Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal is an uncommon DayZ base-building material found in Work loot areas. It occupies 10 × 10 inventory slots, weighs 1 kg per plate, stacks up to 10, and is used with Nails to build metal panels on Fences, Gates, and Watchtowers.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Sheet Metal is a large construction material used to add metal paneling to player-built fortifications. A single upper or lower Fence or Gate panel requires 3 Sheet Metal and 12 Nails, while completing both sections requires 6 Sheet Metal and 24 Nails. Sheet Metal can also be used for metal paneling on Watchtowers.
In-game description
“Metal sheets, great if you need to do some serious building, otherwise not that useful.”
Main Uses
- Build an upper metal Fence or Gate panel with 3 Sheet Metal and 12 Nails
- Build a lower metal Fence or Gate panel with 3 Sheet Metal and 12 Nails
- Complete both metal panel sections with 6 Sheet Metal and 24 Nails
- Build Sheet Metal paneling on Watchtower walls
- Use as a stronger-looking alternative to wooden paneling
- Store in stacks of up to 10 plates
How to use this item
Build a metal Fence panel
Attach Sheet Metal and Nails to a completed Fence frame, then use a Hammer or Hatchet to build the upper or lower metal panel.
- Deploy a Fence Kit and construct the Fence base.
- Build the upper or lower wooden frame.
- Attach 3 Sheet Metal to the Fence.
- Attach 12 Nails for the selected panel section.
- Use a Hammer or Hatchet to construct the metal panel.
Build a fully paneled metal Fence or Gate
Both the upper and lower sections can be finished with metal paneling.
- Construct both the upper and lower Fence frames.
- Attach 6 Sheet Metal in total.
- Attach 24 Nails in total.
- Use a Hammer or Hatchet to build both metal panel sections.
- Add Metal Wire and use Pliers if you want to convert the Fence into a Gate.
Build Watchtower metal paneling
Sheet Metal can be attached to Watchtower wall bases to build metal upper or lower wall panels.
- Construct the Watchtower level and the required wall base.
- Attach 3 Sheet Metal for the selected wall panel.
- Attach the required Nails.
- Use a Hammer or Hatchet to finish the metal panel.
How to get Sheet Metal
- Search Work loot locations.
- Check workshops, industrial utility buildings, sheds, garages, and construction areas.
- Look for it while gathering Nails, tools, and other base-building materials.
- Take Sheet Metal from abandoned bases or other players when safe.
Spawn info
- • Sheet Metal is listed as uncommon Work loot.
- • It occupies 10 × 10 inventory slots, making it extremely bulky to transport.
- • It can be carried in stacks of up to 10 plates.
- • Each plate weighs 1 kg.
- • It is used only for base-building construction.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Build Upper Metal Fence Panel
Result: Upper Metal Fence Panel
Attach 3 Sheet Metal and 12 Nails to an upper Fence or Gate frame, then build it with a Hammer or Hatchet.
View crafting guideBuild Watchtower Metal Panel
Result: Watchtower Metal Panel
Attach Sheet Metal and Nails to a Watchtower wall base to build a metal wall panel.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- Sheet Metal is used only for base building.
- It is found in Work loot locations.
- It is listed as uncommon.
- It occupies 10 × 10 inventory slots, or 100 slots.
- Each plate weighs 1 kg.
- It stacks up to 10 plates.
- One upper or lower Fence or Gate panel requires 3 Sheet Metal and 12 Nails.
- Both metal panel sections require 6 Sheet Metal and 24 Nails total.
- A Hammer or Hatchet is used to construct metal Fence and Gate panels.
- Sheet Metal can also be used for Watchtower metal paneling.
- Wood and metal cannot be used on the same individual Fence panel section, but the upper and lower sections can use different materials.