ways to build the inside of a house. Here are just a few that I use myself more than others.

Pillar Usage
When building the inside of a house, having pillars as support beams for various tiers of the house can look quite nice although it can be very time consuming to make large amounts of pillars. 


Staircases
Stairs can be a much less expensive solution to using elevators, but are slightly slower. There a bunch of ways to make a staircase, varying from a simple step to an actual spire.

To be continued! And Thanks for reading! :)