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Looking for Studs (in mah walls)
Grundlestiltskin
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So I bought this sonar-based stud sensor from the hardware store and began the process of looking for studs so that I could mount my new TV on the wall when it gets here. The stud finder manual suggests that studs are typically 16" or 24" apart.
For the most part that seems to be the case. However, I've found one spot where it seems like there are two studs within 4" of each other. What could I be sensing? Would there randomly be two studs that close together, or is there probably something else in one of those spots? Thoughts?
For the most part that seems to be the case. However, I've found one spot where it seems like there are two studs within 4" of each other. What could I be sensing? Would there randomly be two studs that close together, or is there probably something else in one of those spots? Thoughts?
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So should I assume the one that's evenly spaced with other studs is a stud and avoid the other spot entirely?
Be wary of electrical work, but your stud finder should have an electrical sensor on it as well... although that often goes off for no reason.
That's a fairly safe assumption. Also, when you do drill, drill tentatively until you're sure of what you're drilling into.
It's probably just another stud. You should be able to determine if it's duct work, piping, or electrical simply by thinking about where those things would be running. Duct work is the easiest to determine.
Just decide where you want the TV and go from there. There is very little behind your walls that would absolutely prevent you from mounting a TV there.
If you're mounting a flat screen, you also have to consider how you're going to run your wires. If you want to run them through the wall, you'll need to install a recessed outlet behind the television, because you can't feed high-voltage cable (the power cord) through dry wall. It's against code.
In the process of doing all of this, you may need to cut open a section of the wall anyway.
I live in an apartment. I'm very wary of doing any home modification beyond what is "necessary." We're just going to mount the TV above the stand the current TV sits on, and run the wires down the wall into the appropriate outlets. Probably bundled together.
Unless you don't mind seeing the wires hanging, then that works too.
Your job is fairly easy at this point though. Just tap in a nail or drill a tiny hole to verify the mounts are where you think they are. Don't always trust the stud finder.
I would use the one that's in the right place if that works, and only try the other if you need to. Either way just go in slowly with a finishing nail or a thin drill bit until you hit wood.
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Our bedroom.
Are you on the ground floor? Could the foundation be the lower portion of the wall?
Nope, 4th floor.
That's what a stud finder was before these fancy electronic doohickeys.
What's annoying is I had the choice between a $5 magnet studfinder and a $25 sonar studfinder. OBVIOUSLY I had to get the fancy one.