Calculator:Construction/Materials

This is a static calculator.

It does not take user inputs, but it does use changing prices from the Grand Exchange Market Watch. If prices appear to be outdated, purge the page by clicking here.

Materials

This calculator calculates the cost per experience for each material used in Construction based on the current Grand Exchange prices.

Material	Level	XP	GE Cost	Cost/XP
Plank	1	30.5	276	9.05
Bolt of cloth	2	15	844	56.27
Soft clay	3	10	115	11.50
Iron bar	5	10	159	15.90
Limestone brick	5	20	248	12.40
Steel bar	7	20	440	22.00
Oak plank	15	60	420	7.00
Teak plank	35	90	853	9.48
Mahogany plank	40	140	2,116	15.11

Player-made planks

Logs	GE Cost	XP	Sawmill Costs	Cost/XP^[1]	Cost/XP (GE)^[2]
Logs	1,500	30.5	100	3.28	52.46
Oak logs	2,200	60	250	4.17	40.83
Teak logs	202	90	500	5.56	7.80
Mahogany logs	463	140	1,500	10.71	14.02

^ Cost/XP assumes that the logs are obtained from drops or woodcutting.
^ Cost/XP includes the costs of logs obtained from the Grand Exchange.

Servant costs

Servant		level	Payment	Sawmill	Max capacity	Cost per item	Cost per trip ^[1]	Trip Time	Maximum cost per hour
File:Rick chathead.png	Rick	20	500	No	6 items	10.42	62.50	60s	3,750.00
File:Maid chathead.png	Maid	25	1,000	No	10 items	12.50	125.00	30s	15,000.00
File:Cook (servant) chathead.png	Cook	30	3,000	Yes	16 items	23.44	375.00	17s	79,411.76
File:Butler chathead.png	Butler	40	5,000	Yes	20 items	31.25	625.00	12s	187,500.00
File:Demon butler chathead.png	Demon butler	50	10,000	Yes	26 items	48.08	1,250.00	7s	642,857.14

^ Assumes the servant carries the maximum number of items they can hold per trip

Fetching planks

This calculator calculates the cost per experience for each type of plank used in Construction if a servant is used to fetch the planks from the bank.

Material	XP	Plank Cost	Cook		Butler		Demon butler
Material	XP	Plank Cost	Cost	Cost/XP	Cost	Cost/XP	Cost	Cost/XP
Plank	29	276	299.44	10.33	307.25	10.59	324.08	11.18
Oak plank	60	420	443.44	7.39	451.25	7.52	468.08	7.80
Teak plank	90	853	876.44	9.74	884.25	9.82	901.08	10.01
Mahogany plank	140	2,116	2,139.44	15.28	2,147.25	15.34	2,164.08	15.46

Converting logs to planks

This calculator calculates the cost per experience for each type of plank if the servant is used to convert the logs to plank.

The calculator assumes that the servant takes two trips to convert each batch of logs.
- One trip to retrieve the logs from the bank
- One trip to convert the logs to planks at the Sawmill

Note: Only the Cook, Butler, and Demon butler are able to make trips to the Sawmill.

Material	XP	Log Cost	Cook		Butler		Demon butler
Material	XP	Log Cost	Cost	Cost/XP	Cost	Cost/XP	Cost	Cost/XP
Logs	29	1,500	1,623.44	55.98	1,631.25	56.25	1,648.08	56.83
Oak logs	60	2,200	2,473.44	41.22	2,481.25	41.35	2,498.08	41.63
Teak logs	90	202	725.44	8.06	733.25	8.15	750.08	8.33
Mahogany logs	140	463	1,986.44	14.19	1,994.25	14.24	2,011.08	14.36

[1] Cost/XP assumes that the logs are obtained from drops or woodcutting.

[2] Cost/XP includes the costs of logs obtained from the Grand Exchange.

[3] Assumes the servant carries the maximum number of items they can hold per trip

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