Doorknob

Doorknob is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Doorknob at a glance

Material Building & survival

It weighs 1.

Weight1

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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.Doorknob`	Material

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Doorknob is on 3 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)	0.98%	4
Garage Carpentry	Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves)	0.86%	4
Crate Carpentry	Bat Factory (shelves); Closet (box, crate); Logging warehouse (box); and 6 more places	0.71%	4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

Recipe	Ingredients (used up)	Tools (kept)	Requirements
Forge Doorknob Advanced forge	2 × any charcoal; quarter bar stock	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers; any small punch; any smallfiles	Blacksmithing 9. Read: Small-Scale Smithing or reach Blacksmithing 10

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 7 recipes: Double Tall Wooden Gate, Metal Door Lvl 1, Metal Door Lvl 2, Wooden Door, Wooden Door, Wooden Door, Wooden Fence Gate.

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Quick answers

How much does the Doorknob weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Doorknob?

Base.Doorknob.