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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.

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Finding the Materials

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

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  1. Step 1 Place the 6 wooden planks into the crafting table. 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. Step 2 Transfer the 2 resulting trapdoors to your inventory. 2 Transfer the 2 resulting trapdoors to your inventory. Shift click or drag the trapdoors to your inventory.
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Using Trapdoors

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  1. Step 1 Use trapdoors in your structures. 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. Step 2 To place a trapdoor, put on the side of a solid block. 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. Step 3 Open a trapdoor. 3 Open a trapdoor. Right click on it. It will flip back onto the block it is attached to.
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  • Question Where is the trap door located in the updated Minecraft creative? Banana Head Banana Head Top Answerer Trapdoors should be located under the "redstone" tab. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 11 Helpful 26
  • Question What is the name of the stuff needed make iron trap doors? Abigail Baskin Abigail Baskin Community Answer The only ingredient in an iron trapdoor are iron ingots, and you will need exactly four to make one. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 28 Helpful 19
  • Question Can you shoot through a trapdoor or can a dispenser shoot through one? Seasalt25 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. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 1 Helpful 8
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  • If you remove the block the trapdoor is attached to, this will destroy the trapdoor. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1
  • Trapdoor bridges are good over a lava moat to make a good defense around your castle. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1
  • A trapdoor is also known as a hatch. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 2
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1. Place 6 wood planks on the crafting table. 2. Drag doors to the inventory. 3. Place the trapdoor on the side of a solid block. Did this summary help you?YesNo

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