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Carton of Nails at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 20.
Weight20
Carton of Nails
Carton of Nails is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 20. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.NailsCarton | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Carton of Nails is on 8 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tool Store Carpentry | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 0.49% | 4 |
| Crate Carpentry | Bat Factory (shelves); Closet (box, crate); Logging warehouse (box); and 6 more places | 0.35% | 4 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 0.34% | 4 |
| Mannequin Factory Tools | Mannequin factory (cupboard, crate, shelves) | 0.23% | 4 |
| Cabinet Factory Tools | Cabinet Factory (crate, shelves, tool cabinet); Cabinet shipping (shelves) | 0.23% | 4 |
| Garage Carpentry | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 0.21% | 4 |
| Gigamart Tools | General Store (shelves); General store storage (shelves); GigaMart (shelves) | 0.14% | 4 |
| Woodcraft Dude Counter | Woodcraft set (cupboard) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Open Carton (12 Boxes).
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Quick answers
How much does the Carton of Nails weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 20 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Carton of Nails?
Base.NailsCarton.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.