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[[File:POH portal.png|250px|right]]
A '''player-owned house''' (often shortened to '''POH''') can be bought from an [[estate agent]] and created, expanded, and upgraded by [[Pay-to-play|members]]. It is the result of a player's efforts in the [[Construction]] skill.

==Player-owned house basics==
===Purchasing a house===
To get started, players must first buy a house. This can be done by paying one of the four [[Estate Agent]]s. The house will cost 1000 coins, and it will be located in [[Taverley]] by default (when you buy your house the first time, the task 'Unreal Estate, Man' will be completed. This will automatically add 1024 gp to your money pouch). The Estate agents can be found in 4 locations:
*[[Seers' Village]], northeast of the bank.
*[[Falador]], west of the east bank.
*[[Ardougne]], west of the south bank.
*[[Varrock]], north of the east bank.

===Traveling to house portals===
{{See also|POH portal}}
The most basic way to get to a house is by walking to the [[POH portal|portal]] that is in the location of the house. At level 40 [[Magic]], players can use the [[Teleport to House]] spell to teleport directly into the player's own house. Using a house [[Teleport_to_House#Teleport_tablet|teleport tablet]] is another option that only uses one inventory space and does not require a magic level to use. In the house options screen, players can choose whether the house teleports land the player in the house itself or outside the portal. After completion of [[Love Story]], players can use [[Teleport to house (chipped)|altered house teleport tablets]] to teleport to any portal regardless of their house location.

===Entering the portal===
[[File:WelcomeMessage.png|thumb|The house loading screen]]
By clicking on a portal, players will be asked if they want to either enter their own house, enter their own house with building mode on, or enter a friend's house. Players can only access houses that are at the location of the portal. When entering a house, the player will be shown a loading screen and a music jingle will play.

===House portal locations===
Estate agents can move a player's house from its starter location in Taverley to any of the other house portal locations identified by the portal [[File:Portalicon.png]] icon on the map. These locations are [[Rimmington]], [[Pollnivneach]], [[Rellekka]], [[Brimhaven]], and [[Yanille]]. Each location requires a certain Construction level, and the estate agent charges a fee for each move. The details are shown in the table below.

{|class=wikitable
!Portal Location
!Level Required
!Cost to Relocate
!Portal Location on Map
|-
![[Rimmington]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5,000
|align="center"|[[File:Rimmington portal.png|100px]]
|-
![[Taverley]]
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|5,000
|align="center"|[[File:Taverley portal.png|100px]]
|-
![[Pollnivneach]]
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|7,500
|align="center"|[[File:Pollnivneach portal.png|100px]]
|-
![[Rellekka]]
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|10,000
|align="center"|[[File:Rellekka portal.png|100px]]
|-
![[Brimhaven]]
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|15,000
|align="center"|[[File:Brimhaven portal.png|100px]]
|-
![[Yanille]]
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|25,000
|align="center"|[[File:Yanille portal.png|100px]]
|}

===House styles===
Estate agents can also redecorate the outside of a player's house for a fee. The redecoration of a house includes new walls and flooring (even for the dungeon) and a new type of ground outside. Each house style comes with a unique tune that plays upon entering the house. All of the styles (with the exception of the Zenevivia Dark Stone) are based on buildings and areas around POH portals. The house style does not have to match the portal location's style. The costs are cut in half after completion of the [[Varrock Tasks#Elite Tasks|Varrock elite tasks]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Style
!Level Required
!Cost (after tasks)
!Styled like
|-
!Basic Wood
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 1
|align=right|5,000 (2,500) coins
|[[Rimmington]]
|-
!Basic Stone
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 10
|align=right|5,000 (2,500) coins
|[[Burthorpe]]
|-
!Whitewashed Stone
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 20
|align=right|7,500 (3,750) coins
|[[Pollnivneach]]
|-
!Fremennik-style Wood
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 30
|align=right|10,000 (5,000) coins
|[[Rellekka]]
|-
!Tropical Wood
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 40
|align=right|15,000 (7,500) coins
|[[Brimhaven]]
|-
!Fancy Stone
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 50
|align=right|25,000 (12,500) coins
|[[Falador]]
|-
!Zenevivia Dark Stone
|align=center|{{Skill clickpic|Construction}} 68 & [[Love Story]]
|align=center|Free
|The [[Wise Old Man's POH]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"
!Style
!Walls
!Interior flooring
!Exterior ground
!Dungeon walls
!Dungeon floor
|-
!Basic Wood
|[[File:Basicwood.jpg]]
|[[File:Basic wood floor.jpg]]
|[[File:Grass Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Basic wood dungeon.png]]
|[[File:Ground 1.png]]
|-
!Basic Stone
|[[File:Basicstone.jpg]]
|[[File:Basic stone floor.png]]
|[[File:Grass Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Basic stone dungeon.png]]
|[[File:Ground 2.png]]
|-
!Whitewashed Stone
|[[File:Whitewashed.jpg]]
|[[File:Whitefloor.png]]
|[[File:Ground outside whitewashed.png|90px]]
|[[File:Whitewashstone dungeon.png]]
|[[File:Ground 3.png]]
|-
!Fremennik-style Wood
|''[[File:Fremmywood.jpg]]''
|''[[File:Fremmyfloor.png]]''
|''[[File:Mud.jpg]]''
|''[[File:Fremmydungeon.png]]''
|[[File:Ground 4.png]]
|-
!Tropical Wood
|[[File:Decentwood.jpg]]
|[[File:Tropicalfloor.png]]
|[[File:Grass Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Tropical wood dungeon.png]]
|[[File:Ground 1.png]]
|-
!Fancy Stone
|[[File:Poshstone.jpg]]
|[[File:Whitefloor.png]]
|[[File:Grass Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Fancy stone dungeon.png]]
|[[File:Ground 1.png]]
|-
!Zenevivia Dark Stone
|[[File:Wall Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Floor Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Grass Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Dungeon Wall Dark Stone.png]]
|[[File:Dungeon Floor Dark Stone.png]]
|}

==Building a house==
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Your first house starts off with only a parlour and garden, but new rooms and furniture can be easily built.

===Building mode===
{{Main|Building mode}}
In order to begin customizing a house, a player must enter their house with '''building mode''' turned on. This can be done either by entering portal in building mode or by changing the building mode settings in house options of the options menu. If you change the setting in your options menu while not in a house, you will automatically be in building mode the next time you [[Teleport to House|teleport to your house]] using the teleport or teleport tablet. You cannot drop items while in building mode and familiars are not allowed either. Building mode cannot be turned on while guests are in the house.

===Adding new rooms===
While in building mode, players will see white doors in the entryways of all their rooms. Right-clicking on these and selecting '''build''' will allow the player to see a menu of all the rooms that can be built attached to that door. The player will also see the level requirement and the price of the new room. When a room is selected, the player will see a ghost version of the new room, and will be able to rotate the room to any desired rotation provided that the doorways line up. If there is already a room where the player tries to build a new room, the player will have to remove the old room first.

===Removing rooms===
A room can be removed in building mode by right-clicking the door to the room and selecting the '''build''' option. This brings up a prompt asking if you want to remove the room. You cannot remove a room on the ground level that is supporting another room on the first floor. This rule does not apply to dungeon rooms under the ground level rooms.

It is advisable to remove all the built items in a room before removing the room. In most cases, nothing is gained by removing items, but in some cases items are recovered. For example, armour, swords, and capes that are part of a display can be recovered. An exception to this is the Shattered Hearts statue in the Study. If you destroy the statue first, you will have to rebuild it from the beginning. However, if you destroy the entire study instead, building a new plinth will restore the statue with all of the pieces you had before.

===Moving rooms===
Players can only move two rooms: the [[Menagerie]] and the [[Costume room]]. To move one, simply attempt to build the room in the new location. '''Do not remove the current room'''. Players will be told that they can only have one of the room and will be asked if they want to move it to the new location. Upon selecting "yes", the player will be prompted to choose the rotation of the new room. The new room (after being relocated) will have all the same items, furniture and pets as it had at the old location. The player will still have to pay the cost of building the room in order to move it.

Remember, the only way to move the other rooms is to delete it and rebuild it in the desired new location. Rooms such as a chapel, throne room, study, and dungeon rooms, once filled with expensive gilded/opulent furniture, are not recommended to be moved. Jagex has looked into the ability to move rooms, but it currently isn't possible to move rooms that the player can have multiples of due to technical limitations.

===Planning the layout===
It is essential to plan your house layout using tools found on fansites or a sheet of paper because it will save you millions of coins. This is because all but two rooms, the [[Menagerie]] and [[Costume room]], '''cannot''' be moved without destroying the inside furniture and contents. Furthermore, a well planned house looks much more impressive and is often more efficient to use for training and transportation.

The most important point to consider when designing the layout is what rooms are placed next to the garden portal. For beginning players, the [[Workshop]] or [[Kitchen]] can be the best rooms next to the portal because they offer fast training methods such as building flatpacks or larders. [[Portal Chamber]]s are very useful to place directly adjacent to the portal, since this allows quick and easy access to teleports for when players wish to use their house as a teleport hub. Another room that is often put near the portal is a [[Chapel]], which will allow players to train and recharge prayer more quickly.

Another important point to consider when building a house is which direction that rooms face. While this is not a huge concern for most rooms, some orientations can make moving through the house much faster. For example, normal staircases can be annoying if built facing the wrong direction unlike [[Spiral staircase]]s, which can be accessed from any side. When a staircase is added to a Skill Hall, it will connect to the room above or below by default if and only if the room is facing the proper direction. If the room is not, then one of the rooms will have to be removed and rebuilt in order to secure a connection. This restriction is in effect for both normal staircases and, even though they do not have a "direction", spiral staircases. Another good example is the orientation of the [[exit portal]].

==Rooms==
There are 23 different types of rooms that can be added to a house. Different rooms require different Construction levels and cost a substantial amount of coins. Boosts (such as tea) '''can''' be used to meet level requirements for building rooms. All rooms in a house are the same size (8 x 8 squares).

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Room
!Construction Level
!Cost to Build
!Uses
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Garden.png]]||[[Garden]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1,000
|
*Decoration
*One garden or [[Formal Garden]] is needed for entrance portal
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Mahogany armchair.png]]||[[Parlour]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1,000
|
*Decoration
*Bookshelves that contain almost every book the player has ever collected, therefore books in bank can be destroyed
*Training for lower levels: Chairs
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Fancy range.png]]||[[Kitchen]]
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5,000
|
*Water source
*Beer barrel for [[boosts]]
*Tea for construction boost
*Free cooking equipment (some can't be taken outside the house)
*[[Range]]
*Training for medium levels: [[Oak larder]]s
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Opulent table.png]]||[[Dining Room]]
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|5,000
|
*Decoration
*Training for medium-high levels: [[Mahogany table]]s
*Bell pull for calling your servant
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Bench with lathe.png]]||[[Workshop]]
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|10,000
|
*Tool shelves for several tools
*[[Repair bench]] for repairing [[Broken arrow]]s and [[Rusty sword]]s
*[[Armour stand]] for repairing armour for less money
*Workbenches for making flatpacks
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Gilded four poster.gif]]||[[Bedroom]]
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|10,000
|
*Decoration
*Free clothing and hair makeover
*2 are needed to hire a [[Servant]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Skill Hall.png]]||[[Skill Hall]]
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|15,000
|
*Decoration
*Stairs to other floors
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Dartboard.png]]||[[Player-owned house Games room|Games room]]
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|25,000
|
*Elemental balance provides magic training without "splashing"
*Playing games
|-
|align="center"|[[File:BBeam.png]]||[[Combat Room]]
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|25,000
|
*Safe combat in centre furnishing
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Quest Hall.png]]||[[Quest Hall]]
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|25,000
|
*Decoration
*Stairs to other floors
*Infinite free [[Amulet of glory]] teleports
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Mini obelisk.png]]||[[Menagerie]]
|align="center"|37
|align="center"|30,000
|
*Storing pets to save bank space
*Obelisk for recharging summoning
*Feeding pets for free
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Large orrery.png]]||[[Study]]
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|50,000
|
*Making teleport tablets
*Telescope giving the location of [[Shooting star]]s
*Adding a [[Shattered Heart]] [[Dahmaroc statue]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Magic cape rack.gif]]||[[Costume Room]]
|align="center"|42
|align="center"|50,000
|
*Storing treasure trail rewards
*Storing holiday items
*Storing capes
*Storing quest and activity outfits
*Effectively saves hundreds of banks spaces
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Gilded altar.gif]]||[[Chapel]]
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|50,000
|
*More prayer experience by offering bones/ashes at the altar
*Recharging prayer points
*Play with music instruments
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Scrying pool.gif]]||[[Portal Chamber]]
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|100,000
|
*Teleport portals for free teleports
*Viewing the destination location of portals with a [[Scrying pool]].
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Posh fountain.png]]||[[Formal Garden]]
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|75,000
|
*Decoration
*One formal garden or regular [[Garden]] needed for entrance portal
|-
| style="text-align: center; "|[[File:Demonic throne icon.png]]||[[Throne Room]]
|align="center"|60
|align="center"|150,000
|
*Entrance to Oubliette
*More seats than other rooms
*Trap hotspot for capturing players
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Oubliette.png]]||[[Oubliette]]
|align="center"|65
|align="center"|150,000
|
*Trapping players
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Steel door.png]]||[[Dungeon]]
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|7,500
|
*Safe player and monster killing
*Can place popular monsters, useful for testing out weapons
*Training for high levels: [[Oak door]]s
|-
|align="center"|[[File:oak door.gif]]||[[Pit Dungeon]]
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|10,000
|
*Adding challenges to a dungeon
*High level monsters
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Treasure Room.png]]||[[Treasure Room]]
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|250,000
|
*Test out weapons on powerful monsters safely
*Treasure rewards for players to win
|}

The following list of rooms shows the number and position of doors:

{|cellpadding="8"
|{{POH room | room=Garden }}
|{{POH room | room=Parlour }}
|{{POH room | room=Kitchen }}
|{{POH room | room=Dining Room }}
|-
|{{POH room | room=Workshop }}
|{{POH room | room=Bedroom }}
|{{POH room | room=Skill Hall }}
|{{POH room | room=Games Room }}
|-
|{{POH room | room=Combat Room }}
|{{POH room | room=Quest Hall }}
|{{POH room | room=Menagerie }}
|{{POH room | room=Study }}
|-
|{{POH room | room=Costume Room }}
|{{POH room | room=Chapel }}
|{{POH room | room=Portal Chamber }}
|{{POH room | room=Formal Garden }}
|-
|{{POH room | room=Throne Room }}
|{{POH room | room=Oubliette }}
|{{POH room | room=Dungeon Stairs}}
|{{POH room | room=Dungeon Corridor }}
|-
|{{POH room | room=Dungeon Junction}}
|{{POH room | room=Dungeon Pit}}
|{{POH room | room=Treasure Room }}
|}

===Size limitations===
There are several limitations that players must follow when building their house. In addition, players are restricted to a maximum number of rooms and a maximum house dimension based on their construction level. See the chart below.
*Houses may only have up to 3 levels: 1 below ground, the ground floor, and 1 above ground.
*Rooms on the level above ground first require a room below them on the ground floor. Removing/replacing the room on the ground floor later requires the upper room to be removed first.
*Gardens are restricted to the ground floor and dungeons are restricted to the level below the ground floor.
*Rooms on the 1st floor may not be located above gardens or formal gardens.
*Keep in mind not to build your house too off-center as the given area for your house is only 9x9.

{|class="wikitable"
!Construction level
!Maximum number of rooms
!Maximum area of land
|-
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|3 x 3
|-
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|4 x 4
|-
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|5 x 5
|-
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|5 x 5
|-
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|5 x 5
|-
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|6 x 6
|-
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|6 x 6
|-
|align="center"|56
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|6 x 6
|-
|align="center"|60
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|74
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|86
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|92
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|96
|align="center"|31
|align="center"|7 x 7
|-
|align="center"|99
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|7 x 7
|}

==Furniture==
See the [[Constructed items]] list for details on what players can build at the hotspots of each room at a specific level.
*Levels 1 to 24: [[Constructed items (1-24)]]
*Levels 25 to 50: [[Constructed items (25-50)]]
*Levels 51 to 74: [[Constructed items (51-74)]]
*Levels 75 to 99: [[Constructed items (75-99)]]

===Furniture hotspots===
[[File:Construction building.gif|right|frame|A player builds a larder and destroys it using Construction.]]
While in building mode, players will see ghost versions of some furniture. These are called "[[Hotspot]]s", which are the locations where new objects can be built in the room. Right-clicking on these and selecting '''build''' will allow the player to see a menu of items that can be built there along with the level requirement and the building materials required.
==House modes==
Once a player builds a lever in the [[Throne Room]], the player can set the mode of the house by right-clicking on the lever. There are three mode states: Default, Challenge, and PvP.

Challenge mode allows the first player who can find and open the chest in the [[Treasure Room]] to gain the treasure. In this mode, the traps and guards in the [[Dungeon]] and [[Oubliette]] can damage players. Challenge mode is safe; when players die, they respawn outside of the house and lose no items.

PvP mode has the features of challenge mode and in addition allows players to attack other players in the house. This mode is also safe.

The default state is that neither challenge mode nor PvP mode is on. The default mode can be restored by right clicking the lever. It can be hard to tell which mode is current if the house owners forgets. In this case, if no mode choice appears when the lever is right clicked, the mode was challenge or PvP but was changed to ordinary by right clicking.<!--Needs better explanation-->

Note that it is possible to turn on challenge or PvP mode as soon as a lever is built in the throne room, even if a treasure room and chest have not been built. This is presumably to allow players the chance to 'enjoy' the dungeon and oubliette even without the lure of gaining treasure.

==House uses==
===Transportation===
A house can be a vital resource to travelling across the map very quickly while minimising used inventory slots. A single house teleport can give you access to a maximum of 12 locations, an altar and a summoning obelisk. Using three [[Portal Chamber]]s, it is possible to build 7 infinite-use portals to Lumbridge, Varrock, Falador, Camelot, Ardougne, Yanille, and Kharyrll (Canifis). Adding a mounted Amulet of Glory in a [[Quest Hall]] adds another 4 infinite teleports to Edgeville, Karamja, Draynor Village and Al Kharid. The last location that a house gives access to is through the entrance portal; either Rimmington, Taverley, Pollnivneach, Rellekka, or Yanille (or all of these and Trollheim if one has completed Love Story, uses house teletabs instead of casting the spell, and has a chisel in inventory or on the tool-belt to use on the tab).

Most of portal chamber and glory destinations are somewhat redundant with the [[lodestone network]], the exceptions being Kharyrll ([[Canifis]]) and Karamja. However, using the portals and glory are quicker than using the home teleport spell.  Taverley is also reachable by lodestone, which is a good way to get to a PoH, and a good reason to place it in Taverley.

===Emergency teleport===
A [[House teleport]] tablet is a single click escape from any location that allows teleporting. House teleports tablets can be bought from the Grand Exchange for use at any construction or magic level, but the player must have a house to teleport to. The reason this is a good emergency teleport is because if you die in your house as a result of poisoning after you teleport, you keep your items and simply appear outside your house at the portal. Additionally, if you get hit for damage by a monster or another player, thus causing death, while using the teleport tablet, you will still be teleported to your house, at which point your character will die and spawn right outside of the house with all of your items.

The house's portal rooms can also be very effective for teleportation, since you just need to bring [[house teleport]]s to gain access to a variety of other locations.

===Stat restoring===
[[Death|Dying]] inside a player-owned house will result in the player being sent to the house portal outside with all their skills returned to their normal level, and poison and disease cured. No items are lost. Players will often attack high level dungeon guards with auto retaliate off in order to be killed and have all their stats restored.

If players leave the house without having died (walking out the entrance portal for example), any skill that is lower than it was upon entering the house is restored to the level it was before entering. For example, a player entering with 800/800 lifepoints and leaving with 150/800, will be restored to 800/800. A player entering the house with 150/800 and gaining lifepoints while in the house (through respawing in a combat room, natural healing, food, etc.), leaving with 350/800, will have 350/800 lifepoints.

===Teleport tablets===
In the [[study]], players can build lecterns, which allow players to make [[magic tablet]]s, using [[soft clay]] and [[runes]]. The [[Mahogany eagle lectern|eagle lectern]] is used for teleport spell tablets, while the [[Mahogany demon lectern|demon lectern]] is used to make enchantment spell tablets.

===Prayer training===
Bones and demon ashes can be used on chapel [[Chapel#Altar|altars]] while burners are lit in order to receive increased [[Prayer]] experience. At level 75, a [[Gilded Altar]] with two lit burners gives 350% experience (3.5 times). This is especially useful for high level bones such as [[Dragon bones]] and [[Frost dragon bones]]. It is possible to use altars in another player's house, and some players open their houses up for prayer training on the house parties world.

===Armour repair===
Players can repair broken and degrading armour at an [[Armour stand]] built in a [[Workshop]]. The following items can be used on the stand to repair them for a cost based on the player's [[Smithing]] level:
*[[broken arrow|Broken arrow]]
*[[broken stave|Broken stave]]
*[[rusty sword|Rusty sword]]
*[[damaged armour|Damaged armour]]
*[[Barrows equipment]]
*[[Ancient armour]]

It costs less to repair Barrows equipment and Ancient armour at an armour stand compared to paying [[Bob (smith)|Bob]] in [[Lumbridge]]. Use the following calculator to figure the costs.    
{{:Calculators/Armour stand}}

===Item storage===
Players can save hundreds of bank spaces by using the storage capabilities of some rooms. The [[Costume room]] can store armour sets, capes, treasure trail rewards, holiday items, random event items, and quest items. In addition, the [[Menagerie]] can house several pets. Also, by building bookcases a player can store different kinds of books.

===Social events===
{{Main|House parties}}
Player-owned houses have been gathering places for parties and other social events ever since they were released.

==Trivia==
*Player-owned houses were mentioned as early as [[Update:Why should you upgrade to members version|21 February 2002]], but came out 4 years later, on [[Update:PLAYER-OWNED HOUSES!|31 May 2006]].
*During the first 6 months of Runescape Classic there were player owned houses, but they were soon removed due to lack of space.
*The first person to reach 99 Construction, "Cursed You", had a massive party upon reaching it. He then logged out but the massive lag caused a glitch where people could teleport or walk from the house and still attack people if they were in the dungeon or combat ring. This led to the infamous "[[Falador Massacre]]".
*Using an enchanted catspeak amulet, it has been found that player-owned houses are to the far southeast of Gielinor.
*If you are outside of your house and press the "Expel Guests" button under "House Options" it will say "You're not in a house. You can't expel people from the world, even if you don't like them!"
*When in the tutorial, clicking house options says "You won't need to control your house from here"
*A house is one of the only places in the game where it is possible to get the option "Examine [[Nothing]]." When examined, it will say "There's nothing there."
*With the [[18 August]] [[2009]] update, the house got faster to enter, [[Servant]]s are more intelligent, there is a [[Menagerie|new room]], and [[Lectern]]s have make X options. Additionally, players have the ability to choose whether to teleport into the house, or outside the portal. On top of that, when teleporting to your house, the game will remember your building mode and teleport players to their house in that mode.
*The construction skill is one of the only skills that has't received any updates since its release, with the exception of the [[Menagerie]] and the [[Pit Dungeon]].
*When in a player-owned-house you will not appear on the world map.

==Glitches==
* [[File:Servant glitch2.png|thumb|A glitch with the servant appearing inside an object]]If a player is at a [[Canoe|Canoe station]]  and uses a [[Teleport to House (spell)|House teleport]]  after traveling the player will turn white and be floating about a foot off the ground.
* If a player is in a [[Boxing Ring]], [[Fencing Ring]], or a [[Combat Ring]] and leaves (by jumping over the ring, not getting expelled or dying), then he or she may click attack on another player. However, a message will appear saying, "That player is not in a combat ring".
*If a player dies in a [[Combat ring]] while frozen by an ice spell, the freezing effect will strangely carry over when the player respawns outside the ring, preventing them from moving until it wears off.
*In the Throne room, if a player stands on the floor decoration and does an emote while the lever is pulled, then the player will not fall immediately. Sometimes the trap will close and it will have to be pulled again for the player to fall.
* [[File:Turning chair.jpg|thumb|211px|A dining bench turning with a player]] Sitting in any bench, chair, or throne and then using the "Leave House" option will cause the piece of furniture to disappear. Exiting and re-entering the house with no one else inside will cause the furniture to reappear. Another method is to log off and log back in, then re-enter the house. This also can happen with a [[Workbench]] where the bench will only disappear; Although, If a player uses the work bench, the bench will re-appear.
*When sitting on any chair, interacting with another item (e.g. Search Larder, Enter Portal) will cause the chair to spin to face the object.
*Occasionally while the house is loading with your stats interface open, all the skills will be at 120 for a few seconds until the house fully loads.
*Occasionally while the house is loading, your Life Points, Prayer, and Run Energy will all appear to be zero for a split second. You can even hear the heartbeat sound that plays when lifepoints are low.
* [[File:Poh stair glitch.jpg|thumb|Stair glitch]] There is a rare glitch whereby if you're not in building mode and you look at stairs going to the basement, the bottom part will look as if it were in building mode.
*There is a very rare glitch in which you can delete a downstairs room without the room above being removed, thus causing the upstairs room to float. (The room up stairs can still be used as normal.)
*When utilising the "Cabbage-port" option on your Explorer's Ring 3 while sitting at your workbench or other chair, you will remain sitting while the cabbage appears around your feet.
*If a player is sitting on a bench, you may be able to walk on top of them. If the player stands up, the other player will still be standing up in the bench.
*At the loading screen, if you right-click, you may see options to remove or examine certain objects around your house. You may even see "Nothing".
*It's possible to experience a graphical glitch at the corner of a POH. The ground seems to sink down into the lower floor and show a dungeon floor. Even if the player does not have a dungeon.[[File:POH Glitch.png|thumb|A glitch where the ground sinks.]]

'''The following have been fixed:'''

*There was a glitch where you would enter your house and the ground would be covered in streaks of grey, which would constantly shift about. This glitch could be fixed temporarily by going to "Video Settings" then "Custom" and selecting "Software".
*There was a glitch in mid August 2009 with the release of [[Menagerie]]s, where if the player tried to get in the room, it would repeatedly say "Invalid teleport" and then throw the player outside of her or his house. This was fixed just a couple hours later.
*If a player teleports to his or her house with a pet out, the pet will be inside even if the player is in building mode.
*When in building mode, players used to be able to run out of a second floor hotspot and explore the area around the house.
*There was a glitch that while sitting on the dining bench your character would stand up.
* [[File:Butler glitch.png|thumb|Butler cannot locate house owner, even if they are present.]] Butlers seem to be unable to detect the house owner's presence in a house when a guest is visiting. This has been fixed.
*At one point you could click the black space outside a second floor parlour, then quickly eat food. Your character would be in the black space where you could walk around.
*There was a glitch where if you sat in a chair with a two-handed weapon and clicked a one-handed weapon (even a bow) you would hold the one-handed weapon like a two-handed weapon. Or if you sat with a one-handed weapon and clicked any two-handed weapon, you would one-hand the two-handed weapon.
*There was a glitch where if you sat on a bench or throne in a throne room, with the doors closed and followed someone who was outside and ate a piece of food quickly before your character stood up, then you would be able to move around the house whilst seated on the chair, even change floor and fight in the dungeon/combat rings whilst appearing to be seated until leaving the house. This has been fixed.

==See also==
*[[Template:POH room]] Templates for creating a floorplan of a player's house.
*[[:Category:Player-owned house plans|Example house layouts]]
*[[Construction]]

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