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Mattress

Mattress is a piece of furniture in Project Zomboid. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Mattress at a glance

Mattress icon

Furniture Furniture

It is furniture you can also build yourself: the recipe is below.

TypeFurniture
CategoryFurniture
Skill neededTailoring 2
Weight8.0
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What it is and how to use it

Mattress is a movable object. In furniture mode you can pick it up, carry it and place it somewhere else, as long as your skills and tools allow it for that piece.

More: Base building · Carpentry · Recipe database.

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Moving it, placing it and taking it apart

It weighs 8.0 when you carry it.

Weight when carried8.0
To build itNeedle

See base building for how furniture mode works.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDTypeWorld sprite
Base.MattressFurniturecarpentry_02_76
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Sew Mattress
On any surface
5 × any thread; 5 × Sheet; 5 × any pillowany sewing needleTailoring 2

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Wooden Bed.

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Quick answers

Can you craft Mattress in Project Zomboid?

Yes. It uses: 5 × any thread; 5 × Sheet; 5 × any pillow. Tailoring 2.

What is the item ID for Mattress?

Base.Mattress.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).