Limestone at a glance

Material Building & survival
It weighs 1.
Limestone is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Material Building & survival
It weighs 1.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Limestone | Material |
Limestone is on 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Limestone Crushed | Garage storage (box, crate); Garden Store (crate); Shed (crate) | 100% | 4 |
| Crate Large Stone | Garden Store (crate) | 27% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 10 recipes: Cast Steel Bar from Iron, Cast Steel Ingot from Iron, Extract Steel from Smaller Iron Items, Fire 2 Limestone, Fire 4 Limestone, Make Stone Block from Stone, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Limestone.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.