Questions tagged [studs]
Vertical member in wall framing.
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Best way to attach Shelf Brackets on a Drywall for hanging Light Fixture without using Stud?
I'm looking to hang a 4ft T5 fixture for an aquarium to a pair of shelf brackets on a wall. I'm looking to mount it without using a stud if possible, maybe using a toggle bolt or drywall anchor.
I'm ...
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Help identifying pieces in ambiguous wall anchor kit
I’m a newbie at installing things into the studs / drywall, and I need some help identifying how to use what is included in this wall rack mount kit.
Three yellow pieces (anchors?)
Three long screws
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Improvements to consider when opening walls during remodel of 60s home
I'm remodeling a 60s cabin home with vertical and horizontal wood board siding.
While I have the walls exposed, I wonder about possible improvements I should consider while I have access to the open ...
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Studs spacing too close together to put in sub panel in workshop basement
I am putting in a sub panel on a load bearing interior wall ( basement wall with 12ft ceilings )
The studs are 2x6 and around 10-12in OC so I can not fit the panel I have (14in wide)
The house was ...
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Can I replace two 2x4 jack studs with a steel bracket attached to side of adjacent 6x6 king stud?
As part of my kitchen remodel, I want to move my refrigerator into a closet. In order for the refrigerator to fit width-wise, I need to remove two jack studs on one side of the closet that are ...
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What is this orange yellow substance on my wooden studs inside walls?
There's some kind of orange yellowish looking substance that forms into tiny bubbles (it looks sticky, but I haven't touched it). It seems to be on my floor joists and wall studs. The house is from ...
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Is this notch in a stud acceptable?
My contractor notched a wall stud to turn the elbow of the gas line and i don't think he reinforced it.
The wall above it holds a 21 inch wide by 36 inch height wall cabinet. There is also an over the ...
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Do studs in wooden buildings eventually get replaced as they lose their structural capacity?
I'm living in a 30 years old building made of wood - an ordinary apartment complex in Seattle. As I was drilling a hole into a stud, a thought occurred to me - over the years, these studs have ...
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Can I remove and reframe the top horizontal studs? for a TV mount
Photos (sorry too "big" to upload here)
I am working on a project to install a heavy duty robotic mantel mount. Now I have gotten the walls open I can start seeing what needs to be done.
For ...
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Tv will be off center if mounting to studs
I’m trying to mount my Samsung Frame above our fireplace. The placement of the studs makes it so the tv would be about 1 1/4 inch off center if I hang it with the included mount anchored into a stud ...
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Hanging curtain rods - metal stud above window?
I live in a new construction and want to install curtain rods above my full height balcony door and windows. I’d like to hang them half an inch above the window but my stud finder has a metal mode ...
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Basement rough-in PVC drain pipe is not centered with stud
Our basement rough-in PVC drain pipe is not centered with the wall studs. It is not a load bearing wall since it's a newly framed wall (wall can no longer be moved). We now have to extend the drain to ...
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What is the purpose of this joint in my wall stud?
I am getting ready to install a new bathtub and shower.
After ripping everything out I noticed all the studs behind the original bathtub wall have cuts. See photo.
If anyone can explain why the studs ...
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Is it possible to mount a 50" 30 lb. TV on one metal stud and one corner angle?
I have a slightly complicated TV mount job that I’d like to get your help on:
The wall has one metal stud and one metal corner / L angle. These are spaced ~15" apart.
I’d like to use a pivoting ...
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How can I repair a 1/2" hole partially into one of the king studs of my bathroom door frame?
I was trying to mount a shelf above the door in my bathroom. I used a stud finder before starting but apparently wasn't able to locate any studs and decided that I could use a toggle bolt I had on ...
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Can I be certain that there is a stud here?
I'm looking to mount a TV across the gap of a recessed window. The window is set a few inches back from the wall. The plan is to sink two screws into studs on either side of the window to fix the ...
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Should I cut back drywall before installing a new wall?
I'm adding a new wall/door in a current finished loft space to convert it from a loft to a bedroom. I've already decided to trim back the carpet and carpet pad to attach my bottom plate to the ...
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Installing Hammock Chair from Ceiling with Metal Joists
I’m mounting a hammock chair to my ceiling using 2 eye-bolt plates rated for 160 lbs max load. The plates came with 4 screws meant for wooden joists, but after drilling a pilot hole, I realized the ...
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Using a VESA mount across a 30" gap
I'm considering mounting my TV in a location where there is ~30" between studs (because there's a window there).
Would it be okay to use a VESA mount such as
this one
across such a gap?
Or is it ...
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Fastening a TV Wall Mount to studs through drywall
If I were mounting, say, a TV Wall Mount to studs through drywall, would I need to do anything to prevent the screws from digging into the drywall?
Can I just use the screws that come with the ...
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Mounting a Boiler when the studs are not 16 on center
When looking for the studs to mount a boiler I found the studs are 18" on center. I even double checked my stud finder by using a magnet to find the nails in the drywall and they corroborate ...
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How do steel studs compare to traditional lumber in holding strength? [closed]
How can steel studs possibly compare to traditional lumber in holding strength? The fasteners will at best engage with a minuscule amount of metal of X wall thickness and then break through into empty ...
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How to fix stud drilled from the side?
The plumber I hired to install a new washer box drilled a bunch of chunks off one of the studs in my wall. The chunks taken off are from the left side of the stud when looking straight at the wall.
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Can I safely hang pegboard between studs, rather than across them?
I want to hang pegboard in my shed, which has exposed wooden studs (2x4). Most instructions for hanging pegboard say to screw them to the outward facing side of the studs (the 1.5" side) to span ...
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Cantilevered pillar TV mount extension
My fireplace is flanked by 24" depth bookshelf niches.
I want to install a flat-panel TV so that it is flush with the fireplace, so 24" off the back wall.
I'm aware that "full extension&...
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How does one find studs in double drywall
I have a lot of kitchens to install on walls with double drywall over metal studs. My Franklin Sensors stud finder is great for single drywall but is failing on double, I have been having to search ...
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How to repair holes in wall and properly mount a clothes pole?
We just moved into our house and tried hanging up my wife's winter clothes. Once we had both sides of the racks filled up the whole thing fell down. We had a handy man come out, and we figured out ...
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Would diagonally bracing studs on either side of a load bearing stud be safe to remove the load bearing stud?
I presume not since I can't find much on it, but I'm curious on why if not.
Basically let's say we have three studs A,B, and C and we wish to remove the middle stud B. Could we run 45 degree braces ...
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how to trim existing stud width?
I want to recess something into the wall between the studs. Problem is that it is approx. 1/4" longer than the gap between the studs. Is there a way to shave off this small amount of the ...
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Partition wall studs not plumb
I just gutted out my bathroom in the basement and the studs on the wall between the bathroom and the basement kitchen are not plumb. The wall itself is but the intermediate studs within the wall are ...
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Difficulty finding studs on external wall of renovated house - any good rules of thumb?
I'm trying to find studs on an exterior wall of a recently (10 years?) renovated house that I'm renting. I've had issues before where the studs in a wall seem to be a bit wonky - irregularly space, ...
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Is it a problem if several load bearing studs aren't plumb?
To make a long story short, please check the picture that I took. There are 2 vertical load bearing studs are not parallel. The contractor moved one of the studs to the left at the bottom.
Is that ...
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Is the wooden-stud basement wall that runs next to & parallel to the shared concrete wall separating two townhouses load-bearing?
Okay gang, so here's my deal:
My wife and I recently bought a 2-story (with a half-finished basement) townhouse, sandwiched in the middle of a row of other townhouses. After lengthy negotiation, I ...
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I need to hang a mirror above a vanity, with plumbing running down alongside the stud. How do I make sure I hit the stud, and not the pipe?
The mirror hangs from a single strap, and is heavy enough that whatever I use needs to go into the stud.I know that the water pipe is there, running along the side of the stud. I have tried using a ...
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How to work around bowed king stud for a window frame?
I'm framing for a new window in an existing wall, and the left king stud bows out slightly. How can I fix this? My current plan is to place the new (straight) jack stud against the king stud, and add ...
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How many studs do I need for ~60 lbs TV + soundbar
With the TV mount bracket I have, I can get it in 3 studs. If I need 4 studs I will need a bigger TV mount. My TV is 56 pounds and my sound bar (attached to TV) is 5 pounds. So I'm wondering if 3 ...
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Am I ready to install window framing in load bearing wall?
I'm looking to add a window to an exterior, load-bearing wall. In front of the wall (which rests on the foundation) is another "wall" framed for wood paneling.
I need to cut through the ...
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studfinder’s ac setting is going off AFTER placing screws
I have a precise question about what my walls are getting up to, and reading the experiences of others hasn’t helped much.
I have a vivreal studfinder that includes metal and ac sensors, and plaster ...
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Studs 16 inches on center, but extra one between two of the studs with electrical outlet? [closed]
Is it normal for there to be "extra" studs for electrical outlets? My house is 16in spacing but on this particular stud the next stud is 4 inches. And then the next one is back to 16inches.
It's as ...
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How can I run cable through perpendicular studs?
I have an electrical outlet powered by a cable that does through a stud. This is currently the first outlet in the series
I'm adding another outlet on a nearby wall that is perpendicular to the first ...
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What amount of wood defects is acceptable in a lumber delivery?
I took a delivery ($200 delivery fee!) from 84 which included eighteen 2x6 studs. Of those, only two didn't have significant defects. About 14 have significant (1"+) wane on two sides. Four have long ...
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Rookie question regarding studs in garage ceiling
Good afternoon,
Im trying to hang two hooks in my garage ceiling to hang a bicycle. I used a magnetic stud finder and marked a bunch of points where it stuck.
To confirm, the studfinder is just ...
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What's the difference between “Framing Lumber” and “Framing Studs”?
The Home Depot website has these two as categories under Dimensional Lumber.
Why would one want to exclude items from one category during a search for wood to use in a project?
What is the ...
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How do I drywall when the studs are not flush? [duplicate]
I have a problem with my bathroom. I recently had someone come and switch the door from the kitchen side to the other side while redoing my kitchen. He did a great job and the kitchen looks great. ...
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Mounting mess up - need advice
I was asked to mount a bar to suspend cookware from in a kitchen. The plan was to use toggle bolts and mount it above another suspended cookware bar.
I began drilling my 5/8" hole through the ...
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Is a soundproof stud wall made of 38 x 63mm CLS strong enough?
I'm building two stud walls joining at a right angle to create a small room in the corner of a larger room. The timber I'm using is 63x38mm (2 1/2" by 1 1/2" - actual measurement) CLS. One wall is 2.4 ...
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Strengthen a Stud Wall for more Roof Support
What is a good way to improve the strength of a stud wall so that it can better support the roof ?
On this 20'x20' garage, there is a wall with only 33" of non-opening.
Is there a super strong steel ...
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Which is the right screws to use to mount ikea pegboard to studs for heavy weights with noob skills?
I am super confused and overwhelmed with the amount of research I have done so pardon the post that may seem like a duplicate but I need help in specifically this context.
Problem Statement : I want ...
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Finding ceiling joists overhead
I am trying to find some ceiling joists to hang a punching bag from. I have hit one joist, I got it because the track from my garage on the same parallel. I drilled a hole, hit wood, and verified with ...
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What is the purpose of a deeply cut stud in interior walls?
As I have worked on my 30-year-old house, I found some interior 2x6 wall studs are deeply cut, clearly done at the time the home was built. The cuts are somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 along the length ...
