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How to make a secret door in Minecraft

There may come a time where you will need to prioritize your privacy above all else in Minecraft. The last thing you want or need are griefers who can and will take advantage of your abode and make life more difficult for where you may store your items or base. This is where a secret door can come in handy so that locating such an important location isn’t easy. In this article, we shall go over how you can build your own secret door from the ground up, and what you will need to make it in the first place.


Materials required to build a secret door in Minecraft


Getting the ingredients and items to make what is required of this particular secret door will not be easy unless you are going to use console commands or creative mode. That being said, here is the list of items that you will need:


  1. Stone blocks



  1. Grass Blocks



  1. Redstone Torch



  1. Redstone Repeater



  1. Redstone Dust



  1. Sticky Pistons



  1. Pressure Plates




How To Make a Secret Door in Minecraft


Step 1


It’s recommended that you start on a clear flatland so that you are flexible with your build. This can give you good practice when you move onto more advanced forms of secret doors.



How To Make a Secret Door in Minecraft



Step 2


Make two rows of sticky pistons that are three blocks high, but have four blocks of separation between them.



Making sticky pistons to make secret door



Step 3


Next, place stone blocks next to the pistons to act as the door on all levels.



Placing stone blocks to make secret door



Step 4


Next, you will want to place Redstone torches at the foot of each pillar and a stone block in the middle of each. On that stone block, place some red stone dust. This will activate your pistons.



placing redstone toches to make secret door



Step 5


Build a small 2x6 hole underneath the pistons. Place Redstone Dust beneath it and widen each side by two blocks. This will lead to you extending the Redstone dust by placing more of it, as well as Redstone repeaters.



building hole beneath the pistons




placing redstone toches underneath pistons to make secret door.png



Step 6


Cover the surface of the hole you have just created with grass blocks so that you may now place pressure plates on either side of the structure.



covering the hole with grass



These will allow you to open up your new secret door.



Making secret door in minecraft



Step 7


To make it more secretive, place stone blocks all around the structure in a way that doesn’t impede its ability to open or close. With this done, you now officially have your own secret door.



Placing to stone blocks to make secret door Minecraft



Video Guide


If you want a more physical guide on how to make this secret door idea, then watch this video:



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Conclusion


Making secret doors is not often easy when you’re starting from scratch. With the right tools and guides to help you along, it can become an excellent entrance that can be hidden in plain sight from those whom you believe could cause your Minecraft house harm.


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