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Carton of Screws at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 20.
Weight20
Carton of Screws
Carton of Screws 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.ScrewsCarton | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Carton of Screws is on 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Yard Tools | Catwalk (crate, shelves, box); Railroad repair shop (box, cupboard, crate, …); Railroad storage (crate, box) | 0.34% | 4 |
| Tool Store Carpentry | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 0.24% | 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 |
| Crate Carpentry | Bat Factory (shelves); Closet (box, crate); Logging warehouse (box); and 6 more places | 0.18% | 4 |
| Metal Shop Tools | Metal fabrication shop (cupboard, tool cabinet); Metal fabrication storage (tool cabinet); Metal Shop (cupboard, box, tool cabinet) | 0.12% | 4 |
| Woodcraft Dude Counter | Woodcraft set (cupboard) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Police Storage Mechanics | Police garage (shelves, tool cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
It is on 13 more tables with smaller shares.
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 Screws weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 20 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Carton of Screws?
Base.ScrewsCarton.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.