How to Find a Stud in the Wall 

Myra Ichikawa Thanks for watching, im glad it helped👍

E Galindo thank you ! im glad you appreciate it! have a great weekend!

BeReal Relentless haha Awesome man! Got to have fun with it. Your family gatherings sound like a good time.

Glad it was helpful!

frizzybob Congratulations on the new home, feel free to ask questions anytime. Thanks for watching

Blessings, hello , thank you. For a home c. 1950? What kind of stud should I expect to find? ( 1/2, 1,1.5…)

Happy to help if I can, thanks for watch'n and subscrib'n!

mystiqkc thank you for the compliments! have a good day!

cool, I’m glad you found it useful! There’s always something to discover or learn in construction which keeps me interested! thanks for watchin!

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I’m glad I could help! Thanks for watching!!!

Alex Lesyk thank you Alex!, im glad it was helpful!!! good luck hunting for your studs😉

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nope you’re not alone lol battery finders are subpar.. good luck and thanks for watching!

For me,the battery operated ones are so inconsistent. I always give up..never the same even if you "calibrate" it and go over the same area like 20 times...frankw

Glade to help! Thanks for watch'n!

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Thanks, glad you like the info!

Legend Caster awesome! im glad to help. thanks for watching!

all the Stanley stud finders perform similar to each other, but, I recommend using a Stanley stud finder in addition to a magnetic stud finder for added insurance.

@@WILEY67 no problem, thanks for watchin!

Daniel pentico hey brother from another mother, merry Christmas man! How the heck are you doing!!!?? I hope you are still running the joint in Walnut Creek!

bobby jones lol you are one of the only ones that caught that ! thanks for watchin!

Not sure but maybe video of behind the wall?

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Genius lol

We all learned the hard way ur not alone I thought a stud was just a hot lesbian till my tv fell tf off

Buddy I guess but I did not grow up in America. Back in my country houses are built from bricks and concrete

antonioalbertoonline I wouldn’t rely on it to detect pipes and it won’t magnetized to copper. Most pipes are in the center of the wall which makes it too far to connect, Thanks for watching

most likely. sorry for the delayed response

Sounds like Zircon need's to look into that, thanks for watch'n!

MisterIdjit disc magnets should definitely help!! good luck! thanks for watchin

@@WorknDirt The magnets are showing 16 inches apart, so I'm fairly confident I'm not about to drill into a pipe

Bryant Caminero if you must use the same location then i would Put the screw right next to the old screw but angle about 15° towards the center of the stud. But if you can, put your screw an inch above or below the existing sheet rock screw. Hope that helps

@@WorknDirt I have a magnetic finder so that is what I'll be going off by. Is it safe to assume all the screws in each stud are centered?

Bryant Caminero no you cannot assume unfortunately but if its a light picture you are hanging its not a big deal👍

@@WorknDirt it'll be a large tv lol

You’re right, the devices don’t tell you exactly what could be behind the wall, it does take a lot of experience to truly interpret what responses you’re getting from the devices. Some other helpful advice is, if you’re using the magnetic finder it needs to detect metal within millimeters of the sheet rock surface to be strong enough to stick to the wall. Most objects are farther behind the wall except nails and screws. There are a few exceptions like flat ductwork or a vertically ran pipe that can be close to the surface of sheet rock. In these instances it’s important to measure the width of the detection points. Both magnet and electronic devices Have a tolerance of about 1/8” which allows you to see if there is a stud that is 1.5 inches wide, anything wider or narrower indicates more investigation is needed. I hope that helps, thanks for watching

I hope you found the studs by now but if you didn't , I would order a strong rare earth magnet from Kjmagnetics.com . (thats if you don't want to crawl in the attic.. Thanks for watchin

Christian Avalos Good question! that plywood is providing shear strength to your house but a strong magnet should still find the screws that go into the studs. both the sheetrock and plywood nail to the studs. let me know if you find them! thank you for watching!

WorknDirt yea i found them, it’s not a “finished” wall so i can see where they nailed the drywall. Going to install tomorrow. Thanks.

mac J njoku a stud is a 2”x4”x8’ wood structural member usually made of doug fir.. where do you build? what country?

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@3DFX _ exactly

Xarai lol i feel ya, it can be painful to use at times! thanks for watchin!

I just bought a zircon, it told me where the center of stud was to drill a hole, drilled the hole and no stud, three holes later using a zircon on stud finder and deep scan still could not find the stud. Very frustrating for a $35 tool that is supposed to make your job easier not frustrating.

It has a learning curve. Once I used it a few times, I stopped using anything else. And I can't believe anyone would recommend using one of those cheap $1 magnetic "stud finders" you get for free in some hanging kits. I've seen some really shitty do-it-yourself jobs ever since HGTV became popular showing people how to do things wrong, and my Zircon has saved my noodle from hot wires in a place they shouldn't have been. A magnet would've just helped my partner light his cigar. But hey, y'all do you.

We have a Zircon e30, gave us screwy results until we replaced the 9V battery, then worked well.

Thanks Larry I forgot to mention that, It's a fool proof method for sure! Thanks for watching.

Bunpei Shiratori i rarely drill holes because im very comfortable and confident but if you’re not comfortable then its cheap insurance for you. if you try to put a screw in the middle of the stud and you miss it or glance off the side of it then you will be putting two holes anyways. thanks for watchin!

Tess Ok I’m glad you found it helpful! Good luck finding them, thanks for watching!

taskbar enhancer lol

its always a fun puzzle lol

Lol dang man I need you to co-star! I hope u are doin well man!!?