Metal Window Frame is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Buildable Welding
You build it from the building menu. Welding 3. Read: Welder Monthly - June 1993.
Metal Window Frame is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.
More: Base building · Welding · Recipe database.
It weighs 20.0 when you carry it. Picking it up needs Carpentry 2 and Crowbar.
| Weight when carried | 20.0 |
| Size | 50 tiles |
| To pick it up | Carpentry 2 and Crowbar |
| To place it | Hammer |
| To build it | Welding 3 |
See base building for how furniture mode works.
Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Type |
|---|---|
Base.MetalWindowFrameLvl1 | Buildable |
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Window Frame Built in the world | 4 × Welding Torch; 3 × Steel Sheet - Small | None | Welding 3. Read: Welder Monthly - June 1993 |
From the building menu. It uses: 4 × Welding Torch; 3 × Steel Sheet - Small. Welding 3. Read: Welder Monthly - June 1993.
Base.MetalWindowFrameLvl1.
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).