How to Make a Trapdoor in Minecraft

Last Updated: July 1, 2021

Trapdoors are a door in the floor, useful for keeping things out of your structures, keeping floors even and quick entrance and exit. Trapdoors fill one block space.

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Finding the Materials

1
Find 6 wooden planks. Wooden planks are made by chopping down a tree and crafting the logs into planks.

Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Crafting the trapdoor

1
Place the 6 wooden planks into the crafting table. Fill the grid as follows:
- Place 3 wooden planks across the center 3 slots
- Place 3 wooden planks across the bottom 3 slots (or across the top 3 slots).
2
Transfer the 2 resulting trapdoors to your inventory. Shift click or drag the trapdoors to your inventory.

Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Using Trapdoors

1
Use trapdoors in your structures. Trapdoors can do the following:
- Prevent falls.
- Prevent mob access to an area.
- Stop water, snowfall, rain or lava from flowing into an area.
- Act as an opening for a countertop, such as a bar.
- It still lets light come through and does not block redstone signals.
2
To place a trapdoor, put on the side of a solid block. This is the only way to place a trapdoor. Then you can build around it with other blocks.
3
Open a trapdoor. Right click on it. It will flip back onto the block it is attached to.

Community Q&A

Question

Where is the trap door located in the updated Minecraft creative?

Banana Head

Top Answerer

Trapdoors should be located under the "redstone" tab.
Question

What is the name of the stuff needed make iron trap doors?

Abigail Baskin

Community Answer

The only ingredient in an iron trapdoor are iron ingots, and you will need exactly four to make one.
Question

Can you shoot through a trapdoor or can a dispenser shoot through one?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

You or a dispenser can shoot through a trapdoor if it is open. If it is closed, no arrows or other objects will go through it.