Can’t Find the Studs Behind Hardy Plank Siding


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Old 03-23-17, 06:41 AM
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Can’t Find the Studs Behind Hardy Plank Siding

I am having some difficulty trying to find studs behind Hardy Plank siding. I have tried a couple of different electronic stud finders but none seem to find the studs.

Any ideas how to solve this?

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Old 03-23-17, 07:05 AM
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Find Studs

Find studs from the inside and carefully measure from the outside allowing for wall thickness of adjacent wall.
 
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Old 03-23-17, 08:03 AM
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Try to find one close to a window inside. Measure it to a spot on window edge. Make sure if studs are 16 or 24 inch on center, Go outside and measure it out.
 
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Old 03-31-17, 12:24 PM
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Thanks Wirepuller38. Started by trying that but couldn't find them on the inside of the wall with plywood over them.

Any other ideas?
 
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You have plywood on the interior walls?
 
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Studs Behind Hardy Plank

Any chance the Hardy Plank is nailed on the studs? If so, find the nails and you have found the studs.
 
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Old 03-31-17, 02:39 PM
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Wirepuller, most hardieplank is blind nailed... thus the problem with finding the studs.

Best bet is to look for the spot where 2 butt joints meet in the field. That should be directly over a stud.

Finding the stud inside and measuring to the daylight opening of a window, then transferring that measurement outside should have worked by now.
 
 

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