Finding Studs

[TNGW1500SE]

First off, Anybody know if the studs in the roof of my 2003 Itasca Sunova are wood or are they metal? If they're metal, do you think this metal dectector would pinpoint them? Detector

[riven1950]

I wonder if the factory / manufacturer could help.

I know yours is older but when getting ready to install a back up camera on my 2017 Apex I contacted Apex and they e mailed me a detail drawing of the wall layout. It showed exact location of all studs. Not sure it would be the same with the roof or with your manufacturer.

[tenbear]

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[tenbear]

If you ever get snow where you are, look at the roof after the snow. Every time it snows here, the snow melts over the rafters first.

[Gdetrailer]

SoundGuy wrote:

TNGW1500SE wrote:
Anybody know if the studs in the roof of my 2003 Itasca Sunova are wood or are they metal?

No roof has "studs" but rather rafters. Whether wood or metal just use a quality multi scanner such as this Zircon i520 which is capable of detecting both wood & metal, along with wiring detection.

Meh.

I have several different models (not this one but they all work the same) of Zircon scanners..

Neither works well with the extremely thin RV walls, they are designed primarily for standard stick and brick 2x4 walls.

RV walls are at best 1" thick so stud detectors tend to get a lot of false readings. The detectors see the back side of the wall confusing the detector.

While it is possible to use one, they don't work as well with shallow RV walls so be prepared to drill a few exploratory holes..

[westend]

Right tool, and a cheaper choice than the Zircon: Walmart stud finder

[SoundGuy]

TNGW1500SE wrote:
Anybody know if the studs in the roof of my 2003 Itasca Sunova are wood or are they metal?

No roof has "studs" but rather rafters. Whether wood or metal just use a quality multi scanner such as this Zircon i520 which is capable of detecting both wood & metal, along with wiring detection.