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Nails

Needed for barricades and most carpentry. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Nails at a glance

Nails icon

Building Building & survival

Needed for barricades and most carpentry.

No published stats for this item yet.

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Where to find it

Toolboxes, garages, hardware stores.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Nails in Project Zomboid?

Toolboxes, garages, hardware stores.

What is the Nails used for?

Needed for barricades and most carpentry. You use a lot. Grab every box.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.