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Re: Look no further
03/31/13 01:53 PM


> Worked great! I'm not sure I want to know what is going on in that wall, though. For
> one thing, I got far fewer "hits" than I thought I would. I had to hunt around quite
> a bit to find anything.
>
> Also, it appears that the studs don't run the entire height of the wall?!? Twice I
> found a nail that was a foot or two higher or lower than where I needed to drill. I
> measured carefully straight up or down, drilled, and hit nothing at all. The boundary
> seemed to be a little below chest high. As long as I didn't cross that, the magnet
> trick worked like a charm.

Are you sure you weren't just finding the firebreaks? I cant envision ANY scenario where studs constantly alter location at mid height...And I've seen a LOT of disastrous construction...







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Subject Posted by Posted on
* I need to find a stud DMala 03/30/13 06:40 AM
. * Look no further GatKongModerator  03/30/13 06:50 AM
. * Re: Look no further DMala  03/30/13 07:12 AM
. * Re: Look no further GatKongModerator  03/30/13 10:16 AM
. * Re: Look no further DMala  03/31/13 04:56 AM
. * Re: Look no further italieAdministrator  03/31/13 01:53 PM
. * Re: Look no further DMala  04/01/13 06:17 AM
. * Re: Look no further jeremymtc  04/02/13 05:25 AM
. * Re: Look no further redk9258  03/31/13 04:19 PM
. * Re: Look no further DMala  04/01/13 06:20 AM
. * I'd be packing my bags URherenow  03/31/13 08:48 AM
. * Re: Look no further URherenow  03/30/13 01:09 PM

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