How To Find Wall Studs Behind Sheetrock

Here's our expert advice on how to locate a stud in any wall for easy hdtv installation.

How To Find Wall Studs Behind Sheetrock. Standard wall studs are either 16 or 24 on center. In residential house framing, window and door openings will always have studs along their sides.

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The tool will either go into the empty space behind the drywall, or stop, indicating that you've found a stud. Once your knuckle hits the spots. What is a stud finder?

Now you marked your stud from floor to ceiling.

Shanahan might find it darn difficult to turn the screws. If you don't want to do that, you have to tap gently on the sheetrock, until you hear a sold 'thud'. Go straight up or down to find a 2nd nail and draw a straight line through them. With a hole cut out of the sheetrock you can see.