"SAl" wrote in message
ups.com...
new to the group and i've been checking through the forum trying to
find an answer to this problem i have. I recently repainted my
daughter's room and i am in the process of putting up shelves.

I've put up shelves before and i have a handy little zircon stud finder
that has worked in the past.

Well, this time, i located a stud, marked off where the shelves are
going, an 8" shelf and approximately 12" above that a 10" shelf.

Now, my conundrum.

Where I drilled into the wall, for the 8" shelf, i found the stud no
problem. But when i went to drill 12"s higher for the 10" shelf, no
STUD!! I ran the stud finder around where it should be, and nothing.
I then tried screwing in a 2" screw wherei drilled and it doesn't
appear to be there.

Anyone have any ideas? This is an older house, i think it was remodeled
last in the 50's.

Any help would be appreciated.

Sal

Explore the cavity by drilling a small hole and feeling around with a long
curved wire. If your hole is anywhere near a stud you can find it that way.

Don Young