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Stud Finding

Whether you are hanging bookshelves or breaking through the wall, you have got to know where the studs are inside it. There are three ways to find wall studs: 1) Sound it out; you should here a solid thunk when you hit a stud. 2) Look for nails along the baseboard. They are usually driven at stud intervals. 3) Use a magnetic finding device or "stud finder". It will zero in on the nails or screws that fix the wall to the stud.
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Stud Finding

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" Hi I'm Bob Vila from home again whether you're hanging shelves are breaking through logging got to know where to find the studs there are three ways to find wall studs for one sounded out we should hear a solid -- when you hit a stud. To look for nails along the baseboard they're usually driven at -- intervals and three use of magnetic finding device to zero in on the nails or screws that fixed the walk to the stud. I'm Bob Vila good luck with -- your home improvement project."

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