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Hardware Store

Hardware Store
Hardware Store
Class Buildings
Type Building
Rooms
  • Tool Store
  • Tool Store Storage
  • Wild West Tool Store
Best Loot
Found In

A hardware store is a tool shop for builders, mechanics and home repair. Survivors go there for building supplies, hand tools, protective gear and skill books. It is one of the best places to gather what a base needs.

Each store has a sales floor and a back storage room. The sales floor holds counters, small boxes of work wear, shelves of books and stacks of handles and planks. The storage room holds the heavier tools and metalworking supplies. The standout finds are the Box of Nails, the Claw Hammer, the Wood Saw and the Hacksaw. Welding Rods, the Oxygen Tank and the Welder Mask serve metalworkers. A row of beginner skill books covers carpentry, electrical work, mechanics, welding and more.

A survivor planning to build or fortify a base gets a lot from a single visit. Nails, planks and handles cover the basics of carpentry. Masks, goggles and gloves keep the work safe. The skill books speed up the first levels of several trades at once.

The historic tool store in Coalfield and Doe Valley is a different kind of shop. It sells frontier clothing, curios and souvenirs.

Possible Loot Items in a Hardware Store

The tool store sales floor is a strong first stop. Its counter always holds Blank Keys. Handles of every size sit in the open containers often. Long sticks, wooden rods and planks appear now and then. The small boxes on the sales floor hold work wear. Safety Goggles, the Dust Mask and the High Visibility Vest appear often. The Workman Shirt, Ear Protectors and Kneepads turn up now and then. Lumberjack shirts and jeans sit in the same boxes. The Hard Hat, the Welder Mask, the Foreman Vest and the Half Mask Respirator appear now and then. Respirator filters come with them.

The counters hold small tools and hardware. Measuring tape, rope and the Box of Nails appear now and then. The Small File Set turns up as well. Work boots, rubber boots, batteries and electrical wire appear in the same place. The Combination Padlock and the Security Pass Key Ring turn up now and then.

The shelves hold the skill books. Beginner books for Blacksmithing, Carpentry, Electrical, Glassmaking, Maintenance, Mechanics and Welding each appear now and then. Beef jerky, gum and granola bars share the shelves.

The tool store storage room holds the heavier tools. The Wood Saw, the Screwdriver and whetstones appear now and then. The Carpentry Chisel, the Circular Sawblade, Duct Tape and the Claw Hammer turn up as well. Pliers, the Hacksaw and the Box of Screws sit on the same shelves. The metalworking stock is just as good. Steel rods, iron pipes, small steel sheets and steel wool appear now and then. The Oxygen Tank, Welding Rods and the Propane Lantern Bottle supply a welding torch. Tongs and wire turn up beside them.

The storage room also repeats much of the sales floor work wear. The Plank, the Box of Nails and the Bag of Plaster Powder appear there now and then.

The Wild West tool store holds old fashioned goods. Its clothing racks always hold the Crafted Cotton Shirt and Crafted Jeans. The Crafted Denim Shirt appears often. Suit jackets, suit pants, waistcoats and overalls turn up now and then. Its shelves always hold a Toy Badge. Fountain pens appear often. Raccoon hats, snow globes and mineral specimen cases appear now and then.

The likeliest finds in each room of a hardware store, with the container they sit in and the rough chance per container. Cleaning supplies, keys and towels turn up everywhere and are left off the lists.

Name Image Container Chance Spawn ID
Blank Key Blank Key Counter 100% /additem Base.Key_Blank
Medium Handle Medium Handle Other 80% /additem Base.Handle
Small Handle Small Handle Other 80% /additem Base.SmallHandle
Safety Goggles Safety Goggles Small box 55.9% /additem Base.Glasses_SafetyGoggles
Dust Mask Dust Mask Small box 55.9% /additem Base.Hat_DustMask
High Visibility Vest High Visibility Vest Small box 55.9% /additem Base.Vest_HighViz
Large Handle Large Handle Other 41.7% /additem Base.LongHandle
Long Stick Long Stick Other 41.7% /additem Base.LongStick
Wooden Rod Wooden Rod Other 41.7% /additem Base.WoodenStick2
Plank Plank Other 40% /additem Base.Plank
Workman Shirt Workman Shirt Small box 33.3% /additem Base.Shirt_Workman
Ear Protectors Ear Protectors Small box 28% /additem Base.Hat_EarMuff_Protectors
Measuring Tape Measuring Tape Counter 27.1% /additem Base.MeasuringTape
Box of Nails Box of Nails Counter 27.1% /additem Base.NailsBox
Rope Rope Counter 27.1% /additem Base.Rope
Kneepad Kneepad Small box 26.7% /additem Base.Kneepad_Right_Leather
Shirt - Lumberjack Shirt - Lumberjack Small box 26.7% /additem Base.Shirt_Lumberjack
Jeans Jeans Small box 26.7% /additem Base.TrousersMesh_DenimLight
Jeans - Baggy Jeans - Baggy Small box 26.7% /additem Base.Trousers_JeanBaggy
Small File Set Small File Set Counter 23.3% /additem Base.SmallFileSet
Half Mask Respirator Half Mask Respirator Small box 22.4% /additem Base.Hat_BuildersRespirator
Hard Hat Hard Hat Small box 22.4% /additem Base.Hat_HardHat
Respirator Filters Respirator Filters Small box 22.4% /additem Base.RespiratorFilters
Foreman Vest Foreman Vest Small box 22.4% /additem Base.Vest_Foreman
Welder Mask Welder Mask Small box 22.4% /additem Base.WeldingMask
Bag of Plaster Powder Bag of Plaster Powder Other 20% /additem Base.PlasterPowder
Steel Sheet Steel Sheet Other 20% /additem Base.SheetMetal
Security Pass Key Ring Security Pass Key Ring Counter 18.6% /additem Base.KeyRing_SecurityPass
Beef Jerky Beef Jerky Shelves 17% /additem Base.BeefJerky
Dehydrated Meat Stick Dehydrated Meat Stick Shelves 17% /additem Base.DehydratedMeatStick
Name Image Container Chance Spawn ID
Safety Goggles Safety Goggles Other 55.9% /additem Base.Glasses_SafetyGoggles
Dust Mask Dust Mask Other 55.9% /additem Base.Hat_DustMask
High Visibility Vest High Visibility Vest Other 55.9% /additem Base.Vest_HighViz
Plank Plank Other 40% /additem Base.Plank
Box of Nails Box of Nails Other 39.1% /additem Base.NailsBox
Workman Shirt Workman Shirt Other 33.3% /additem Base.Shirt_Workman
Ear Protectors Ear Protectors Other 28% /additem Base.Hat_EarMuff_Protectors
Kneepad Kneepad Other 26.7% /additem Base.Kneepad_Right_Leather
Shirt - Lumberjack Shirt - Lumberjack Other 26.7% /additem Base.Shirt_Lumberjack
Jeans Jeans Other 26.7% /additem Base.TrousersMesh_DenimLight
Jeans - Baggy Jeans - Baggy Other 26.7% /additem Base.Trousers_JeanBaggy
Half Mask Respirator Half Mask Respirator Other 22.4% /additem Base.Hat_BuildersRespirator
Hard Hat Hard Hat Other 22.4% /additem Base.Hat_HardHat
Respirator Filters Respirator Filters Other 22.4% /additem Base.RespiratorFilters
Foreman Vest Foreman Vest Other 22.4% /additem Base.Vest_Foreman
Welder Mask Welder Mask Other 22.4% /additem Base.WeldingMask
Measuring Tape Measuring Tape Other 21.7% /additem Base.MeasuringTape
Rope Rope Other 21.7% /additem Base.Rope
Long Stick Long Stick Other 20% /additem Base.LongStick
Bag of Plaster Powder Bag of Plaster Powder Other 20% /additem Base.PlasterPowder
Steel Sheet Steel Sheet Other 20% /additem Base.SheetMetal
Wood Saw Wood Saw Other 19.6% /additem Base.GardenSaw
Screwdriver Screwdriver Other 19.6% /additem Base.Screwdriver
Whetstone Whetstone Other 19.6% /additem Base.Whetstone
Carpentry Chisel Carpentry Chisel Other 15.6% /additem Base.CarpentryChisel
Circular Sawblade Circular Sawblade Other 15.6% /additem Base.CircularSawblade
Duct Tape Duct Tape Other 15.6% /additem Base.DuctTape
Claw Hammer Claw Hammer Other 15.6% /additem Base.Hammer
Pliers Pliers Other 15.6% /additem Base.Pliers
Hacksaw Hacksaw Other 15.6% /additem Base.Saw
Name Image Container Chance Spawn ID
Crafted Cotton Shirt Crafted Cotton Shirt Clothing rack 100% /additem Base.Shirt_Crafted_Cotton
Toy Badge Toy Badge Shelves 100% /additem Base.ToyBadge
Crafted Jeans Crafted Jeans Clothing rack 100% /additem Base.Trousers_Crafted_Denim
Fountain Pen Fountain Pen Shelves 53.3% /additem Base.PenFancy
Crafted Denim Shirt Crafted Denim Shirt Clothing rack 53.3% /additem Base.Shirt_Crafted_Denim
Overalls Overalls Clothing rack 26.7% /additem Base.Dungarees
Raccoon Hat Raccoon Hat Shelves 26.7% /additem Base.Hat_Raccoon
Snow Globe Snow Globe Shelves 26.7% /additem Base.SnowGlobe
Specimen Case - Minerals Specimen Case - Minerals Shelves 26.7% /additem Base.Specimen_Minerals
Suit Jacket Suit Jacket Clothing rack 26.7% /additem Base.Suit_Jacket
Suit Pants Suit Pants Clothing rack 26.7% /additem Base.Trousers_Suit
Waistcoat Waistcoat Clothing rack 26.7% /additem Base.Vest_Waistcoat
Hide Wallet Hide Wallet Shelves 26.7% /additem Base.Wallet_Hide
Shirt - Formal Shirt - Formal Clothing rack 13.3% /additem Base.Shirt_FormalTINT
Bellows Bellows Counter 8.1% /additem Base.Bellows
Tongs Tongs Counter 8.1% /additem Base.Tongs
Tool Forging Plan Tool Forging Plan Counter 6.5% /additem Base.BSToolsSchematic
Wooden Bucket Wooden Bucket Counter 6.5% /additem Base.BucketLargeWood
Coke Coke Counter 6.5% /additem Base.Coke
Smithing Hammer Smithing Hammer Counter 6.5% /additem Base.SmithingHammer
Cookware Forging Recipe Cookware Forging Recipe Counter 3.2% /additem Base.CookwareSchematic
File File Counter 3.2% /additem Base.File
Leather Gloves Leather Gloves Counter 3.2% /additem Base.Gloves_LeatherGloves
Iron Bar Quarter Iron Bar Quarter Counter 3.2% /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
Metalworking Chisel Metalworking Chisel Counter 3.2% /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
Metalworking Pliers Metalworking Pliers Counter 3.2% /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
Metalworking Punch Metalworking Punch Counter 3.2% /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
Iron Bar Half Iron Bar Half Counter 1.6% /additem Base.IronBarHalf
Wooden Bar Cast Mold Wooden Bar Cast Mold Counter 1.6% /additem Base.WoodenBarCastMold
Wooden Brick Mold Wooden Brick Mold Counter 1.6% /additem Base.WoodenBrickMold

Dangers in a Hardware Store

Some shops carry an alarm that sounds when a door or window breaks. The siren draws zombies from a wide area. A haul from a hardware store is heavy. A car parked close makes the trip back much easier. The Louisville stores stand in the most crowded city on the map.

Hardware Store Locations

Hardware stores stand in almost every town. Muldraugh has a tool store on its main strip. Rosewood has Bolt Claim and a second hardware store. West Point has West Point DIY. Riverside has Nails & Nuts. Brandenburg has the Nails & Nuts Tool Store and another hardware store. Hobbs & Perkins Hardware serves Irvington. E.P. Tools is the common chain. Its branches stand in Fallas Lake, Doe Valley and across Louisville. Zac's Hardware also has branches in Louisville. Iron West Hardware is the historic tool store and souvenir shop of Coalfield.

Every named hardware store on the map, with its town and map coordinates.

Name Location Type Map Coordinates
Nails & Nuts Tool Store Brandenburg Hardware store 1943 x 6361
Hardware store Brandenburg Hardware store 2067 x 5887
E.P. Tools Fallas Lake Hardware store 7255 x 8228
Hardware store Fallas Lake Hardware store 7467 x 8395
Hobbs & Perkins Hardware Irvington Hardware store 2160 x 14545
E.P. Tools Louisville Hardware store 13178 x 1546
Hardware store Louisville Hardware store 12542 x 2111
Zac's Hardware Louisville Hardware store 12376 x 1379
Hardware store Louisville Hardware store 13367 x 3072
Hardware store Louisville Hardware store 13526 x 3089
E.P. Tools Louisville Hardware store 13956 x 3101
Zac's Hardware Louisville Hardware store 13312 x 1301
E.P. Tools Louisville Hardware store 13513 x 1316
Hardware store Muldraugh Tool store 10609 x 10318
Nails & Nuts Riverside Tool store 6370 x 5323
Hardware store Rosewood Hardware store 8118 x 11425
Bolt Claim Rosewood Hardware store 8008 x 11290
West Point DIY West Point Hardware store 11973 x 6912
Iron West Hardware Coalfield Historic tool store/Souvenir shop 3446 x 8187
E.P. Tools Doe Valley Hardware store 7255 x 8228
Hardware store Doe Valley Hardware store 7467 x 8395
Iron West Hardware Doe Valley Historic tool store/Souvenir shop 3446 x 8187

Notes

  • The sales floor counter always holds Blank Keys.
  • Beginner skill books for many trades sit on the shelves.
  • The storage room holds saws, hammers and metalworking supplies.
  • Small boxes hold masks, goggles and safety vests.
  • Iron West Hardware sells frontier clothing and souvenirs.


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