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recently put up a shelf supposedly on wall studs, but a question
I recently put up shelving using wall studs as support. I used an
electronic stud finder, then of course made sure the screws went into the stud and not the wall. However, I just found out about the magnet test and it indeed is helping me find an additional stud a lot easier than the stud finder did. However... For the 12 x 36" shelf I already installed, the magnet test is not finding a stud where I had installed one of the shelving brackets, but about 3-4" to the right of the bracket, yet I know both screws for that bracket went into a stud. There are no wires or outlets near this section of the wall. Can studs sometimes be only 3-4" apart for some reason with one stud having no nails driven into it for the drywall installation? How can I tell for sure? Could it be anything else holding that shelf bracket? Thanks! |
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On Sat, 1 Feb 2020 02:29:12 -0500, J-J wrote:
I recently put up shelving using wall studs as support. I used an electronic stud finder, then of course made sure the screws went into the stud and not the wall. However, I just found out about the magnet test and it indeed is helping me find an additional stud a lot easier than the stud finder did. However... For the 12 x 36" shelf I already installed, the magnet test is not finding a stud where I had installed one of the shelving brackets, but about 3-4" to the right of the bracket, yet I know both screws for that bracket went into a stud. There are no wires or outlets near this section of the wall. Can studs sometimes be only 3-4" apart for some reason with one stud having no nails driven into it for the drywall installation? How can I tell for sure? Could it be anything else holding that shelf bracket? Thanks! plumbing, plumbing vent, central vac, HVAC, etc etc ... an extra stud put in by the carpenters because the first stud was compromised by plumber, electrician, HVAC, etc etc Structure on the other side of the mystery stud that needed it ? Drywallers would just use the normal stud location. John T. |
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