Construction training

Construction is one of the most expensive skills to train in Old School RuneScape. It is recommended to have a lot of spare coins to buy a large number of planks from the Grand Exchange beforehand, so players will not have to constantly buy more supplies whenever they run out.

To start off, purchase a player-owned house from any estate agent for 1,000. Alternatively, complete the Daddy's Home miniquest, which gives a home as one of its rewards, as well as a crate of Construction supplies and enough experience to reach level 8. A players' house portal is located in Rimmington by default, but can be moved later to one of 8 different locations for a fee. The house will have two rooms; a parlour and a garden; apart from the exit portal in the garden, there is nothing built for the player.

Players will need a saw and a hammer to build items. It is recommended to have level 40 Magic to be able to cast Teleport to House. Alternatively, use teleport to house tablets.

General information and tips

Construction is trained by repeatedly building and removing various furniture inside the player-owned house. Planks are the primary material for training, and using them costs money. Buy the planks from the Grand Exchange. While making planks from logs can save money, especially with the Plank Make spell, it does not give any Construction experience and is therefore considered simply a money making method for normal accounts.

There are four tiers of planks: regular, oak, teak, and mahogany, each with increasing cost and experience gained from using it. Planks yield the same amount of experience per plank regardless of what furniture is built, except for the mounted mythical cape and some low-level furniture which use regular planks. As such, use the highest-tier planks for the fastest experience rates, or look into cheaper alternatives if trying to save money.

The carpenter's outfit is not worth getting for level 99 unless training via Mahogany Homes.

The below table shows the costs to obtain level 83 (typically players stop here to boost (+8) for the ornate jewellery box).

Level	Type	Planks required	Planks from GE	Cost per XP
15–83	Oak plank	44,512	−25,060,256	-9.38
50–83	Teak plank and Mythical cape	20,853	−20,998,971	-8.16
52–83	Mahogany plank	18,211	−41,120,438	-16.13
66–83	Teak plank	28,576	−28,776,032	-11.19

The below table shows the costs to obtain level 99.

Level	Type	Planks required	Planks from GE	Cost per XP
15–99	Oak plank	217,201	−122,284,163	-9.38
50–99	Teak plank and Mythical cape	104,865	−105,599,055	-8.16
52–99	Mahogany plank	92,214	−208,219,212	-16.13
66–99	Teak plank	139,314	−140,289,198	-11.19

Tips

Using the trick to build and remove without moving the mouse after right clicking.

To minimise mouse movement, use resizable mode and zoom all the way in. Widen the game client slightly so that there is some space between the chat box and the right hand side control panel. Position the hotspot you want to train at the bottom of the screen. Then position the mouse over the hotspot and slightly higher than the report button. When done right, the build and remove options should be in the same spot as the right-click.

When building various items in the player-owned house, there will be a number hotkey for fast Construction training. When removing the said item(s), press the "1" key to immediately remove it.

At level 30, players can turn long and curved bones in to Barlak for both Construction experience and some coins. He can be found inside the city of Dorgesh-Kaan, which requires completion of Death to the Dorgeshuun to access. These bones are only dropped by monsters which also drop big bones. Even then, the special bones are rare, with long bones having a drop rate of 1/400 and curved bones at a rate of 1/5,000.

Getting more planks while training

From level 1 to 40, have the player-owned house in Rimmington. Bring noted planks in the inventory and unnote them at Phials for 5 coins each. This is faster than fetching the planks from a bank. If available, wear weight-reducing clothing to reduce run energy consumption while getting more planks. When entering back to the house, right-click the house portal to enter the house in building mode.

At level 40, hire a servant from the Servants' Guild in East Ardougne to unnote more planks. To be able to hire a servant, the player's house must have at least two bedrooms with beds constructed in each one. Using a servant is much faster than unnoting planks at Phials. This costs money, but the increased speed is well worth the extra cost.

Use the Butler from level 40 to 50, and the Demon butler from level 50 onwards. Using lower-level servants is not recommended, because all other servants below the human butler will be too slow.

Servants will request a payment after 8 services completed. At lower levels, players will need to have coins in their inventory to pay them. At level 58, build the servant's money bag in one of the bedrooms and put coins in it to automatically pay the servant while they perform tasks. This also skips the dialogue of the servant requesting payment, which will save time.

Fastest experience

Levels 1–33: Starting off

The below table shows the furniture and materials needed to reach level 33.

Regular planks require using nails. Use steel nails or better, as lower-tier nails bend more often. Start using oak planks at level 15, as they are faster to use than regular planks as they do not require using nails.

Players can complete Daddy's Home miniquest, which grants a total of 944 Construction experience. This will get the player up from level 1 to 8.

Levels	XP needed	Object		Room	Materials required (each)	XP each	# for goal	Materials required (total)	Money spent
1–4	276		Crude wooden chair	Parlour	2 Plank, at least 2 Steel nails	58	5	10 Plank, ~20 Steel nails	−7,780
4–9	693		Wooden bookcase	Parlour	4 Plank, at least 4 Steel nails	115	7	28 Plank, ~56 Steel nails	−10,930
9–15	1,442		Wooden larder	Kitchen	8 Plank, at least 8 Steel nails	228	7	56 Plank, ~112 Steel nails	−20,758
15–16	335		Repair bench	Workshop	2 Oak plank	120	3	6 Oak plank	−3,378
16–22	2,878		Crafting table 1	Workshop	4 Oak plank	240	12	48 Oak plank	−27,024
22–31	9,209		Oak dining table	Dining room	4 Oak plank	240	39	156 Oak plank	−87,828
31–33	3,414		Carved oak table	Dining room	6 Oak plank	360	10	60 Oak plank	−33,780
1–33	18,247							94 Plank, 270 Oak plank, and ~188 Steel nails	−188,576

Levels 33–52/74: Oak larders

From level 33 to 52, build oak larders in the Kitchen. Oak larders require 8 oak planks to build, and they grant 480 experience each.

Players can gain up to around 480,000 experience per hour from level 50 onwards. If planning to keep using oak planks for cheaper experience, switch to oak dungeon doors (listed below) at level 74 for faster rates.

Levels	XP needed	Object		# for goal	Planks required	Plank cost	Servant cost	Cost per XP
33–52	105,413		Oak larder	220	1,760	−990,880	−84,615.00	-10.18 / -9.38
33–74	1,078,031			2,246	17,968	−10,115,984	−863,846.00

Levels 52–99: Mahogany furniture

Building mahogany furniture becomes the fastest viable training method at level 52. It is very expensive, so look into cheaper alternatives (such as teak or oak furniture) if trying to save money. Players can gain up to around 900,000 experience per hour with mahogany tables, or 1,100,000 experience per hour with gnome benches.

Mahogany tables in the dining room are the fastest way to use mahogany planks until level 77. Each mahogany table requires 6 mahogany planks and gives 840 experience. The optimal method is to build 3 tables and remove 2 tables in the time the demon butler takes to fetch planks from the bank. Each inventory cycle takes 22 ticks on a consistently low ping world. In higher ping worlds, it is recommended to remove 3 tables and build 2 tables (23 ticks/inventory) or build 2 tables and remove 2 tables (24 ticks/inventory) while the demon butler fetches planks. The 22-tick inventory cycle is shown below:

Tick	Input 1	Input 2	Action 1	Action 2
1	1	Right-Left Click	Remove	Build Menu
2	6		Build
3			Build
4			Build
5		Right-Left Click		Remove Dialogue
6	1	Click Demon Butler	Remove	Demon Butler Menu
7		Move Mouse Back
8	1	Right-Left Click	Demon Butler Leaves	Build Menu
9	6		Build
10			Build
11			Build
12		Right-Left Click		Remove Dialogue
13	1	Right-Left Click	Remove	Build Menu
14	6		Build
15			Build
16			Build
17		Right-Left Click		Remove Dialogue
18	1	Right-Left Click	Remove	Build Menu
19	6		Build
20			Build	(Demon Butler Returns)
21			Build
22		Right-Left Click		Remove Dialogue

With good attention, players can easily expect to go from level 52 to level 77 within 2 hours.

At level 77, players can build gnome benches in the superior garden, which offers the best possible experience rate of just over 1,100,000 experience per hour. Gnome benches require 6 mahogany planks and gives 840 experience, just like the tables; however, benches can be built and removed in alternation since the two hotspots are adjacent to one another.

The method for building gnome benches is as follows:

1. Stand on the inner tile between both bench hotspots with 18 Mahogany Planks.
2. Call servant and send the Demon Butler to bring 24 Mahogany Planks from your bank...
3. On the next tick, click to remove the built bench...
4. On the next tick, click to build on the empty hotspot.
5. Every time you build a bench, repeat steps 3 and 4 until you run out of planks.
6. The Demon Butler will return and restock your planks...
7. Build and remove one bench using the new supplies before sending him back to the bank (returning to step 2).

This method takes advantage of the fact that removing furniture takes only one tick and can occur simultaneously with opening the build interface to save time. This allows for a third build rotation while the Demon Butler is collecting supplies from the bank, as compared with only two rotations if building and removing on only one hotspot.

Levels	XP needed	Object		# for goal	Planks required	Plank cost	Servant cost	Cost per XP
52–77	1,351,921		Mahogany table	1,610	9,660	−21,812,280	−464,423.00	-16.47 / -16.13
52–99	12,910,771			15,370	92,220	−208,219,212	−4,433,365.00
77–99	11,558,850		Gnome bench	13,761	82,566	−186,434,028	−3,969,519.00

Other methods

Levels 1–99: Mahogany Homes

Mahogany Homes is a cheaper and less click-intensive alternative to the faster methods. Players work as a contractor for the Mahogany Homes company, repairing and replacing furniture in client NPCs' houses throughout Falador, Varrock, East Ardougne, and Hosidius.

To begin, speak to Amy in Falador after acquiring a player-owned house. Have her assign a construction contract, travel to the client's house, refurbish the marked furniture, and talk to the client to finish. Subsequent contracts can also be assigned by Marlo in Varrock, Ellie in East Ardougne, or Angelo in Hosidius. They are found in the same buildings as the cities' respective estate agents.

Building the furniture requires the respective planks for the contract tier and steel bars. A hammer and a saw is required to build the furniture. Nails are not required. For optimal rates, players will need teleports to all four cities, such as teleport tablets or runes, and a charged Xeric's talisman for Hosidius.

Completing a contract will reward the player with Construction experience and Carpenter points. The points can be exchanged for additional rewards, such as the Carpenter's outfit, the plank sack, and supply crates. Additionally, the client will offer the player a cup of tea, replenishing their run energy to 100% after completing the contract.

Estimated costs for this training method are -3.07 GP/XP for Novice contracts, -3.61 GP/XP for Adept contracts, and -6.62 GP/XP for Expert contracts (see chart below).

Levels	Tier	Estimated XP/h	Estimated XP/h (plank sack)	Planks/hr	Planks/hr (plank sack)	Bars/hr	Estimated GP/hr	Estimated GP/hr (plank sack)
1	Beginner	35,000–50,000	50,000–70,000	375–575	500–700	~24	−141,003	−149,778
20	Novice	80,000–95,000	110,000–140,000	450–545	625–780	~32	−236,662	−264,812
50	Adept	130,000–150,000	155,000–200,000	475–520	565–700	~36	−439,958	−490,308
70	Expert	185,000–210,000	240,000–280,000	475–555	625–725	~40	−1,058,479	−1,227,829

Levels	Tier	Item		Average	Average Steel bar	Average XP	GP/XP	Average XP (outfit)	GP/XP (outfit)
1	Beginner		Plank	9.7	0.5	865.01	-4.24	874.14	-4.19
20	Novice		Oak plank	9.84	0.5	1,887.44	-3.07	1,903.38	-3.05
50	Adept		Teak plank	11.5	0.5	3,275.58	-3.61	3,301.22	-3.59
70	Expert		Mahogany plank	12.71	0.5	4,373.37	-6.62	4,413.95	-6.56

Levels 50–99: Mounted mythical capes

Mounted mythical capes are a cheaper alternative to mahogany or other teak furniture. They require 3 teak planks each along with a mythical cape. The cape is returned after removing the furniture. Each mounted mythical cape gives 370 experience, granting more experience per teak plank than other teak furniture. However, oak larders offer faster experience and are usually similar in cost.

Building mounted mythical capes requires completion of Dragon Slayer II, which requires having at least level 50 Construction. In case of mistakes, have an equipable item in the inventory as players cannot remove a mounted mythical cape if they have a full inventory of planks.

1. Send the demon butler away with 6 planks still in your inventory.
2. Remove and build 2 mounted mythical capes.
3. After the second remove, wait 1 tick and the butler will return with 24 planks.

Players can gain up to around 430,000 experience per hour with maximum efficiency. Expect lower rates if making mistakes.

Levels	XP needed	Object		# for goal	Planks required	Plank cost	Servant cost	Cost per XP
50–66	394,921		Mounted mythical cape	1,068	3,204	−3,226,428	−154,038.00	-8.55 / -8.16
50–99	12,933,098			34,955	104,865	−105,599,055	−5,041,587.00

Levels 66–74/99: Teak garden benches

Building teak garden benches is the fastest way to use teak planks. They require 6 teak planks to build and give 540 experience each. This method is similar to gnome benches, offering slower (albeit still relatively fast) experience while being cheaper. As with gnome benches, this method requires precise timing and accurate clicks. Any mistakes will lower the experience rates considerably, and players may get faster rates with other options.

Players can gain a maximum of around 700,000 experience per hour building garden benches at level 66 with perfect execution, however most players should expect to gain 500,000 to 600,000 experience per hour. With good execution, it should take roughly an hour to reach level 74, at which point players may consider building oak dungeon doors instead, which offer slightly slower experience rates at the benefit of potentially reduced cost. Likewise, players who wish to gain faster experience may find it better to spend extra money on building mahogany furniture instead, as this would save around 7–8 hours on the way to level 99 depending on the method and efficiency.

Levels	XP needed	Item		# for goal	Planks required	Plank cost	Servant cost	Cost per XP
66–69	171,797		Teak garden bench	319	1,914	−1,927,398	−92,019.00	-11.72 / -11.19
66–74	600,024			1,112	6,672	−6,718,704	−320,769.00
66–99	12,538,177			23,219	139,314	−140,289,198	−6,697,788.00

Levels 74–99: Oak dungeon doors

The servant is forced to spawn right next to the player if the door is built when they return.

Building oak dungeon doors is a cheaper alternative to mahogany or teak furniture. Building an oak door requires 10 oak planks and grants 600 Construction experience. Players can gain up to around 550,000 experience per hour at maximum efficiency.

With the demon butler, the player should hold down 1 constantly and use the 'build and remove' trick as seen above. Starting from a full inventory of planks, repeat the following steps:

1. Click the demon butler to make him fetch 25 oak planks.
2. Build and remove 2 doors, leaving the second one built. You should have 5-8 spare oak planks in your inventory at this point.
3. When the demon butler comes back, remove and build a door, then click the demon butler twice to take the remaining planks and send him away.
4. Build and remove 2 doors, leaving the second one built.

Levels	XP needed	Item		# for goal	Planks required	Plank cost	Servant cost	Cost per XP
74–99	11,938,153		Oak dungeon door	19,897	198,970	−112,020,110	−9,948,500.00	-10.22 / -9.38