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A 9×11 house: layout, windows and exact wall materials

Start with a 9×11 shell and four blocks of interior headroom. This original plan leaves a 7×9 floor for furniture and walkways. The window sizes and wall material counts are worked out below; the roof comes in a separate step.

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A wood-and-stone house by the water with lit windows
Illustration: a wood-and-stone house by the water with lit windows. This is an artistic scene, not a screenshot of a specific server.

Mark 99 floor cells

Local coordinates: x=0…8, z=0…10, floor y=0. The walls occupy the edge of the rectangle; inside x=1...7,z=1...9 -63 cells. The entrance is at x=4,z=0. First, lay out the temporary bed, chests and crafting table.

Prepare 99 floor blocks, 16 corner logs, 102 wall filler blocks, 24 glass and one door. The ceiling, roof and porch are not counted here: their sizes depend on the chosen continuation.

House grid: external walls, door and internal floor 7×9
Author's plan. The windows are located on the side walls, the doorway is located in the center of the short side.Scroll the diagram horizontally.Open full-size diagram

Raise the frame and cut four windows

Place the four corners at y=1…4. On the side walls x=0 and x=8, leave windows z=2…4 and z=6…8, each at y=2…3. These are four openings 3×2: a total of 24 cells. The door occupies x=4,z=0,y=1…2.

Wall calculation:36 perimeter cells ×4 level =144; minus 16 corners, 24 glass and 2 door cages remains 102 filling block. Don't take the door as one block: the doorway is two blocks.

Check the house from inside to roof

Draw an unoccupied path x=3…5 from the door to the back wall. The windows should not rest on a tall cabinet, and each chest should open. If adding a second floor, cut out the flight of stairs in advance; the beam at y=5 otherwise will block the rise.

From the outside, examine the box from a distance of 15–20 blocks. First change the height of the wall, the overhang or one projection of the entrance, then the small decor. Here one rectangle is selected; an extension is added only with its own internal purpose.

The compatible profile is 9 wide and 11 long. Cover this house with a gable roof.

The plan leaves a central passage and staircase space. Arrange the interior in 7×9.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the internal size two smaller?

A wall one block thick occupies both opposite edges: 9−2=7 and 11−2=9.

Does the consumption of 102 boards include flooring?

No. This is just filling in the walls after subtracting the corners, windows and doorway.

Do windows need to be symmetrical?

In this example, yes, but if the interior changes, the openings can be moved, maintaining the clear partitions and recalculating the flow rate.

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