How to make a secret door in Minecraft

Secret doors are the most effective way to keep your treasures away from other Minecraft players. We're not talking about a dirt door that would have to be broken down and rebuilt every time you want to enter your secret room. Over the years of Minecraft's existence, players have come up with many more sophisticated ways to build hidden entrances.

This guide will explain how to craft a secret door using pressure plates, sticky pistons, item frames, and buttons. We'll also share simpler methods that don't involve Redstone or Sticky Pistons. Read on to find out how you can stop others from taking your treasures in Minecraft.

How to make a secret door in Minecraft with sticky pistons

A door activated by pressure plates is very practical, even if it is not too secret. To hide it from others, you can build it from materials to match your door. This way your door will only be visible if someone is standing on the plates. Here's how to make such a door:

1. Place two Sticky Piston blocks on top of each other.
   
2. Do the same two-block Sticky Piston build four blocks away from the first one.
   
3. Place two stone blocks on top of each other next to each Sticky Piston tower. You should now have a distance of two blocks between two identical constructions.
   
4. Place Redstone Torches at the bottom of each Sticky Piston pillar. They should be located outside your door.
   
5. Place the stone block in the middle of each pillar, just above the redstone torches.
   
6. Make a 2×6 block hole in the ground between the sticky pistons under the stone block construction. Cover the hole with Redstone.
   
7. Cover the surface of the hole with grass blocks to hide it.
   
8. Place pressure plates on each side of the stone block structure. When you stand on the pressure plates, the stone block construction will expand, opening your "door".
   
9. Build a stone construction of any shape around the "door" to hide it. Be sure not to cover the pressure plates.
   

How to make a secret door in Minecraft in the ground

Instead of creating complex constructs with sticky pistons and pressure plates, you can create a secret door by digging a hole in the ground and hiding it. Follow the steps below:

1. Dig a hole of an appropriate size in the ground.
   
2. Cover the surface of the hole with some base.
   
3. Place a ladder in the hole.
   
4. Plug the hole with grass each time you enter or leave it.
   

Keep in mind that you can easily lose this type of secret door, so be sure to note its location or build it near a notable structure.

How to make a secret door in Minecraft without sticky pistons?

There are several ways to create a secret door in Minecraft without using Sticky Pistons. Perhaps the easiest method suitable for beginners is to cover your door with paint. Here's how:

1. Create a door-shaped hole in any wall.
   
2. Place two panels on each side of your door.
   
3. Hang a painting that covers the entire door on the wall. Once you do, you can walk through it, like a ghost.
   

Now you can be delighted with how easily you fooled everyone. But the problem is that the painting trick is well known to Minecraft players. Thus, it's not the safest secret door you can create. For better protection, you might want to build a hidden door in the ground:

1. Dig a hole in the ground at least three blocks deep. Make sure the area is not used for mining.
   
2. Cover the surface of the hole with a base, such as stone blocks.
   
3. Insert a ladder into the hole.
   
4. Hide the door with grass whenever you enter or leave it.
   

How to Make a Secret Door in Minecraft Bedrock

Making a secret door in Minecraft Bedrock isn't much different than making it in the Java Edition. The easiest method to create a hidden door is to use paint. Follow the steps below:

1. Make a door in a chosen wall.
2. Place two panels inside the entrance, one on each side.
3. Hang a picture large enough to hide the door on your wall. You can now browse the board as if you were a ghost.

Unfortunately, the paint doesn't hide your stuff from players familiar with the trick. For better protection, you can create a secret door activated by an item frame. Here's how:

1. Find a wall to create your door. Make sure there is space behind the wall for your secret room.
2. Hang an object frame on the wall and place an object of your choice in it.
3. Create a door in the chosen wall.
4. Place a Sticky Plunger facing the wall two blocks away from the hole, on the opposite side of the wall.
5. Add a matching block to your wall to the sticky part of the Sticky Piston.
6. Create a redstone path from the Sticky Piston block to the opposite side of your Item Frame block. Leave a one block gap between the redstone line and the opposite side of the object frame.
7. Add a Redstone Comparator between the Redstone path and your Item Frame block. The arrow on the Redstone Comparator should face the wall.
8. Place a Redstone Repeater halfway along your Redstone path.

The mechanism will be activated when you pick up the item in the item frame.

How to Make a Secret Door in Minecraft With Item Frames

The most secret door type in Minecraft is an Item Frame door. It allows you to activate the door mechanism by taking an object placed in a frame hung on the wall. Its construction requires skill and an understanding of how Redstone works. If you consider yourself a fan of the game, follow the instructions below to create an Item Frame door:

1. Find a wall in your house or build one. Make sure there is free space behind the wall for your redstone construction.
   
2. Hang an object frame on the wall and place an object of your choice in it.
   
3. Create a hole in the wall where you want the door to be.
   
4. On the other side of your wall, place a Sticky Piston two blocks away from the hole. The sticky part should face the wall.
   
5. Add a block of the same material as your wall to the sticky part of the Sticky Piston.
   
6. Create a redstone path from the Sticky Piston block to the opposite side of your Item Frame block. Leave an empty space of one block between the Item Frame block and the redstone line.
   
7. Place a Redstone Comparator at the missing location. The arrow on the Redstone Comparator should face the wall.
   
8. Place a Redstone Repeater halfway along your Redstone path.
   
9. Take the object in the frame to activate the mechanism.
   

How to make a secret door in Minecraft with a button

If you're used to working with Redstone, you can create a door that activates when you press a secret button. Follow the instructions below:

1. Find a wall to create your door. Make sure you have enough space behind to add a secret room with a Redstone mechanism.
   
2. Make a hole two blocks high and two blocks wide in a chosen wall. Place a Sticky Piston pillar three blocks high on one side of the door.
   
3. Attach a two block high stone pillar to the Sticky Piston pillar. You should now have a completely hidden door.
   
4. Place a button and hide it with a red clay banner, paint or hide it in a chest; you can get creative by hiding your button.
   
5. Create a Redstone path from your button to the Sticky Pistons which activate the door mechanism. It should be hidden on the opposite side of the wall in which you made the doorway. Leave an empty block between the Redstone Trail and the Sticky Pistons.
   
6. Place a Redstone Comparator in the missing spot between the Redstone path and the sticky pistons. The arrow on the Redstone Comparator should face the wall.
   
7. Place a Redstone Repeater halfway along your Redstone path.
   
8. Build walls around your Redstone mechanism. You can now use this secret area to hide treasures.
   

How to Make a Secret Door in Minecraft With Pressure Plates

One of the most well-known ways to create a secret door in Minecraft is by using sticky pistons and pressure plates. Here's how:

1. Make a pillar from two Sticky Piston blocks placed on top of each other.
   
2. Make the construction four blocks from the first.
   
3. Make two stone pillars, each from two stone blocks placed on top of each other. You should now have a distance of two blocks between two identical constructions.
   
4. Add Redstone Torches to the bottom of each Sticky Piston pillar. They should be located outside your door.
   
5. Place a stone block just above each of the redstone torches.
   
6. About two blocks deep, make a large two-by-three block hole under the stone block construction. Cover the hole with Redstone.
   
7. Cover the surface of the hole with grass blocks to hide it.
   
8. Place the pressure plates near the stone block structure. When you stand on the pressure plates, the stone block construction will expand and function as a doorway.
   
9. Be creative in hiding your build. For example, you can build stone walls around your makeshift door, but don't cover the pressure plates.
   

Protect your treasures

Hope our guide helped you create a secret door in Minecraft. Some of the methods we have mentioned require a certain degree of knowledge and experience. However, they are worth the time and effort spent in the long run, protecting your most valuable assets.

Which type of secret door do you find the most reliable? Share your opinion in the comments section below.