On May 7, 8:03 pm, "Eigenvector" wrote:
I'm gonna move a stud over to help accomodate a light fixture that I worked
on this weekend.

The way I see it, if I move the stud over 4", then put another stud 4" to
the other side of the where the first stud was originally I should have my
bases covered. Should I use a stringer between the studs if I do this?

I know, moving a stud to work on a light seems like overkill but if I move
the light I'd have to rerun the wiring, repair the siding where the fixture
hole is, when I could just remove some vaneer paneling in a closet and move
a stud 4" then put the paneling back up.

Am I just being crazy here? Seems like moving a stud would be simple to
do - simpler than repairing cedar siding planks and tearing out a wall to
reroute a wiring run.

I'm with Speedy and you.
If you can work from the inside you disturb less.

Was the fixture fastened through the siding and to the stud?
You don't have to move the entire stud, which should be nailed to the
sheathing.
You might saw out the piece you need for access to the wiring, then
sister a new stud to the original.

T