how to find a wall stud??

Originally posted by: AUMM
i tried knocking but i couldnt tell, is there any correlation between an outlet in the wall and where the stud would be?

They're directly to the left, or to the right of your electrical outlets (the outlet boxes are nailed to the side of a stud)
each stud is typically 16" apart

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: geckojohn
Just look at me... i'm a stud...

/me holds stud finder up to geckojohn

nothing.

 

[MattCo]

Sheetrock is nailed or screwed to the wall with nails with big heads. Measure to where you think a stud should be then wave a magnet over the wall to see where it sticks. that nail is in the center of a stud.

-MC

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: AUMM
is there an easy way to find a stud behind my wall? i'm trying to hang my guitar and i want to make sure it wont fall

Cheap Stud Finder.

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just tried that, but i couldnt see anything, probably since i painted my walls red

Alternatively, just start pounding nails in. Rinse and repeat until you hit a stud

that is what i do, i keep some of the tiny finishing nails for this job, its the only way i can find them

 

[FoBoT]

middle post, not in any way related to stud finding

 

[FoBoT]

holy crap triple posting nightmare!

 

[guapo337]

studfinder!

 

[flot]

Electronic studfinders don't work on my walls (they appear to have drywall, then some kind of plaster, then knockdown on top of that)... I've tried 3 different models and they all think that my whole wall is a stud. (guess they make their determination based on wall density)

I remember my grandfather used to have a little magnet mounted inside a plastic thing, the magnet would pivot towards the nails in the wall... can you still buy those?!? All I've seen is this electronic garbage that doesn't work at all for me. (although the beeping and the lights are very impressive...)

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: geckojohn
Just look at me... i'm a stud...

He said a "stud" not a "dud".

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: flot
Electronic studfinders don't work on my walls (they appear to have drywall, then some kind of plaster, then knockdown on top of that)... I've tried 3 different models and they all think that my whole wall is a stud. (guess they make their determination based on wall density)

I remember my grandfather used to have a little magnet mounted inside a plastic thing, the magnet would pivot towards the nails in the wall... can you still buy those?!? All I've seen is this electronic garbage that doesn't work at all for me. (although the beeping and the lights are very impressive...)

I had to buy a deep sensing one, got it at menards for $30 I think. I went through 3 laters of 1/'2 drywall, but that was the deepest it would go.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: flot
Electronic studfinders don't work on my walls (they appear to have drywall, then some kind of plaster, then knockdown on top of that)... I've tried 3 different models and they all think that my whole wall is a stud. (guess they make their determination based on wall density)

I remember my grandfather used to have a little magnet mounted inside a plastic thing, the magnet would pivot towards the nails in the wall... can you still buy those?!? All I've seen is this electronic garbage that doesn't work at all for me. (although the beeping and the lights are very impressive...)

I don't mean to be a jacka$$, but are you sure you were using it correctly? Usually the lights will come on if you press the button before you put the studfinder on the wall or if you put the studfinder directly over an electrical line.

 

[MaxDepth]

Geez, can't you all just look it up?


(hint: you may have to input your zip code as a first time visitor)

 

[TheNinja]

To sum it up:
1.Tap the wall, the stud will sound (even feel) harder, the non-stud area will sound/feel hollow
2.look for an outlet, the stud will be directly to one side of it
3.look for filled in nail/screw holes (if the taper/painter did a crappy job you will see the indentations of the nails/screws)
4.use a TINY nail first and see if you hit it
5.use a stud finder (for babies not real men )

 

[Yossarian451]

Get a big magnet, like a speaker magnet, and move it along slowly and feel for it to tug, you just found a nail and a stud. Man you guys gotta learn to get ghetto.

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: Yossarian451
Get a big magnet, like a speaker magnet, and move it along slowly and feel for it to tug, you just found a nail and a stud. Man you guys gotta learn to get ghetto.

Wow, I never used that technique...

 

[geckojohn]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: geckojohn Just look at me... i'm a stud...

He said a "stud" not a "dud".

You're the ugly retard, remember.

 

[Howard]

Hammer in a tiny nail. Once you find the stud just fill the holes with white toothpaste.

 

[Ausm]

Headbutt the wall


Ausm

 

[DorkBoy]

ur hand

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: AUMM
already have one bigass hole in the wall dont want another. guess ill have to wait to pick up a studfinder

If you have a hole in the wall, stick a wire(coat hanger?) in there and feel for the stud.

 

[l3ored]

Originally posted by: Yossarian451
Get a big magnet, like a speaker magnet, and move it along slowly and feel for it to tug, you just found a nail and a stud. Man you guys gotta learn to get ghetto.

yup, works with a hard drive magnet, however the lightbulb technique doesnt work

 

[Ness]

$2.99 each. It might just work.

 

[glugglug]

Punch the wall hard, putting your weight into the punch. When you break your hand, you've found a stud.