Building Elements
Building elements are the walls, floors, roofs, beams, stairs, doors and supports you place with the Hammer. They are grouped by function rather than material, because a roof is still a roof whether it is thatch, shingle, stone or Grausten.
Every material family covers roughly the same set of shapes. Wood is the cheapest and most flexible, but it decays in the rain if you leave it uncovered. Core Wood uses the same shapes with better vertical support. Stone and later Grausten need a Stonecutter nearby and do not rot. Black Marble and Flametal are the late-game tiers, used as much for looks as for structure.
Required Stations and Build Range
You can only place building pieces inside the working radius of the correct station, and each station covers a different part of the build menu.
| Station | Image | Building/Crafting | Base Range | Max Range | Range Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workbench | Almost everything for wood construction as well as basic equipment crafting and repairing. | 20 m | 36 m | Four metres more for each of its four upgrades. | |
| Stonecutter | Stone, black marble and grausten pieces. | 20 m | 20 m | It has one level, so the radius never grows. | |
| Forge | The metal parts and fittings: iron gates, cage walls, chains and the metal furniture. | 20 m | 38 m | Three metres more for each upgrade. |
A station only needs to be in range for building. Crafting and repairing also ask for a roof and 70% cover.
Stability and Support
Stability is the real limit on what you can build. Pieces inherit support from whatever they rest on. Blue means fully grounded and green is solid, while yellow, orange and red show increasing weakness. A red piece will collapse if you try to build further on it.
Wood and stone poles max out at around 16 m of pure vertical height, Core Wood poles reach about 24 m, and iron-reinforced poles go much higher. Horizontal runs lose support faster than vertical ones, so long floors and roofs need beams or poles in between.
Raising the terrain with the Hoe so floors sit directly on blue ground is one of the most reliable ways to keep large builds stable. Trees and large rocks also count as grounded support.
Weather and Durability
Wooden pieces that are not under a roof take weather damage in the rain and drop to 50 % durability over time. Stone, Black Marble, Grausten and Crystal never decay from rain or water. Building the roof early is the simplest way to protect a wooden structure while you finish the rest.
Most wood and stone pieces share a 2 m grid, which is why they mix cleanly. The standard roof pitches are 26°, 45° and (from the Deep North) 67°, and almost every roof family has matching walls, beams and corners for these angles.
Notes
- Removing a piece with the Hammer refunds its full material cost.
- You can only place a piece when the required station is in range.
- Hover with the Hammer equipped to see the stability colours.
- Mixing materials is normal and often better than a pure build. Stone foundations, Core Wood supports, wooden upper walls and a thatch or shingle roof make a common and effective combination.
- Defensive pieces (stake walls and the like) follow different durability rules and do not rot in the rain the way regular wood does.
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All Building Elements
Flooring
Walls
Roofing
Supports
Stairs & Ladders
| Piece | Image | Material | Crafting Materials | Size | Durability | Damaged by Rain | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwood stair | Ashwood |
|
2x2x1 | 400 | - | spawn ashwood_stair
| |
| Black marble stair | Black marble |
|
2x2x1 | 1500 | - | spawn blackmarble_stair
| |
| Dvergr Spiral Staircase Left | Dvergr |
|
2x2 | - | Yes | spawn piece_dvergr_spiralstair
| |
| Dvergr Spiral Staircase Right | Dvergr |
|
2x2 | - | Yes | spawn piece_dvergr_spiralstair_right
| |
| Grausten stairs | Grausten | - | 2x2x1 | - | - | spawn piece_grausten_stonestair
| |
| Grausten steep stairs | Grausten |
|
1x2x2 | - | - | spawn Piece_grausten_stone_ladder
| |
| Stone stair | Stone |
|
2x2x1 | 1500 | - | spawn stone_stair
| |
| Wood ladder | Wood |
|
1x2x2 | 400 | Yes | spawn wood_stepladder
| |
| Wood stair | Wood |
|
2x2x1 | 400 | Yes | spawn wood_stair
|
Doors & Gates
| Piece | Image | Material | Crafting Materials | Size | Durability | Damaged by Rain | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagonal Gate | - |
|
4x0.5x4 | - | No | spawn piece_hexagonal_door
| |
| Ashwood door | Ashwood | 2x2 | 400 | - | spawn ashwood_door
| ||
| Darkwood gate | Darkwood | 4x2 | 400 | - | spawn darkwood_gate
| ||
| Flametal gate | Flametal |
|
- | - | Yes | spawn flametal_gate
| |
| Iron gate | Iron |
|
1.8x2.8x0.1 | - | Yes | spawn iron_grate
| |
| Wood door | Wood |
|
2x2 | 400 | Yes | spawn wood_door
| |
| Wood gate | Wood |
|
3x2 | 400 | Yes | spawn wood_gate
| |
| Timberwood Drawbridge | Flametal |
|
- | 1000 | No | spawn piece_drawbridge
| |
| Timberwood Gate | Timberwood |
|
- | 1000 | No | spawn stave_gate
|
Windows & Dividers
| Piece | Image | Material | Crafting Materials | Size | Durability | Damaged by Rain | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carved darkwood divider | - | 1x2x0.15 | 400 | - | spawn darkwood_decowall
| ||
| Ashwood decorative window | Ashwood |
|
2x0.2x1 | 400 | - | spawn ashwood_decowall_2x2
| |
| Ashwood divider | Ashwood |
|
1x0.15x2 | 400 | - | spawn ashwood_decowall_divider
| |
| Grausten window 2x2 | Grausten |
|
2x2 | - | - | spawn Piece_grausten_window_2x2
| |
| Grausten window 4x2 | Grausten |
|
4x2 | - | - | spawn Piece_grausten_window_4x2
| |
| Wood shutter | Wood |
|
1x2 | 400 | Yes | spawn wood_window
|
Defences
| Piece | Image | Material | Crafting Materials | Size | Durability | Damaged by Rain | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundpole fence | - |
|
2x2 | 200 | - | spawn wood_fence
| |
| Sharp stakes | - | 2.4x1.5x2.7 | 200 | - | spawn piece_sharpstakes
| ||
| Stakewall | - |
|
2x3 | 1,000 | - | spawn stake_wall
| |
| Ashwood stakewall | Ashwood |
|
1x2 | 450 | - | spawn piece_stakewall_blackwood
| |
| Dvergr sharp stakes | Dvergr |
|
3.8x2.7x2.5 | 500 | - | spawn piece_dvergr_sharpstakes
| |
| Dvergr stakewall | Dvergr |
|
2x3 | 2,000 | - | spawn piece_dvergr_stake_wall
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Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Building Elements"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 310 total.
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- Valheim:Adze
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- Valheim:Armor Stand
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- Valheim:Ashwood arch
- Valheim:Ashwood beam 1 m
- Valheim:Ashwood beam 2 m
- Valheim:Ashwood beam 26°
- Valheim:Ashwood beam 45°
- Valheim:Ashwood Bed
- Valheim:Ashwood decorative floor
- Valheim:Ashwood decorative wall
- Valheim:Ashwood decorative window
- Valheim:Ashwood divider
- Valheim:Ashwood door
- Valheim:Ashwood floor 1x1
- Valheim:Ashwood floor 2x2
- Valheim:Ashwood half wall
- Valheim:Ashwood pole 1 m
- Valheim:Ashwood pole 2 m
- Valheim:Ashwood quarter wall
- Valheim:Ashwood roof cross 26°
- Valheim:Ashwood roof cross 45°
- Valheim:Ashwood stair
- Valheim:Ashwood stakewall
- Valheim:Ashwood top arch
- Valheim:Ashwood wall
- Valheim:Ashwood wall 26°
- Valheim:Ashwood wall 26° (inverted)
- Valheim:Ashwood wall 45°
- Valheim:Ashwood wall 45° (inverted)
- Valheim:Asksvin Skeleton
B
- Valheim:Barber station
- Valheim:Barrel
- Valheim:Bed
- Valheim:Beehive
- Valheim:Birds' Nest
- Valheim:Black Forge
- Valheim:Black forge cooler
- Valheim:Black marble 1x1x1
- Valheim:Black marble 2x1x1
- Valheim:Black marble 2x2x2
- Valheim:Black marble arch
- Valheim:Black marble column, small
- Valheim:Black marble column, wide
- Valheim:Black marble cornice
- Valheim:Black marble cornice, corner
- Valheim:Black marble floor
- Valheim:Black marble floor, triangle
- Valheim:Black marble plinth
- Valheim:Black marble plinth, corner
- Valheim:Black marble quarter spire
- Valheim:Black marble stair
- Valheim:Black metal chest
- Valheim:Black Metal Stack
- Valheim:Blast Furnace
- Valheim:Bloodgold Stack
- Valheim:Blue Jute Curtain
- Valheim:Blue Jute Drapes
- Valheim:Blue standing brazier
- Valheim:Bonfire
- Valheim:Bronze Stack
- Valheim:Butcher's table
C
- Valheim:Cage floor 1x1
- Valheim:Cage floor 2x2
- Valheim:Cage wall 1x1
- Valheim:Cage wall 2x2
- Valheim:Campfire
- Valheim:Carved Bench
- Valheim:Carved Chair
- Valheim:Carved darkwood divider
- Valheim:Cauldron
- Valheim:Charcoal Kiln
- Valheim:Chest
- Valheim:Chopping block
- Valheim:Cooking Station
- Valheim:Copper Stack
- Valheim:Crystal wall 1x1
D
- Valheim:Darkwood arch
- Valheim:Darkwood beam 26°
- Valheim:Darkwood beam 2m
- Valheim:Darkwood beam 45°
- Valheim:Darkwood beam 4m
- Valheim:Darkwood gate
- Valheim:Darkwood pole 2m
- Valheim:Darkwood pole 4m
- Valheim:Decorated Timber Beam 26°
- Valheim:Decorated Timber Beam 2m
- Valheim:Decorated Timber Beam 45°
- Valheim:Decorated Timber Beam 67°
- Valheim:Decorated Timber Pole 2m
- Valheim:Decorative Boulder
- Valheim:Dragon bed
- Valheim:Drakkar
- Valheim:Dvergr Lantern
- Valheim:Dvergr Lantern Pole
- Valheim:Dvergr metal wall
- Valheim:Dvergr sharp stakes
- Valheim:Dvergr Spiral Staircase Left
- Valheim:Dvergr Spiral Staircase Right
- Valheim:Dvergr stakewall
- Valheim:Dvergr wall lantern
F
- Valheim:Feathery Wreath
- Valheim:Fermenter
- Valheim:Fey lights
- Valheim:Flametal beam
- Valheim:Flametal gate
- Valheim:Flametal pillar
- Valheim:Flametal Stack
- Valheim:Flint Pile
- Valheim:Flower garland
- Valheim:Food Preparation Table
- Valheim:Forge
- Valheim:Forge bellows
- Valheim:Forge cooler
- Valheim:Forge of Potential
- Valheim:Forge Toolrack
- Valheim:Frigid Kiln
- Valheim:Frost Foundry
G
- Valheim:Galdr Table
- Valheim:Gem cutter
- Valheim:Grausten arched roof
- Valheim:Grausten arched roof corner
- Valheim:Grausten arched roof corner 2
- Valheim:Grausten Chest
- Valheim:Grausten floor 1x1
- Valheim:Grausten floor 2x2
- Valheim:Grausten floor 4x4
- Valheim:Grausten medium arch
- Valheim:Grausten medium beam
- Valheim:Grausten medium pillar
- Valheim:Grausten roof
- Valheim:Grausten roof corner
- Valheim:Grausten roof corner 2
- Valheim:Grausten small arch
- Valheim:Grausten small beam
- Valheim:Grausten small pillar
- Valheim:Grausten stairs
- Valheim:Grausten steep stairs
- Valheim:Grausten tapered pillar
- Valheim:Grausten tapered pillar (inverted)
- Valheim:Grausten wall 1x2
- Valheim:Grausten wall 2x2
- Valheim:Grausten wall 4x2
- Valheim:Grausten wall arch
- Valheim:Grausten wall arch (inverted)
- Valheim:Grausten window 2x2
- Valheim:Grausten window 4x2
- Valheim:Grinding wheel