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Steel Sheet at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 2.
Weight2
Steel Sheet
Steel Sheet is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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.SheetMetal | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Steel Sheet is on 8 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 Sheet Metal | Any building (crate); Garage storage (box, crate); Metal fabrication shop (crate, shelves); and 7 more places | 100% | 6 |
| Welding Workshop Metal | Welding storage (shelves); Welding workshop (shelves) | 22% | 4 |
| Garage Metalwork | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Junk Bin | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.8% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 3.3% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | 0.29% | 1 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
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 Steel Sheet Forge | any charcoal; Steel Block | a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
| Make Metal Sheet In hand | 4 × Steel Sheet - Small; 2 × Welding Torch | any welding mask | Welding 4. Read: Welder Monthly - March 1993 or reach Welding 6 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 20 recipes: Barrel Oven, Barricade Metal Sheet, Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets, Cut Metal Sheet, Feeding Trough Metal (Double), Forge Baking Pan, Forge Baking Tray, Forge Bucket, Forge Frying Pan, Forge Roasting Pan, Make Scrap Metal Body Armor, Make Scrap Metal Chopper, Make Scrap Metal Helmet, Metal Crate and 6 more.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 15 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Cut Metal Sheet
- Saw Sheet
- Forge Frying Pan
- Forge Roasting Pan
- Forge Baking Pan
- Forge Baking Tray
- Split Metal Sheet
- Forge Bucket
- Make Scrap Metal Chopper
- Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets
- Snip 4 Small Metal Sheets
- Make Scrap Metal Helmet
- Make Scrap Metal Body Armor
- Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item
- Smelt Large Steel Item
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Sheet Metal (weight 50)
- Welding Workshop Metal (weight 20)
- Crate Sheet Metal (weight 20)
- Crate Sheet Metal (weight 20)
- Garage Metalwork (weight 20)
- Crate Metalwork (weight 10)
- Welding Workshop Tools (weight 10)
- Tool Store Metalwork (weight 10)
- Welding Workshop Metal (weight 10)
- Crate Sheet Metal (weight 10)
- Crate Sheet Metal (weight 10)
- Junk Bin (weight 8)
- Crate Random Junk (weight 0.8)
Counts as: any smeltablesteellarge, any hasmetal.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Steel Sheet weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Steel Sheet?
Base.SheetMetal.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.