Workbench Permafrost build part

Build cost, refund and repair

What placing it costs, what deconstruction returns, and what one repair takes.

Cost

• Wood×10

Refund

• Wood×10

Repair

• Wood×5

The quickest known source for each of the 1 ingredients: a container with its chance per visit, a trader with the price, an animal, a resource node, or a recipe.

Where to get the materials

Item	Where it comes from
Wood	Mined from Scavengable Bush node (1 per node)Quality Crate (Tier 1) · 20%

Health, decay and how it compares with the other parts in its category.

HP

250vs 14 other parts in the category

Cost

10higher = cheaper than more peers

Where the game lets you put it.

• Needs a foundation
• Needs a roof
• Needs an enclosed room

How to unlock

Bought in the blueprint tree for 2 points.

Building blueprint2 blueprint points

Quests that have you build it:

• New Home

Placing this bench unlocks these crafts.

• BandageCrafting Bench2× Cloth, 1× Surgical SpiritCost4 sCraft time
• BatteriesCrafting Bench1× Scrap, 1× Processed Plastic, 2× ChemicalsCost3 sCraft time
• CandleCrafting Bench3× Animal FatCost3 sCraft time
• Chemical HeaterCrafting Bench2× Cloth, 2× ChemicalsCost8 sCraft time
• ChemicalsCrafting Bench1× Sulfur, 1× Low Grade FuelCost3 sCraft time
• ComponentsCrafting Bench3× Scrap, 1× WireCost3 sCraft time
• Compound BowCrafting Bench15× Scrap, 1× Rope, 3× ComponentsCost5 sCraft time
• Copper AxeCrafting Bench2× Copper Ingot, 4× WoodCost5 sCraft time
• Copper PickaxeCrafting Bench2× Copper Ingot, 4× WoodCost6 sCraft time
• Copper ShivCrafting Bench1× Copper Ingot, 2× WoodCost3 sCraft time
• Copper SledgehammerCrafting Bench2× Copper Ingot, 4× WoodCost6 sCraft time
• Electric HeaterCrafting Bench2× Cloth, 2× BatteriesCost8 sCraft time
• Flint AxeCrafting Bench2× Flint, 4× WoodCost5 sCraft time
• Flint PickaxeCrafting Bench2× Flint, 4× WoodCost5 sCraft time
• Flint ShivCrafting Bench1× Flint, 2× WoodCost3 sCraft time
• Flint SledgehammerCrafting Bench2× Flint, 4× WoodCost5 sCraft time

15 parts share this build-menu group. Campfire is the cheapest at 2 materials; Makeshift Smelter is the toughest at 250 HP.

Other workstations parts

Structure	HP	Cost	Materials	Build time
Campfire	125	2	2× Stone	1.5 s
Makeshift Smelter	250	5	5× Scrap	1.5 s
Professional Smelter	250	5	5× Iron Ingot	1.5 s
◆Radio Station	250	5	2× Scrap, 1× Wire, 2× Wood	1.5 s
Workbench Furnace	250	5	5× Quality Metal	1.5 s
Workbench	250	10	10× Wood	1.5 s
Radio Station Bench	250	13	3× Wire, 10× Wood	1.5 s
Tailoring Bench	250	18	15× Wood, 3× Copper Ingot	1.5 s
Tanning Rack	250	18	15× Wood, 3× Deer Pelt	1.5 s
Dismantle Bench	250	20	10× Wood, 10× Iron	1.5 s
NPC Workbench	250	20	10× Wood, 10× Quality Metal	1.5 s
Repair Bench	250	20	10× Wood, 10× Flint	1.5 s
Weapon Bench	250	20	10× Wood, 10× Iron Ingot	1.5 s
Stove	250	30	30× Scrap	1.5 s
Stone Furnace	250	40	40× Stone	1.5 s

How much you pay for each point of health, against the other 15 Workstation parts with a cost and HP.

Materials per HP

Part	Materials per 100 HP	Note
Workbench	4	Cheaper per HP than 63% of the category
Workstation average	6.3	This part is 36% cheaper per HP than average
Makeshift Smelter	2	Best value in the Workstation category

Materials are counted one-for-one regardless of rarity, so a part built from scarce ingots looks cheaper than it feels.

Similar parts

Other parts from the same group of the build menu.

• CampfireSurvival125HP2Cost
• Dismantle BenchWorkstation250HP20Cost
• Makeshift SmelterWorkstation250HP5Cost
• NPC WorkbenchWorkstation250HP20Cost
• Professional SmelterWorkstation250HP5Cost
• ▣Radio StationWorkstation250HP5Cost
• Radio Station BenchWorkstation250HP13Cost
• Repair BenchWorkstation250HP20Cost

Data: Permafrost Early Access preview build 0.44.2.4552-playtest — refreshed at the Oct 9 launch. How we source this