I want to drill holes in order to install a table from Ikea, nothing deep,
just enough for the screws space.

How do I know there are not electric wires in the other side... are they
always far away from the first wall layer?

Thanks

Montenegro

Two things, you want to find the stud and you want to avoid wires and
pipes. Wires are *usually* run inside walls so as to be equidistant
from the wall surfaces.

IMO the easiest way to do what I think you're trying to do, which is
hang a small table sruface, is to lightly mark off where the surface of
the table will be on the wall. This could result in a rectangle, say,
4 feet by one inch. Within there, since the table will cover up the
probing, poke thru with a hammer and nail some holes, just enough to
figure out where the studs are and to see if any wires are obvious.

The a*** retentive way is to rent or borrow or by one of those tester
thingys that finds wires inside walls, that electricians use.

I apreciate your help!

I will follow your advise.

Montenegro


wrote in message
oups.com...
Two things, you want to find the stud and you want to avoid wires and
pipes. Wires are *usually* run inside walls so as to be equidistant
from the wall surfaces.

IMO the easiest way to do what I think you're trying to do, which is
hang a small table sruface, is to lightly mark off where the surface of
the table will be on the wall. This could result in a rectangle, say,
4 feet by one inch. Within there, since the table will cover up the
probing, poke thru with a hammer and nail some holes, just enough to
figure out where the studs are and to see if any wires are obvious.

The a*** retentive way is to rent or borrow or by one of those tester
thingys that finds wires inside walls, that electricians use.

On 25 Jun 2005 11:07:58 -0700, wrote:

Two things, you want to find the stud and you want to avoid wires and
pipes. Wires are *usually* run inside walls so as to be equidistant
from the wall surfaces.

IMO the easiest way to do what I think you're trying to do, which is
hang a small table sruface, is to lightly mark off where the surface of
the table will be on the wall. This could result in a rectangle, say,
4 feet by one inch. Within there, since the table will cover up the
probing, poke thru with a hammer and nail some holes, just enough to
figure out where the studs are and to see if any wires are obvious.

The a*** retentive way is to rent or borrow or by one of those tester
thingys that finds wires inside walls, that electricians use.

If his walls are sheetrock a stud finder would work reasonably well.
Without a stud finder, I would suggest an awl, rather than nails. And
tapping on the wall first can help you hear where to try first.

Greg Guarino