How to make Sandstone Stairs in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft sandstone stairs with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, sandstone stairs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 sets of sandstone stairs at a time.

sandstone stairs

Let's explore how to make sandstone stairs.

Supported Platforms

Sandstone stairs are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.3.1)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.6.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Sandstone Stairs in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Sandstone Stairs

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft sandstone stairs:

How to craft Sandstone Stairs in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Sandstone Stairs

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make sandstone stairs, place 6 sandstones in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making sandstone stairs, it is important that the sandstones are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 sandstone in the first box. In the second row, there should be 1 sandstone in the first box and 1 sandstone in the second box. In the third row, there should be 3 sandstones. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for sandstone stairs.

Crafting recipe for sandstone stairs

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 sandstone stairs will appear in the box to the right.

sandstone stairs

3. Move the Sandstone Stairs to Inventory

Once you have crafted sandstone stairs, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed sandstone stairs

Congratulations, you have made sandstone stairs in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Sandstone Stairs

Give Command for Sandstone Stairs