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Crossbeam House

1hEasy13 × 17 × 11
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About Crossbeam House

This small spruce starter house is a simple and practical survival build, featuring a cosy wooden design, a small balcony, and a crop farm built underneath. The raised layout makes great use of space while giving the house a unique look that fits perfectly in forests, mountains, or village areas. With a compact interior and easy-to-gather materials, it’s a great early-game base for starting out in a new Minecraft world.

Crossbeam House is a medium-sized Minecraft build, 13 by 17 blocks across and 11 blocks tall. It uses 696 blocks of 55 different kinds, placed over 190 steps in the 3D guide. The main blocks are 56 spruce log, 47 spruce slab, 40 spruce fence, 39 oak planks and 39 oak slab. It is rated easy to build and takes about 1h following the guide.

Crossbeam House, a finished Minecraft starter house and survival base

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What's included

Interactive 3D guide

Step through the build step by step in a full 3D viewer. Rotate, zoom and see exactly where every block goes.

Material list

Every block counted and sorted, with checkboxes and progress tracking so you always know what to gather next.

Schematics

Paste the build straight into your world with WorldEdit, or project it block by block with Litematica.

World downloads

Walk around the finished build in-game, with world files for both Java and Bedrock (PC and mobile).

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How to build Crossbeam House in Minecraft

  1. Open the 3D guide

    Press the 3D guide button to load Crossbeam House block by block. Rotate and zoom with the mouse, and switch between building it layer by layer or following the ordered step-by-step route.

  2. Gather the materials

    The material list counts every block in the build and sorts it, with checkboxes as you collect. Your progress saves, so you can close it and come back.

  3. Build it, one step at a time

    Each step highlights only the blocks it adds, so you always know exactly where the next block goes. Completed layers stay visible underneath for reference.

  4. Or paste it straight in

    Prefer not to place it by hand? Download the schematic for WorldEdit or Litematica, or the ready-made world for Java or Bedrock and walk around the finished build.

Common questions

Do I need to be good at building to make Crossbeam House?
No - Crossbeam House is rated easy, one of the gentlest builds on the site. The 3D guide shows every block in place before you put it there, over 190 steps, so following it is a matter of copying what is on screen. If you can place a block, you can build this.
How long does Crossbeam House take to build?
About 1h following the guide: it is 696 blocks, placed in 190 steps. That estimate assumes every material is already collected and in a chest nearby; it does not include gathering them, which is usually the slowest part. Pasting the schematic in instead takes seconds.
What blocks do I need for Crossbeam House?
Mostly 56 spruce log, 47 spruce slab, 40 spruce fence, 39 oak planks and 39 oak slab, plus 50 other kinds of block. The material list counts every one and ticks them off as you collect.
How big is Crossbeam House?
13 by 17 blocks across and 11 tall - a medium-sized build. Leave a block or two around it on your plot so there is room for paths and the edges.
Can I download Crossbeam House as a schematic?
Yes. Every build comes with a .schem file you can paste with WorldEdit or project block by block with Litematica, plus ready-made world downloads. Downloads for this build need a VIP membership.
Does this work on Bedrock, or only Java?
Both. World downloads are provided for Java and for Bedrock, so it works on PC and mobile (on a console, upload the world to a Realm and load it from there). The 3D guide itself runs in the browser and needs no mods at all.
Do I need any mods to follow the guide?
No mods, no launcher, nothing to install. The guide is a web page. Mods only come into it if you choose to paste the build in with WorldEdit or Litematica instead of placing it yourself.
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