How to locate the position of my ceiling joists, roof beam timber 

Hi Drew, I want to hang a pod sensory swing for my little autistic girl.. and had no idea where to find the joists.. thank you so much for posting this video, I’m going to have a very happy girl later.

Thank you! This video of yours was very helpful in finding the Joists/Studs! I was just kind of hopeful that I could do it without a stud finder and then here is your video! God is good. Thank you, Drew.

Found this video, grabbed a bunch of magnets and a ladder, and had my ceiling joists located quickly. Thanks so much for the simple demonstration.

Perfect and simple way of finding them ! 👀 saves smashing a hole in the cleaning, cleaning up the mess and installing a new ceiling ! 👌🏼

This video was such a help! Simple and very effective. Many thanks. Cheers Roy

Thanks Drew … Thinking of installing some spotlights. Because of your intuition I’ll be able to bore a hole through the ceiling confidently 👊

Wife has been banging on about wanting a house plant hanging up ... big help ... thx

This method is a lifesaver! However, how can I find the middle of the joist ? I would like to hang a hanging chair and I would like to make a hole in the middle of the joist to make sure that the screw will hold well and that the wood will not crack ,like, for example, I screw too much at the edge . Also , most hanging chair support screws are 7-8cm long, is this too long? I mean, is there a possibility of touching any cable passing through the joist? I would greatly appreciate your help.

U just saved me from playing whack a mole in my ceiling

Thank you.....almost called the electrician to fit the drop light.

Thanks man, this was helpful.

Alright best life back of 2023

This is extremely helpful!!! Thank you so much! 👍👍👍

Excellent...the exact issue I was trying to solve.

brilliant

I bought 2 differwnt stud finders. Lol I have a 3 car garage and hunging a 10ft strut rail to hung punching bags rings and a rope on my 8ft ceiling. I think I found joist. They running parallel to garage doors and are 24" apart, however after finding center of each joist they are 1" wide🙄 I tought they were at least 2" wide?? Iam using 3" 3/8 bolts.. My house was built in 2005

Thank you, Drews House. We are working on our magnets right now. Is there any strength in particular? Or any. regular should do?

Very organized and well presented

Thanks 👍

thanks , very good tip

It worked. Thanks

Really helpful thank you!

Another way to see what way there going is to look at your floorboards because joist always run the opposite direction

Legend, Thankyou❤️🙌

Your good thank you

I'm trying to hang a yoga swing but the mounts I'm trying to hang are wider that a 2x4

See like a great idea but ot did nt work for me

i just used a magnet to find the joints & i did. yet my nail still went all the way through no connectivity wtf

Wood is not magnetic 😅 Are you fishing for screws or the joist hangers? Youre not clear about that... if there arent any hangers and youre fishing for screw heads, you could spend hours looking.

Get to the point and stop rambling!