Construction training for Ironmen
Construction builds the house portals, the ornate pool and jewellery box that save time on every trip.
Planks and coins. Mahogany Homes and your own logs at the sawmill are the usual routes.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
2 h
1 to 70
9.5 h
1 to 80
20 h
1 to 90
48 h
1 to 99
113 h
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–20 | Mahogany Homes (Beginner)Wiki 35k-50k; plank-efficient, good for ironmen. | ~42,500 | 10 min | — |
| 20–50 | Mahogany Homes (Novice)Wiki 80k-95k; more with a plank sack. | ~87,500 | 2 h | — |
| 50–70 | Mahogany Homes (Adept)Wiki 130k-150k; uses teak planks. | ~140,000 | 7.5 h | — |
| 70–99 | Mahogany Homes (Expert)Wiki 185k-210k; uses mahogany planks. | ~197,500 | 104 h | — |
XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.
What Construction levels unlock
- 5Darkness of Hallowvalequest
- 5The Eyes of Glouphriequest
- 10Perilous Moonsquest
- 10Tower of Lifequest
- 20The Fremennik Islesquest
- 26Getting Aheadquest
- 27At First Lightquest
- 30The Great Brain Robberyquest
- 34Cold Warquest
- 35Making Friends with My Armquest
- 38Scrambled!quest
- 41Shadows of Custodiaquest
- 48Troubled Tortugansquest
- 50Dragon Slayer IIquest
- 60Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empirequest
- 70Song of the Elvesquest
Plan it for your account
Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.
Questions
- How long does 99 Construction take on an Ironman?
- Roughly 113 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
- What is the best way to train Construction as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Mahogany Homes (Adept) from 50, then Mahogany Homes (Expert) from 70. The full table above shows every stage.