OSRS Construction & Player Owned House Planner
Plan your ideal Player Owned House (POH) layout for Old School RuneScape with this interactive Construction planner. Place rooms on an 8x8 grid, estimate construction costs, optimize for efficiency, and export or import your POH design. Perfect for maximizing Construction XP, cost efficiency, and house utility in OSRS.
Place rooms, rotate them, select floors, and get a running cost estimate. Use Export to share or save your layout.
Why this tool is useful: It provides a fast, visual way to iterate on Player Owned House layouts without loading the game. The planner mirrors OSRS constraints (8x8 grid per floor, max rooms) so you can prototype efficient room arrangements before constructing them in-game. Export your plan as a JSON file to share with friends or import someone else's layout to try it out locally.
Accuracy notes: room footprints, floor counts and room availability are aligned with the OSRS Player Owned House system. Door positions are approximated for common room types; where exact door locations are important we expose rotation and door indicators so you can align entrances. Costs are intentionally left editable so community-sourced GP values can be used.
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FAQ
Complete Guide to OSRS Construction & Player Owned Houses
Why Train Construction?
Construction is one of the most useful skills in Old School RuneScape, offering incredible utility through your Player Owned House (POH). A well-built house provides teleports, restoration, storage, and training benefits that save massive amounts of time across all activities. The Ornate Rejuvenation Pool alone (level 82) restores your health, prayer, special attack, run energy, and cures poison/venom instantly - making it essential for efficient PvM and bossing. Combined with a Portal Nexus, Fairy Ring, and Occult Altar, your house becomes a central hub for all OSRS activities.
Construction Training Methods Comparison
There are two main approaches to training Construction: the fast but expensive method using Oak Larders and Mahogany Tables, or the slower but affordable Mahogany Homes minigame. The traditional method costs around 180-200M to reach level 99 but provides 800k-900k XP per hour at high levels. You'll build and remove furniture repeatedly in your house, using a Demon Butler to fetch planks from your bank. This is the fastest route but requires substantial GP investment.
Mahogany Homes offers an 85% cheaper alternative, costing only 25-30M to reach 99 but taking significantly longer at 170k XP per hour. You complete contracts for NPCs around Gielinor, repairing furniture in their homes. This method is perfect for ironmen, budget accounts, or players who don't mind slower training. Many players use Mahogany Homes to 70-80, then switch to traditional methods for the final push to unlock high-level furniture.
Essential POH Setup for Efficiency
The optimal house layout prioritizes minimal walking distance between essential rooms. Place your Portal Nexus in the center of your house, with a Superior Garden (containing the Ornate Pool) directly adjacent. Add a Chapel for your Occult Altar (spellbook swaps) and a Study for your Fairy Ring nearby. This compact 4-5 room setup provides 90% of your house's utility while keeping everything within 2-3 tiles. Use the ground floor for main rooms and keep upper floors for trophy halls, costume storage, and showcase rooms.
Additional important items include an Ornate Jewellery Box (level 91) for all jewellery teleports, a Costume Room for clue scroll storage, and an Achievement Gallery for quest item displays. Some players add an Aquarium for fishing-related perks or a Workshop for crafting. The total cost for a fully maxed house with all essential furniture is approximately 500M-1B GP, though you can build a functional PvM house for 50-100M by focusing only on the core items.
Construction Boosting Strategies
You can build furniture at up to 5 levels below the requirement using boosts. The Crystal Saw provides a guaranteed +3 Construction boost and can be obtained from Tarn's Lair after completing The Eyes of Glouphrie quest. For an additional +2 boost (total +5), use Spicy Stew with 3 doses of brown spice from Evil Dave's basement. This means you can build an Ornate Pool at level 80 instead of 82, or a Fairy Ring at level 83 instead of 85. The Crystal Saw boost stacks with other boosts and doesn't expire, making it essential for efficient Construction training.
POH Teleport Options
Having quick access to your house is crucial. The most common teleport is the House Teleport spell (level 40 Magic), which can be moved to your house tabs using the Lectern in your Study. Construction Cape (level 99) provides unlimited house teleports and is the BiS option. The Crafting Cape (level 99 Crafting) can teleport to the Crafting Guild, which is near a house portal in Rimmington. Max Cape users can teleport to any house portal location instantly. For lower levels, use house tabs purchased from the Grand Exchange or crafted using a Lectern and soft clay.
Planning Your House Layout
When designing your house, think about how you'll use it. PvM-focused players should prioritize the Pool, Portal Nexus, and Fairy Ring on the ground floor for quick access between trips. Skillers might add a Workshop, Kitchen, or Larder for training. Ultimate Iron Men need extensive storage through Costume Rooms and Treasure Rooms. Use this planner to experiment with different layouts before building in-game, saving millions in construction costs from mistakes. The 8x8 grid per floor matches the in-game system, and the 33-room limit is enforced to keep designs realistic.