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Plastering Trowel at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 1.
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Plastering Trowel
Plastering Trowel is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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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.PlasterTrowel | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Plastering Trowel is on 6 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 Wall Finish | Attic (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box); and 6 more places | 14% | 4 |
| Crate Tools Old | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 7 more places | 3.8% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | 3.7% | 1 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 2.7% | 4 |
| Gigamart Tools | General Store (shelves); General store storage (shelves); GigaMart (shelves) | 2.2% | 4 |
| Crate Tools | Survivor safehouse (early) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (late game) (shelves); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (shelves); and 16 more places | 2.1% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Plaster Wall.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Plastering Trowel weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Plastering Trowel?
Base.PlasterTrowel.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.