Questions tagged [studs]
Vertical member in wall framing.
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How to fix damaged wall studs
After removing my 20yr old microwave,and preparing to put in a new one, I was informed my wall studs are extremely damaged. How do I fix this?
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Laundry Room Cabinets/Shelving Additions
I have a 66”-wide by 8’-tall wall in my laundry room where I’d like to install two cabinets and two shelves. The wall has only two studs, spaced 16” apart. These additions need to support detergent, ...
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Can a shower door be installed without studs [duplicate]
The shower opening is 48 inches. And the walls are tiled. Could I put in a shower door without studs? Would I need to use different type of screws? Would a sliding door be more stable than a swinging ...
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Small split on the bottom of the wooden stud on a load bearing wall
The pipes of my water heater leaked. The heater was in a small closet in the balcony and the wall had gotten wet. The plumber unhooked and removed the heater. A drywall guy, removed the drywall and ...
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Can I mount a tv to straight up drywall
Using a full-motion mount, I have a wall where my 55 inch 30lb tv will be mounted.
There are 2 studs but 1 is an inch from a doorframe so not unusable.
The plan is to use 4 137b support toggle bolts ...
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Porch ceiling load
How do I know if my front porch is load bearing or not. I am wanting to install a swing. We also having trouble finding the ceiling joists. We tried astud finder and that didn't work. Before rippig ...
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Why are bottom plates and studs sometimes green near the base? Does this matter when remodeling?
While remodeling the kitchen of a recently acquired standalone single-family residence, I discovered a green coating or treatment had been applied to the base of the studs, the bottom plates, and the ...
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Upper cabinets vs floating shelves in kitchen? Why can one hold more weight than another?
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Hi, I'm doing a full kitchen remodel. I previously had 2 kitchen cabinets that were super normal. No one thought it was weird that they would consistently hold cast iron pans, ceramic ...
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Tips for finding studs adjacent to sloped walls?
I am trying to install shelves above my dresser in the bedroom I am renting. I thought I had correctly found studs using a magnetic studfinder and foolishly ignored that nothing further away from the ...
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How to repair or replace rotten studs
Greeting All! I just got a tough job to do and would need your advice. The studs under the window are rotted. From left to right, the second stud is partially rotted. Its right side is soft. The third ...
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Wall studs warping slightly
In 2019, I purchased a Derksen shed and had it placed on my family's property in Texas. Since then I have been finishing out the inside for use as a simple vacation cabin. The shed is 12'x24' and has ...
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Reinforce damaged load bearing studs
Getting reno done on a 30 year old home. One of the items was to have the electrician adding a power outlet next to a window. Came home from work and saw this and it almost gave me a heart attack - ...
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Where are my studs!? TV Mounting Help
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I used a stud finder to find (what I thought were) my studs. I did a knock test and it really sounded like that's where the studs were, so I drilled in, measured 16" to ...
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Replace jack stud
We are doing a kitchen renovation and we removed the small pantry. The contractor discovered that the beam is supported by a jack stud that was inside the pantry wall (see pictures) This is now a ...
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How do I find the stud?
I am trying to mount my TV above my fireplace. I detected a vertical line of drywall screws but when I drilled between them I found no wood. Any idea what is going on?
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Can exterior trim 2x4 be use for stud in a shed?
I got 1 lot (about 70 counts) of exterior 2x4 primed trim. I am building a shed and I was wondering can I use these as studs? The shed will have to pass electrical inspection since I am pulling power ...
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Should I be concerned about this bent stud?
As you can see in the picture, this stud in my basement is bent from the middle at least 3 inches to the left. It was screwed to the drywall that it pulled through. What can I do to stop more bending ...
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Please “weigh in” on my shelf weight question
I have two 2”h x 15”w x 2.5”d acrylic shelves to hang in my bathroom (almost zero storage for things I use daily—pedestal sink with no counter and a tiny medicine cabinet.)
Studs are 16” apart but ...
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What's the hard layer behind my drywall?
In a 4 year old apartment building with steel studs, I’m using a stud finder on a wall opposite to a hallway to find stud locations. The results of the stud finder are confusing and not consistent ...
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How to mount a pull up bar that doesn't have proper stud alignment?
I recently purchased a multi-grip pull-up bar that requires stud placements that equate to 48".
https://xmarkfitness.com/products/wall-mounted-pull-up-bar
When finding the stud locations, it was ...
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How to I fix this recessed medicine cabinet framing?
What is behind my walls looks nothing like the lovely Home Depot DIY video of installing a recessed medicine cabinet!
Why is there so much extra wood in here? What is that weird little plank behind ...
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I hit metal inside wooden stud
I'm about to install a new outlet. Whe drilling horizontally through a vertical stud, I hit something metal. The location of the stud very low to the ground, behind my baseboard. This is between two ...
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Stud finder continuously beeping in garage but not inside house
I am trying to find the studs in my garage. When I use the stud finder it continuously beeps. But when I test the walls inside the house it works properly. What is the reason and solution?
Searching ...
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Can I setup new electrical combo panel on new retrofit wood?
I am working on changing electrical panel.
Our current panel is a flush panel, the self-supported mast penetrates up the 1ft wood beam, so we intend to use the same penetration hole, instead of ...
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How can I add insulation to a brick and plaster century home?
We just bought a old house built in 1910. The house seems built as brick load bearing. We broke plaster away along the side of a window, and there are no studs, just old wood strips and plaster on top....
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How big of a notch/hole in a stud can a stud shoe support?
A load bearing 2x4 stud can only be notched 25% of its width. If it's more, my understanding is that a stud shoe can be used to reinforce it. But what's the limit for a stud shoe? If it's 80% notched, ...
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How should I mount a television on metal studs already bearing weight on the other side?
Looking for a sanity check on a wall mount that I'm considering for a 55" television.
The TV and the mount I intend to use weigh about 45 pounds total, and the mount will be able to fasten to two ...
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Conversion from wood stud hardware to metal stud/toggle bolts?
I currently am looking to install some shelf mounts that come with #10x1.8 in screws to drill into wood studs. Two mounts have a 55 lb weight capacity. Our walls have metal studs, so I need to use ...
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Studs above fireplace 20” apart; can I attach a large piece of wood on the wall there & mount things to the wood? [duplicate]
I’m doing the cardinal sin of mounting my TV above the fireplace, BUT I bought a motorized mount that lowers the tv down to an ergonomic/comfortable height. We also don’t use the fireplace so there ...
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Mounting a doorway pullup/chinup bar on the wall above the doorway instead [closed]
I've had a Tunturi Deluxe Pullup Bar mounted in this doorway for many years and would really like it to be much higher (like 20 cm above the door moulding, almost so that the upper side touches the ...
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Tried mounting a tv and stud caused drywall to bow
So my house was built in 2023 using wood studs. Tried mounting a tv I’ve mounted a 1000 times in previous homes and found that as I was drilling the nail into the stud the stud started to push the ...
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Drilled 3/4" hole through shortened stud above door, is that an issue? [duplicate]
I wanted to add a junction box on the outside of my garage and started drilling a hole from the outside. For aesthetic reasons I chose to drill above a door (centered horizontally with the door). I ...
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I live in an an older apartment complex, and the walls are painted every time a tenant moves out. Could this make it hard to find a stud?
I live in an older apartment complex. The walls are painted every time a tenant moves out of the apartment. Could it be that the multiple layers of paint are making it difficult for me to find a stud ...
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Studs not flush with bottom or top plates. How big of a deal is this?
See photo. A few of my studs hang over my top/bottom plates by about 1/16th of an inch. Will this be a problem when I go to drywall? Should I glue some drywall shims to those deeper areas before ...
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Can I drill a metal plate next to my window?
I hit metal while drilling a hole next to a window. The identical house next to mine is at the pre-drywall stage, so I took a picture of the window area. I suspect the thing I'm hitting is called a ...
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New room indoor staggered wall: I did not check if wall studs were on the same plane. How bad will drywalling be?
Hello! I just learned about the concept of plumb studs and having studs on the same plane.
I have not had the experience of adding drywall or any wallboard yet, but I tackled this project anyway.
Any ...
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Drilled hole behind drywall and hit metal
I was drilling a hole upward behind my vertical drywall to get to the floor above me and I hit some metal (endoscope video of the hole here: https://streamable.com/3be9hz). What is the metal that I ...
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Mounting Pullup bar above door. Inner wall studs do not extend above door
I want to mount a pullup bar (rouge jammer) above a regular 30 inch wide door in my detached garage.
I ran my studfinder above the door inside and could not find a stud. Upon opening up the drywall, I ...
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Is it a problem that a door installer cut out most of the trimmer studs?
My contractor cut the stud around the rough opening very aggressively to squeeze a wider door in, and I wonder how bad the damage is to the structure and what the consequences are.
Here are the ...
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Can this stud group be sistered? [closed]
This is a partially rotten stud group of an exterior staircase wall (only 1/5 of total height is shown), it's not load bearing (it just holds the siding, plywood and flashing of parapet wall). Can ...
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tips for dealing with metal studs? [closed]
I'm working on setting up a small little basement shop in our rented townhouse. The basement was finished with metal studs and they've been an absolute pita to accurately locate.
I built a work bench ...
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How should I mount a hanging closet panel with no wall for its hang rail?
I am planning to install a new closet system in my second bedroom using one of those "hanging closet" kits - the kind where you secure a cleat to a wall that side panels hang off of.
The ...
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Is this crawl space wall load bearing?
Before I start calling contractors, does this wall appear to be load bearing?
It's the exterior wall of a crawl space under the kitchen. I believe the kitchen to be an addition.
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Fastening vanity with a stud near the corner
We're installing a new 30" vanity and due to a last minute design decision, the 2nd stud we were planning to use for fastening is just at the left edge of the vanity frame. I could hit it with my ...
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Building load bearing wall partition to hang TV
I am planning to build the partition which will used for hanging TV which is 75inch that might weight around 35 kg to 45 kg. I was thinking to attach piece of wood in between the ceiling joist which ...
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How do I determine what screws to use for a window emergency escape?
I live in an old rented apartment on the 4th floor without a fire escape. (It's legal, unfortunately, all checked out). I would like to have an emergency window exit but I measured my windows and they ...
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How do I attach an interior wall between 2 trusses/studs?
I want to build interior wall which should go along trusses and studs. I need to install 72 inch French doors in the middle of the wall, so I need to support the wall from top and bottom. I can drill ...
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Can i mount this to metal studs?
I mounted my TV (about 62lbs) to my apartment’s metal studs using zip toggles. Wondering if I can do so for this wall-mounted work bench too. It weighs about 95lbs.
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Roof supports moving
See these pictures of a support in the middle of our attic. Taken 6 months apart, last June and now.
Last June, it had already appeared to have moved sideways since installation (house was built 5 ...
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Studs in concrete
I have concrete basement walls and I want to install 2x4s studs. Do I need an impact drill or will a concrete bit work? Also what kind of fasteners should I use. I’m 77 so keep this as easy as ...
