If you have drywall walls a stud finder locates studs quickly and accurately.
Find wall stud under siding.
From the outside hook the tape measure over the outside wall corner and measure in 17 1 4 inches and you should find a stud.
Add another 1 2 inch for the boxing and 3 4 inch for standard lap siding.
Anxiously trying to find a wall stud while you re in the process of hanging a picture shelf or tv mount.
Most stud finders are inconsistent at best and i.
We ve all been there at some point.
The box is attached to a stud on one side.
The cover plate should cover the nail holes.
Mark when you hit the stud and transfer that to the outside.
Oh i just need to find a stud to hang this picture and fifteen holes later you re convinced the wall is held up by pixie dust and a wish because apparently there s no wood behind it.
If you don t find signs of a stud 16 inches from the first one measure 24 inches from the first stud and look again there.
You should feel when it goes into the stud.
Drive a small nail into the wall where you believe you have found a stud.
It s less effective on lath plaster walls but some have a metal scanning feature that may locate the nails securing the lath to the studs.
If there are no gaps use a long thin nail and nail it about 1 2 from the edge of the box on each side into the wall.