No studs in wall
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No studs in wall
I’m about to go crazy. Installing a hanging bike rack. I’ve used every trick to find studs to no avail. Stud finder consistently (>10 tries) tells me studs are in same places, and distance between hits is 16 inches. But drill finds no studs. No electrical boxes on wall. Baseboards are glued not nailed. Using 3/16 bit and drilling to 2.5 inches—no studs, even drilling every 1 inch. Measured both 16 and 24 inches from both corners—no studs. Wall appears to be about 5 inches thick, and other exposed studs in same space are 2x4, so using drill bit length, I should still be hitting a stud even if stud not flush against wall. Knocking produces no discernible sound difference anywhere. And now I have about 12 holes an inch apart along my wall. Short of cutting out a piece of the wall to find it, what the heck is going on? Can it be there are no studs in wall? If not, why can’t I find them? This project is about to be the death of my DIY ego. FWIW, this is an exterior wall of a full bath in a partially finished basement.
#4
Try some heavy duty toggle bolts. The first one is guaranteed to hit a stud.
Isnt that the truth!
Stud finder consistently (>10 tries) tells me studs are in same places, and distance between hits is 16 inches. But drill finds no studs.
#6
Short of cutting out a piece of the wall to find it
There would be less aggavation doing so than looking for some other creative solution to your problem.
I do this very often in my workplace where old construction techniques make finding a solid anchor point a problem.
I use a 2 1/2" holesaw on a drill that would give you good visibility or even to be able to stick your hand or phone in there for a pic.
A piece of lath wider than the hole and 4 drywall screws lets you use the piece you cut as a patch.
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I got one of these for Christmas. Drill a small hole & stick this in there & look around. Its got a LED light built into it.
https://www.harborfreight.com/digita...era-61839.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/digita...era-61839.html
#9
And it’s not a uniform distance from either corner