OSRS Construction Calculator

Level 1 to 99 in 15 hrs, or 12 hrs from level 77 on Gnome benches. Members skill.

OSRS Construction Calculator. Between Crude wooden chairs (1) and Gnome benches (77) this table lists 8 Construction methods. Mahogany tables at 800,000 XP/hr is the best of the 6 rows open at level 70. 12,296,804 XP, 14,640 tables and 15 hrs - the panel above answers those three at 10 hrs a week.

Construction goal

RuneScape username

Current level

Current XP

Target level

How much do you actually play?

10 hrs / week

The damage

XP remaining

12,296,804

Actions left

14,640

via Mahogany tables

Time left

15 hrs

Nights of grinding

weekly hours averaged across 7 days

ETA

in 11 days

Total cost ≈ 175.8M gp

Mahogany tables at 800,000 XP/hr is what you can run today; Gnome benches at level 77 raises that to 950,000.

Construction methods and rates

Gnome benches at 950,000 XP/hr is a session average; the 8 rows below all are.

Method	Lvl	XP/hr	GP/XP	To goal	Hours
Crude wooden chairs Two regular planks per chair, build and remove on repeat; clears levels 1-33 in well under an hour. · 58 xp/chair	1	35,000	-4.9	212,014	351 hrs
Mahogany Homes (beginner) cheapest Repair clients' furniture with regular planks for the cheapest possible start, earning Carpenter outfit points along the way. · 879.3 xp/contract	1	35,000	-1.8	13,985	351 hrs
Oak larders Eight oak planks per kitchen larder with a butler; the mid-game workhorse until 52, or all the way to 74 on a budget. · 480 xp/larder	33	420,000	-8.8	25,619	29 hrs
Mounted mythical capes cheapest Needs Dragon Slayer II; teaks pay a premium 123 xp per plank here, about half the gp/xp of mahogany at decent speed. · 370 xp/cape mount	50	360,000	-7	33,235	34 hrs
Mahogany tables fastest Six mahogany planks per table with a demon butler; the classic pay-to-speed route from 52 to 77. · 840 xp/table	52	800,000	-14.3	14,640	15 hrs
Mahogany Homes (expert) afk The low-intensity route: mahogany planks plus a plank sack, roughly 60% cheaper than tables with no butler micromanagement. · 4378.8 xp/contract	70	170,000	-5.8	2,809	72 hrs
Oak dungeon doors Ten oak planks per door; same oak-tier gp/xp as larders but bigger builds, a solid budget alternative from 74. · 600 xp/door	74	480,000	-8.8	—	25 hrs (74+)
Gnome benches fastest The 2026 endgame meta: identical planks and xp to tables but a quicker build cycle in the Superior Garden, nearing 1M xp/hr. · 840 xp/bench	77	950,000	-14.3	—	12 hrs (77+)

About training Construction

Construction is the purest gp-for-xp trade in the game: you buy planks, put a demon butler on delivery duty, and build-then-demolish the same furniture in your player-owned house over and over. With deep pockets it becomes one of the quickest 99s available, needing only around 16-30 hours of actual building past level 52, while the Mahogany Homes minigame offers a slower contract-based route that cuts the total bill by more than half.

Did you know: Speed-running 52-99 with mahogany tables means slapping down and demolishing about 15,400 tables, feeding roughly 92,000 mahogany planks (about 180M gp) to your butler in only ~16 hours of clicking.

How this Construction estimate is built

11,558,850 XP separates level 77 from Construction 99, out of 13,034,431 total. 950,000 XP/hr on Gnome benches turns that gap into 12 hrs; 840 XP per bench turns it into 13,761 actions. One action every 3.2 seconds: that is what 950,000 XP/hr at 840 XP per bench actually requires. Every row carries an action count here - all 8 Construction methods - so that column is never blank. 9 nights at 1.4 hrs a day covers 12 hrs of Construction. 15 hrs from level 1, if you switch at 33/50/52/70/74/77.

Decision example

11,558,850 XP: Gnome benches converts it in 12 hrs, Oak dungeon doors in 24 hrs - 98% more clock. The faster row costs more: 165.3M gp against 101.7M gp for the same 11,558,850 XP. Low attention instead: Mahogany Homes (expert) at 170,000 XP/hr.

Limits of the number

950,000 XP/hr is Gnome benches over a session, 1,282,500 on a perfect tick. An hour of Gnome benches burns about 13.6M gp in supplies. Prices are 16 October 2026 estimates: 14.3 GP/XP today, and the Construction cost moves with supply.

Construction, level 77 to 99

11,558,850 XP - 89% of a whole 99 - explained twice. Both rows price the same 11,558,850 XP, so only the Construction rate and GP/XP move.

Method	Rate	Actions	Active hours	GP/XP estimate
Gnome benches	950,000 XP/hr	13,761	12 hrs	-165.3M gp
Oak dungeon doors	480,000 XP/hr	19,265	24 hrs	-101.7M gp

Gnome benches saves 12 hrs over Oak dungeon doors, which is 98% of the slower total.

Construction rates re-checked 16 October 2026 against Construction training on the OSRS Wiki; XP thresholds follow the game's own curve. Data sources.

A practical Construction route

3 stages, 1-33 to 70+: each names the Construction method to switch to and what the switch buys.

1-33

Quest and low-tier builds
Use quest rewards and cheap furniture to reach the first useful house upgrades without buying a complete 1-99 stack.
33-70

Oak, teak or mahogany
Oak larders and dungeon doors are practical, teak benches raise speed, and mahogany tables cost more for faster XP.
70+

Build around unlocks
Pool, jewellery box and portal upgrades often matter more than the next level; use mahogany homes when you want contracts and less material waste.

Construction by goal

What changes the choice

Fastest: Mahogany tables or dungeon doors rely on a butler, noted planks and a close bank; setup time is part of the real route.
Lower cost: Mahogany Homes and oak furniture reduce GP/XP at the cost of travel and contract actions.
Account utility: Stop at the house upgrades you need, then return later; construction XP does not provide value if the unlock is already complete.

Requirements and caveats

House location, butler, saw, hammer, noted-plank method and stamina supplies determine the practical rate.
Plank and servant costs move with GE prices; the displayed GP/XP excludes the value of the finished house upgrade.

Common mistakes to avoid

Buying all planks before checking the current margin and the target house unlock.
Using a rate that assumes a butler and noted planks without having the required house or coin pouch setup.

3 Construction switches, reviewed 2026-10-16. Construction training on the OSRS Wiki.

Construction FAQ

Construction 99: how many hours?

Budget 15 active hours for the level 1 to 99 climb on the best available Construction method at each step, or 8 nights at two hours.

benches for 99 Construction - how many?

About 13,761 benches at 840 XP each on Gnome benches, from level 77 to 99.

What is the fastest way to train Construction in OSRS?

Gnome benches, from level 77, at about 950,000 XP/hr. The 2026 endgame meta: identical planks and xp to tables but a quicker build cycle in the Superior Garden, nearing 1M xp/hr.

What is a practical Construction training route?

1-33: Quest and low-tier builds - Use quest rewards and cheap furniture to reach the first useful house upgrades without buying a complete 1-99 stack. 33-70: Oak, teak or mahogany - Oak larders and dungeon doors are practical, teak benches raise speed, and mahogany tables cost more for faster XP. 70+: Build around unlocks - Pool, jewellery box and portal upgrades often matter more than the next level; use mahogany homes when you want contracts and less material waste.

What is the cheapest way to train Construction?

Mahogany Homes (beginner) is the budget row at about 1.8 gp per XP. Repair clients' furniture with regular planks for the cheapest possible start, earning Carpenter outfit points along the way.

Before you commit to a Construction method, what?

House location, butler, saw, hammer, noted-plank method and stamina supplies determine the practical rate. Plank and servant costs move with GE prices; the displayed GP/XP excludes the value of the finished house upgrade. Common mistakes include Buying all planks before checking the current margin and the target house unlock. Using a rate that assumes a butler and noted planks without having the required house or coin pouch setup.

Comparing Construction methods: what has to match?

Both start at level 77: Gnome benches covers 11,558,850 XP in 12 hrs, Oak dungeon doors in 24 hrs.

All 24 skill calculators, closest in hours first

Construction sits at 2 of 24 by active hours to 99. Cooking takes 15 hrs, Farming 16 hrs. Open the hub table: The best Construction row, Mahogany Homes (beginner), still costs 1.8 GP/XP.