Stud detectors
#1
02-05-08, 01:21 PM
Stud detectors
Can someone recommend a stud detector or tell me what features I should look for? I live in a 40 year old "fireproof" building in New York with plaster walls with wire mesh. I found some studs 14 inches apart with my magnet, but they're not spaced as expected in some areas, maybe do to the inaccuracy of my use of the magnet as a stud detector. I think I should try a real stud detector.
#2
02-05-08, 04:22 PM
Zircon makes a good quality stud sensor with deep scan mode, that you will need with the plaster walls. These can be purchased at the big box stores or hardware stores.
#3
02-11-08, 02:12 AM
Thanks, I'll look for one of those. Hmm... I think I'll try my magnet technique on the other side of the wall first. Maybe the studs are closer to that side.
#4
02-11-08, 04:50 PM
With the magnet, you aren't detecting studs, only nailheads, which should be in the studs, but can be a foot apart vertically, and you may go crazy finding one.
