Cast Iron Bench
Does not look very comfortable.
Notes
The Cast Iron Bench is a mid-tier seating object that contributes a base housing value of 3 to any room it is placed in, making it a solid option for improving resident XP gains once a town has basic metalworking. Like all furniture of the "Chair" type, each additional bench in the same room provides diminishing returns, with each repeat worth only half the value of the previous one. If your settlement has access to cast iron, stocking these benches in a store helps new players quickly furnish their homes for better housing bonuses.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
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Ingredients
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | |
| 0.02 |
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 60 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 4 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 15 Cast Iron Bench / hour (base) |
As a placed object
Each extra copy of this furniture type in the same room counts for less housing value than the one before.
Recycling & waste
1.2× Iron Scrap
0.2× Ceramic Scrap
The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.
How garbage, sorting & recycling work
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