Kenshi
ByYurii Luzhko

Where to Buy Building Materials in Kenshi — Map

Kenshi v1.0.68 data3 min read

20 towns have a shop that stocks Building Materials, 30 shops in all; 10 of them have 2 each. The commonest sellers are the Empire Mechanical Shop and the General Shop (8 each).

The towns below are the same ones the shop finder lists for Building Materials; this page puts them on a map.

Catun, a Kenshi town whose shops stock Building Materials
Catun, from the Kenshi Wiki (game screenshot, © Lo-Fi Games).
On this page

All 30 shops that stock Building Materials

Filter by shop type, tap a pin or a row, and sort by any column. Names open the town's page.

Shop type

Kenshi world map with the 20 towns that stock Building Materials pinned

Tap a pin to see which place it is.

30 of 30 shops · 20 towns

shops
AdmagGeneral ShopShek KingdomStenn DesertCommon
BarkEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
BarkGeneral ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
Black ScratchAdventurer Mechanical ShopTech HuntersThe OutlandsCommon
Blister HillHoly Mechanical ShopThe Holy NationOkran's PrideCommon
CatunEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesBonefieldsCommon
CatunGeneral ShopUnited CitiesBonefieldsCommon
ClownsteadyEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe HookCommon
ClownsteadyGeneral ShopUnited CitiesThe HookCommon
Drifter's LastEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe HookCommon
Drifter's LastGeneral ShopUnited CitiesThe HookCommon
HeftEmpire General ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
HeftEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
HengEmpire General ShopUnited CitiesHeng (Zone)Common
HengEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesHeng (Zone)Common
Last StandGeneral ShopShek KingdomSpider PlainsCommon
MongrelGeneral ShopMongrelFog IslandsCommon
MongrelMongrel Tech WorkshopMongrelFog IslandsCommon
Mud TownSwamp General ShopSwampersThe SwampCommon
RotRot Big ShopHoundsThe SwampCommon
SharkSwamp General ShopSwampersThe SwampCommon
Sho-BattaiEmpire General ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
Sho-BattaiEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
SquinGeneral ShopShek KingdomBorder ZoneCommon
StackHoly General ShopThe Holy NationOkran's GulfCommon
StackHoly Mechanical ShopThe Holy NationOkran's GulfCommon
StoatEmpire General ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
StoatEmpire Mechanical ShopUnited CitiesThe Great DesertCommon
The HubBlack Market BarHoly Nation OutlawsBorder ZoneCommon
World's EndAdventurer Mechanical ShopTech HuntersArm of OkranCommon

How to make Building Materials

Per the wiki, Building Materials are made at a Stone Processor from Raw Stone, 2 Raw Stone per craft; Raw Stone comes from a Stone Mine. A Hybrid Stone Mine, the late-game building, makes them straight from the ground. No research in our tech tree unlocks the manual Stone Processor (the wiki lists its cost as 6 Iron Plates); the upgrades below are research, with the costs from the tree.

ResearchLevelCostUnlocks
Powered Stone Refinery23 BookStone Processor II
Stone Refinery Upgrade34 BookStone Processor III
Stone Refinery Upgrade 245 BookStone Processor IV
Stone Refinery Upgrade 346 BookStone Processor V
Hybrid Stone Mine54 Ancient Science Book, 1 AI CoreHybrid Stone Mine
Stone Processor levels (Kenshi Wiki)
LevelWorkersEfficiency
Manual Stone Processor340%
Stone Processor II260%
Stone Processor III180%
Stone Processor IV1100%
Stone Processor V1120%

Which shops to look for

How many of the 30 stockists each shop type accounts for.

ShopStockists
Empire Mechanical Shop8
General Shop8
Empire General Shop4
Adventurer Mechanical Shop2
Holy Mechanical Shop2
Swamp General Shop2
Black Market Bar1
Holy General Shop1
Mongrel Tech Workshop1
Rot Big Shop1

FAQ

Where can I buy Building Materials in Kenshi?

In 20 towns: Admag, Bark, Black Scratch, Blister Hill, Catun, Clownsteady, Drifter's Last, Heft, Heng, Last Stand, Mongrel, Mud Town, Rot, Shark, Sho-Battai, Squin, Stack, Stoat, The Hub and World's End. The map above pins them.

How do I make Building Materials in Kenshi?

Put Raw Stone into a Stone Processor (2 Raw Stone per craft, per the wiki); a Hybrid Stone Mine produces them directly.

Which town has the most shops with Building Materials?

10 towns tie at 2 shops each: Bark, Catun, Clownsteady, Drifter's Last, Heft, Heng, Mongrel, Sho-Battai, Stack and Stoat.

Do I need Building Materials to buy a house?

No: a house costs cats. Building Materials are needed to repair a collapsed building and to build; see how to buy a house.

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