How to make Concrete in Minecraft and get access to one of the game's best building materials

• You can make Concrete in Minecraft by combining Sand, Gravel, and any color Dye.
• Once you pour the Concrete Powder into water, it'll form into solid Concrete blocks.
• Concrete is great for decorating in Minecraft, since it comes in so many colors.
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There are dozens of different ways to build a house in Minecraft. From simple dirt-and-wood huts to massive marble mansions, the only limit is how much time you're willing to spend.

But if you're trying to make a building that's both sturdy and colorful, you should use Concrete. In Minecraft, Concrete is a special block that you won't find anywhere in the world. But you can craft it using cheap materials, and it comes in 16 different colors. And unlike other colorful blocks like Wool, it's not flammable.

Here's how to make Concrete, and then place it wherever you want.

How to make Concrete in Minecraft

Unlike other blocks, you can't directly craft Concrete. Instead you'll need to craft Concrete Powder, and then turn it into a solid block by adding water.

Craft Concrete Powder

To make Concrete Powder, you'll need:

• One unit of Dye
• Four units of Sand
• Four units of Gravel

In the top row of your Crafting Table, place the Dye and two units of Sand. In the middle row, place two units of Sand and one unit of Gravel. And in the bottom row, place three units of Gravel.

This recipe will give you eight units of Concrete Powder, each of which makes one block of Concrete. It'll come in whatever color matches the dye you used.

You can find Sand in any beach or desert, as well as on the ocean floor. Gravel also appears on beaches and ocean floors, as well as in Windswept Gravelly Hill biomes.

There are 16 different colors of Dye, and each has its own recipe. Here are the recipes for the five most basic colors:

• White dye: One Bone Meal or Lily of the Valley
• Black dye: One Ink Sac or Wither Rose
• Red dye: One Poppy, Red Tulip, Rose Bush, or Beetroot
• Blue dye: One Lapis Lazuli or Cornflower
• Yellow dye: One Dandelion or Sunflower

Mix the Powder with water

Next, you'll need to harden the Powder into a solid Concrete block by mixing it with water.

To do this, just place the Powder into any body of water. It'll immediately suck up the water and turn into a real Concrete block.

Mine the finished Concrete

Finally, you can move the Concrete block by mining it.

Use any pickaxe to break the Concrete block. It'll drop a miniature version of itself, which you can then pick up and place anywhere.

Once a piece of Concrete Powder turns into regular Concrete, it stays that way forever. So you don't have to worry about keeping it wet — take your Concrete and build your home wherever you like.

Concrete is more colorful than Terracotta, isn't flammable like Wool, and is almost as strong as Stone. This makes it a perfect choice for building a house, sculpture, or any other sort of building.