Need a Stud Finder

23hotrodr wrote:
My wife is the best stud finder I know of! LOL

I was going to say Yeah I need one of those too but DH might object. Lol

I have a stud finder and I showed my wife how well it works; I hold it up to my body and it lights right up! ;)

I used to work at Lowes one day I got the hardware manager. I told him he had to move the stud finder display out of the main aisle because every time I walked by the all went off.
Jesseannie

One of the best is the Pro Sensor 710 about $60 OR go out in the morning as suggested.

There are two types of stud finders, One actually looks for the studs, The other looks for the nails. Both should work so long as steel nails are used.

I use a stud finder that can also find electrical wires. Not 100% accurate, 90+ maybe. Buy a good one. I also like the "dew in the morning" and "frost" methods- those are darn near foolproof.

I do the wall tapping and usually have good luck finding them that way.

Holding up anything of any weight however I will add a back board first and then mount the unit to the board... Never any pull through problems doing it this way...

Something like these google images...




Roy Ken

My wife is the best stud finder I know of! LOL

Many trailers with a fiberglass exterior have very few studs and they are often aluminum. Be sure that you know how your trailer was built.

I cant use stud finders as they are always going off when I am holding them :-). Seriously though, get a good one if you are looking to buy one. Life is too short to use cheap tools. The cheap ones often wont find the studs.