It's EASY to Find Studs WITHOUT A STUD FINDER!!!!!

I haven't owned a functioning stud finder in years because it's EASY and MORE ACCURATE to find them with a little BASIC CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE!
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[AlanJWatkins]

I just ask my wife :) she is obviously a good stud finder.

[tere]

I enjoy your videos so much!! So awesome for women like me who really want to learn how to do home repairs on our own, explained by a really nice person who knows what he is doing and makes videos that are easy for people like me to understand without calling us “dummies”! Thank you!

[jijasd]

The use of magnets is brilliant.

Since screws tend to be placed close to the center of the stud, so it is a very easy way to find where the center is.

[timst]

There is a magnetic stud finder from C.H. Hanson that is the best to use. It can find metal studs. If the drywall is thick or there are wood studs, it will find the screw/nail. Electronic stud finders give false readings if there is insulation, especially insulation with foil face. The magnet works every time.

[austinpatrick]

You can almost always tell which side of an electrical box the stud is on just by taking the cover plate off and looking on both sides of the box. If it's not easily visible you can shave a little drywall off with a knife on either side till you find it. Just make sure the plate hides whatever damage you do. Otherwise, what a great video! This is the only thing I could add to it.

[miccheckmemphis]

YOU ARE THE MAN✔👍🏾 I FOUND MY WALL STUDS AND MOUNTED MY TV IN MINUTES THANK U SO MUCH FOR A DETAILED VIDEO WITHOUT ALL THE FANCY MUSIC AND EFFECTS JUST STRAIGHT TO THE POINT!!!

[BloomOfLife]

The first method is Heaven sent 😩😩🙌🏾🙌🏾 Where was this before my 300 unnecessary holes

[karlarmbrust]

I installed a TV mount which had a magnet encased in a piece of plastic about 3/4x2”. After installing the mount, I kept the magnet. I carry it in my pocket—very handy. Also I have a magnet which I attached with epoxy to a 16 inch brass chain. I hold the end of the chain and swing it along the wall till I find a screw. Let the chain hang down from the magnet—it’s a plumb line so you can make a mark with pencil or tape at the height you need it. Or make 2 marks and then use a straight edge to mark above the screw. The chain is 16 inches long so you can swing it to each side and mark the adjacent studs.

[colinsydejko]

I wanted to learn how to find a stud without a study finder and I end up being taught by the man who taught me how to NO COMPLY 180 ?!?!?!! Hahaha amazing! THANK YOU for your help!

[tomspence]

I use a fridge magnet; one of those really strong rare-earth ones that looks like a pushpin with a little magnet in it instead of a pin. Staples sells them super cheap. Scan the wall with the magnet until it attaches to a drywall screw, and voila, stud! No holes, no pencil marks. I keep a bunch of them in my toolbox.

[hankunck]

To locate a starting point for measuring 16” intervals, I’ve also had good luck by simply removing a wall switch or outlet plate. I can then see which side of the stud the switch or outlet receptacle box is attached. Then measure 3/4” over from the stud edge, to locate center stud, and you’re on your way. Sometimes you do get a surprise when a switch our outlet was added after construction, in a location where there is no stud, using a self-mounting box.

[twincities]

Definitely demystified the process for finding wall studs. Sometimes I use a magnet tied to a string and lightly swing it until it sticks to a screw

[LukaszWiklendt]

0:10 sounds like you need a stud finder finder.

[ta]

I've used this method in previous homes but now I own a home more than a 100yrs old - carpenters did not use 2x4's or 16" space then. Behind the drywall (lathe & plaster has been replaced with drywall) therefore are slats of various sized boards (not 1/4" thick, more like 1/2-3/4") lined on the studs which are a variety amounts of width - lots of fun when one wants to hang something very heavy!

[davekintz]

Neatest stud finding method I've ever seen was on a job where we used metal studs. Took a handful of chopsaw dust and threw it up along the wall. The dust, containing metal fragments from the cut studs STUCK to the wall at every point there was a screw. The screws had become slightly magnetized from the magnetic apex used by the drywall installers. It was amazing, as the dust would show the screw so well, that you could see the slots from the phillips head screw.

[_MOORE_]

This reminded me of when my Ex & I used to live in a duplex and every so often the neighbors would be going at it in their living room. Their furniture would be banging up against the wall and I would always say, "Oh, the neighbors must have found some more pictures to hang!"

[yaboylevi]

Going off the electrical box thing, most people are right handed so nailing an electrical box up on the right side of a stud is usually what guys aim for because it's quicker and easier.

[simontaylor]

Studs are usually 4x2s or ex 4x2s at 450 or 600 centres  - 100x50mm. There are also horizontal noggins between studs, and these are what electrical fittings are fitted to. Best nail to use is a v long panel pin. Leave them in when you have found the studs then remove after the work is complete. This is ideal when fixing vertical metal shelf uprights

[old-style]

I used to punch holes in the walls until I broke my wrist, needless to say i found the stud.

[jsbmxzi]

I love Ben. Been watching his skating content for the longest time until one day, when my dad was remodeling our home I noticed a familiar face on his phone screen - a video of Ben explaining something or other related to construction and carpentry. What a nice moment we shared 🤝🤝🤝🤝