Need to drill into a stud, but you don't know where the studs in your walls are? Here's how to find them without a stud ...

Some electric stud finders also identify metal pipes and electrical wires. The most advanced stud finders use technology like ground-penetrating radar, which creates a subsurface image.

We drove more than 100 drywall screws with the DeWalt MAX XR drywall screw gun, and after the initial depth adjustment, each one went in quickly to the correct depth.

Fine-Thread Drywall Screws: These have smaller, closely spaced finer threads and are best for securing drywall to metal studs. They require a little more effort to drive in but create a strong hold.

Take off the switch plate and you can see which side of the stud the box is mounted on by spotting the screws. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches, so you should be okay to measure from ...

We spent 30 hours researching and testing six models to find the most reliable, durable, and accurate magnetic wall stud finder. Here’s what we learned.

Using any of the apps, except one, included in the image of icons included above, ENR was able to locate a screw head through 1/4-in. plywood, 1/2-in. drywall, 3/4-in. particle board and a 1.5-in ...

I used each stud finder in two different homes—one with modern drywall construction and the other with 100-year-old plaster and lathe—and evaluated how effectively it located studs, as well as ...

Stud Find is an iPhone application that uses the device's built-in magnetometer to find metal studs, screws, nails and anything metallic in a wall. The iPhone's three-axis magnetometer is an ...

Use a stud finder, put a standard drywall screw into it directly. No need at all for pre-drilling in this case.<BR><BR>One of the things that can help you avoid pre-drilling in a lot of cases is a ...