Thursday, July 19, 2007Locating Studs - Wood doors making Projects I am sure you know that locating hidden studs is the first step in many remodeling wooden doors project. You can use either a stud finder or the low-tech method of rapping on the wall with your knuckles and listening for a change in pitch that indicates solid lumber rather than a hollow space. The variation in tone is most pronounced in the middle of a wall or ceiling, where greater vibration occurs. Make light pencil marks where you think the studs and beams are, and then stretch a tape between the marks to see if they fall on 16-in. or 24-in. centers. Once the spacing, or module, is established, you'll have a pretty good indication of where the rest of the framing members are located.
When you find the approximate location of a framing member, check it by driving a nail. Try to drive it where the trim has been removed to avoid having to patch it later, but stay at least 2 in. above the subfloor, or you'll be nailing into the wall's bottom plate. Probe back and forth across the edge of a stud until you feel the nail poke through, indicating one side of the stud, then measure back ¾ in. to find the stud's exact center...just an advise
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