Super Easy Wall Stud & Ceiling Joist Finding Trick
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2015
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Check out my super easy trick to find wall studs (and even ceiling joists!) that involves no measuring, no math, & no unreliable electronic stud finder.
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Your method does work indeed, and as a Cabinet installer I carried an old speaker magnet for years using the same technique to find studs for installing cabinets in different rooms of a house . It was strong enough to even hold itself to metal wall studs , when metal was used instead of wood. Still have the magnet, after retiring over ten years ago ,and worked in the trade for 50 years. Magnets are much stronger now ,but my old speaker magnet still works fine !
As a cabinet maker and installer as well, I went to my local Tracter supply and bought what they call a "cow belly magnet." They're about a 1/2" dia , cylindrical, and about 3" long. They're very smooth, and I used a large scale wire nut to shove over one end of the magnet, and ran a string through the opposite end of the wire nut. Hold the string and roll the cow belly magnet along the wall, and it finds studs FAST. No guess work ever.
EXCELLENT IDEA!
It would roll really easy and not Mark the wall. Foals cowbelly magnets are actually push down the throat of cattle, and they catch up any hardware Nails Etc better call me in just and keeps the garbage Hardware from damaging the cow's stomach. If they don't have the magnets in them, the cattle can get what is commonly referred to as Hardware disease oh, and it gives them a lot of grief and can even kill them.
You have hands down won the award for the most simple and best piece of DIY advice I have had ever... This solved my problem immediately !!
Omg that’s awesome and so easy! I bought two grab bars for my aging mom and haven’t installed them. Was afraid I would not hit studs properly and would feel absolutely horrible if I installed wrong and she grabbed and it pulled out of the wall and hurt herself. Now thanks to you I can install with confidence and know my mother will be safe! Thank you so very much! I’m so grateful I stumbled upon your video!
Wish I would have found this before I put 6 holes in my wall
I just put 9 holes in mine, still no stud🤦🏽♂️
Im at 6 too😂😂
I put 3 big ones in one spot 💀
Dad : " you got a sticker ._. ? "
Just do an internet search for "magnetic stud finder". About $9 at Walmart, Lowe's or Home Depot. One even has a level built in. There was one years ago that was a long magnet mounted on a pivot inside a clear plastic box. And once you find the stud, you still need to find the center of the stud since drywall screws are inserted blindly and may be on the edge of the stud. Or they may have missed the stud and left the errant screw in. Of course there's always knocking on the wall until it changes from hollow sounding to solid sounding/feeling. No tools required. Or get a Walabot DIY.
Genius! Love this no brainers method! I'm needing to find studs behind a culture marble shower surround and didn't want to poke holes in the drywall. I will definitely give your method a try!
I just installed a tv mount in my living room for my 65 inch tv. I couldn’t mess around by taking a chance on missing a stud for the support. I have a stud finder but it was inaccurate. I had to “explore” with a small nail and I found a stud after about 10 tries. Wish I would have seen this video first!! I’m saving it for the next time. Great job explaining!!!
Nice video!
Rare earth magnets are pretty amazing. I used a doughnut magnet hung by dental floss and when it finds a nail you can put a little x through the hole and as you go up and down you get a line of X's you can use to find the center.
It was so much fun watching MrDiyDork and to learn about all the methods he's used to find studs. Thumbs up up UP!!!
Who cares how old this trick is , not everyone has seen everything, its always new knowledge to someone.
new to me haha
Exactly, old is new again, hehe, thanks bro
Pablo Borges
I'm over 60, countless occasions I had a hard times to find a stud by damaging walls and ceilings even with professional electronic stud finder, but this one is totally new for me and I'm happy to find a new way of using magnet, so you are absolutely right.
Roc Wazere
I had never heard of that trick before. That was awesome!! It saved my husband and I so much time and prevented us from poking holes everywhere in our walls. Now we can mount our TV and finish our project!
Sometimes the super simple ideas are all you need. Glad it worked out for you!
Omg this works so well. My boyfriend and I were trying to mount our TV and we couldn't find out stud finder. This helped out so much.
Worked perfectly! Thank you I have shear walls with OSB wood backing behind the drywall so stud finder wasn't working at all. This is perfect I have my studs mapped out. So happy. I was really worried about this project.
Finally! A much easier method to find a stud in a wall! Thanks for the tip!
I know not everyone has a pinpointer commonly used in metal detecting but I have used mine for finding screws in drywall and then mark them with painters tape. The wall studs define themselves fairly quickly.
Brilliant! Thanks! I’ve been trying to be definitive about ceiling joists before I hang something heavy. Great help!
Oh my goodness, thank you!!! You have no idea what you've done. I've been completely stymied by seemingly roaming studs, according to two different electronic stud finders. I was just about to give up. Thank you!!
same magnet on a string works real good too. swing magnet like pendulum close to wall while moving up n down, side to side, etc, til magnet sticks to wall. the dowel is a great idea too, especially for finding them in ceiling. a good resource for those magnets are old computer hard drives. they're a bit oddly shaped but can be broken n chipped down to any rough shape.
Another good place to find those strong magnets are Phillips sonic care toothbrush.
Thank you for sharing it's a good trick . I'll be looking out for more of your videos. Thanks again .
Fantastic tip! I'll definitely use this. Studs have always been my kryptonite for DIY because I never trust the little 'studfinder' tool. They seem inconsistent to me. The magnet will work great and it's a way to error-test too. Thanks much!
Update: I just confirmed this. I had a super strong stick magnet, like the kind you'd hang tools from. Placed it on my workbench (I'm looking to install new pegboard on studs). Doesn't stand up unless there's a stud there. Of course the cabinet installers found all the studs already and yep, those locations have a strong attraction to the metal screw in the wall. It's nice to actually feel the stud because the stud finder is so awkward and temperamental.
Wow. This was so incredibly easy and much more accurate than any stud finder I’ve used. Thank you so much!
After 45 years in the biz, I can locate a stud by tapping on the wall. Wall framing can be on 16”, 24”, and sometimes 19” o.c.. The latter being an old framing method for (plaster) lath. The new technology is good for locating electrical and plumbing in a wall/ceiling.
Thanks mate, you made that so simple, an old bloke like me really appreciates.
The best stud finding method I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the knowledge!
Smart guy You are! I've been doing construction work most of my life and never seen this trick! This just solved my problem with finding the studs in my wall project. I use to do it with the method of measuring off a wall switch or outlet but this is better cause it locates the stud directly. Thanks for sharing. Joe
Handy trick. We use Neo balls. Make a chain, drift them across the wall until you find a nail. Then just take one little neo ball off and leave it there on the wall. Good stuff! 👍
That's a great idea too! Never thought to try that.
Now, this, this, is a great idea. Bet it didn't take you 4:44 to write this out either!
WOW. This was too easy, Thank you as I need to find them in my ceiling for garage storage.
How did this work out for you? Planning to hang a punching bag in my garage 😂
I've had the "Stud Buddy" in my tool bag for several years. You can buy them for about $10.
No batteries required. Low tech. Works like a champ.
Me too it works great no batteries
Amazing, didn't know this was easy to find with your methods. You don't even need an expensive stud finder with this. You're video is really helpful!
+cpv2010 You would use the magnet to find a fastener, then find more in both directions, mark them with pieces of tape, and look for the fairly evenly spaced joist pattern. You can also add in other clues like the pitch of the ceiling (if it has one), sneak a peek in the attic, use the nail poke trick like I used in my other video, etc.
MrDiyDork
They actually provide those magnet stud finders with some tvs for mounting the wall bracket.
Saw this first and the magnet found it immediately. Perfect! Thank you!
so when you rub that magnet over the top of live wires, not only your going to get a huge shock good chance you will start a fire, if that happens bye bye house
Dennis The final solution what? How?
This is so incredibly helpful. My stud finder is useless and this is the first time I’ve ever found this trick. THANK YOU.
Same, my stud finder never works
@@_ramirocardenas CH Hanson 03040 Magnetic Stud Finder. Look around for the best price. It works every time. I paid 10 bucks
I have done sheet rock in the past but never thought about this method. Did this and found a stud right away so I'm able to set screws for future shelves
Thank you
This is a follow up to my last comment. This worked amazing. Faster than the unreliable devices and cheaper with magnets. You rock
This video gave me the confidence to hang a wall tv mount. Thanks!
Wow. How simple and yet I would've never thought to do this.
Thank you !
Already use the magnet trick, but just wanted to say thanks. I actually didn't think of using tape or stickers for marking the studs. Your videos are appreciated.
I know you posted this video 5 years ago, but Man you save my life. I had been trying to locate studs on my ceiling for 3 days and took back to Home Depot, Lowes and Harbor Freight five stud detectors because they were all giving me a false read. I started to give up until I found your video and man that magnet trick had me locate my studs in 5 minutes.
That was really a great video and I applaud your efforts. Again thanks so much for helping someone who was getting no satisfaction with the conventional methods.
Brilliant! Thank you! My stud finders were NOT working on a stuccoed, interior garage wall and this was simple. Slightly ashamed that I hadn't thought of it! 🤣🤣
I have stuccoed walls too and was wondering if this would work for me as well. Thank you!
Great presentation and when you said "no brains required" I Immediately raised my hand...thanks
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Awesome! I have some of those magnets on my fridge! I think I'd trust this more than my stud finder. I needed your help for the ceiling to hang a swag light, Thank you.
My brother-in-law gave me a magnet stud finder years ago and I still use it. Great, simple product
I never thought of using a magnet to find the stud. I typically tapped the wall or used a studfinder which isn't always accurate. 👍
You just saved me so much pollyfiller 😂 Thanks 👍 👍 👍
Oh my goodness!!! Best tip ever 😊
I found a bag of super strong magnets at a thrift shop for $3 and I can find every nail in the studs and leave each magnet there until I'm done 😃 I can't thank you enough!!!
And now I have good use for all those magnets 😄 (getting the magnets apart is another story... 😬)
Bro thank you so much I'm planning a Christmas party and I wondered how to install a floating shelf (For a picture wall), you just saved the party with this method thank you so much!!!!!!
4:00 is the start of the tutorial in a 4:44 video
When I am on my death bed, praying for just 4 more minutes of life...I will remember you for this blessing.
I was hoping to find someone with that info. Thanks mate
@@bert3163 🤣
Thank you!
After 2.5 mins came looking for this. Thx!
Wow! Thanks for this wonderful trick!! I can't wait to show my exhusband! lol He always struggled with this!
Thank you for the fantastic idea, no stud finder was working properly in my apartment but this trick worked!
Great ! Wished I had seen this years ago .....Even with an electronic stud finder I have struggled to find the studing . In my experience , in the UK, they are not always at 16 or 18 inches or evenly spaced
Although I like the rare earth magnet better, I found stud nails via a fidge magnet on a string (taped or glued.) The string provided an indication due to the sensitivity of the swing. With a rare earth magnet on a string, you could cover an large area faster.
An ace idea. I was frustrated with my Stanley stud finder as on the ceiling it was beeping due to AC everywhere, so it clearly was useless on the ceiling. Saw this and I already had a stack of coin-battery sized magnets of this sort, and it worked like charm. This was way more effective than the Stanley has ever been.
Wonderful! Thanks for explaining it perfectly and demonstrating it as well.
Great idea! thanks for this genius and simple astuce to find studs
Man I love him You learn something New Everyday!💯 This is a Great #Method
Punctuation is awesome!
An experienced tradesman uses state of the art 'echo location' by thumping the sheet-rock using their knuckle, like sounding a watermelon for ripeness. It's actually quite easy to do.
That's nice, but the inexperienced non-tradesman wants to have a little more assurance that they're not about to accidentally drill into a water pipe or something.
I have a stipple ceiling and couldn't get a reliable reading but measurements and the finder got me close enough to use strong magnets. Thankyou for the reminder about magnets.
I'm 70 and been doing DIY for over 50 years and this just about beats every other method I have seen! It is also the cheapest! so you get not one but 2 thumbs up for this! 👍👍👌😆
Oh my god that’s awesome I just stuck a magnet to my wall!!!! Thank you!
What a great idea. I already had some large rare earth magnets and it took me about 15 seconds to find a nail. I confirmed the stud was there with a Zircon HD55 stud sensor (also a very good tool).
The Zircon placed the stud in the exact same spot.
Genius! Watched all three of your stud finder videos! I feel empowered and saved money--thanks!
Bravo my friend. I used neo-dymium (rare earth) magnets when designing latching systems for sheet metal enclosures. The strength of these is incredible relative to size.
Amazing, can’t believe I never thought of that.
Stud buddy. Sold at home depot
I use neobium magnets that I get off of Ebay. Use one that has a hole in the middle, put a cable tie through it and hen you move it along the wall it'll jump to the nearest screw. Also, hang one around your neck, place a handful of screws on it and you won't have to keep leaning down to pick screws up you just take one off the magnet each time.. This is ideal if you're putting up dry wall.
Good idea, but even easier is using a waist apron. Also carries a tape measure and can carry a knife.
HILUX CHAINSAW Don't hang around the neck if a pace maker is present. Just sayin'...
HILUX CHAINSAW Put a bunch of the magnets on a string about 1-2" apart and you can let them hang down and slide the whole string along the wall until one of them finds a screw. As for holding screws, etc. so you don't have to bend down, just get a tool belt. If you're doing any kind of construction, it's a good practice to NOT hang anything around your neck. The tool belt holds your tape measure, screwdrivers, wire cutters & strippers, knives, even electrical and teflon tape, and your hammer... oh, yeah, and it holds your screws, too. Get yourself a holster for your cordless drill to go with it, and everything you need is right at your fingertips, for only about $20. Spend a little more and you can get more pockets so you can have different sizes of screws and nails so you don't have to empty one out if you switch to using another size.
HILUX CHAINSAW yeah and you also hang your screw gun from it too ! And your tool box & ...........
"I use neobium magnets" Pretty sure you mean neodymium. You know, in case anyone is having issues looking them up.
Thumbs up from me dude. I have a wall that has an abnormal amount of metallic laminate of some kind behind the drywall, there's no electricity and my stud finder was allays telling me there was! I procrastinated for months on this. I just watched your video and BAM I just hung up my media shelf! I wish I would of found this out earlier! Thank you!
It was very helpful to find the studs with this method! Thanks a lot I wouldn’t have thought about that lol
I hang ceiling track used to assist caregivers and family members lift disabled people in their homes. Dozens of them a year..even big X Y Gantry's. I have at my disposal three high end stud finders. Some ceilings they just do not work on. Especially if the builder used 3/8" plywood on the joist before attaching the ceiling. What I go to when that happens is my grandfathers stud finder which I use to keep as a keepsake. It is a black plastic box with a clear plastic top. Inside is a rod that has a magnet on one end. The rod rotates on a pin and when you hit a nail or a screw...you will see the rod tilt towards it. It is a simple tool and really effective. It never misses! Search Magnetic Stud Finder and you will see one.
Oh, wow -- you and I just commented very similar devices (both used by our grandfathers) within an hour of each other! Crazy coincidence.
Daniel Budney When I use it out at work I always get questions about it. Reminds of my grandfather..and it really works for me.
Sounds cool! I usually like to keep things fairly simple and low tech. Magnets work great!
OMG! You’re a genius, thank you!
Awesome! You're smart! You just solve my long time problem of finding the studs in my house! thank you so very much!
I have to give credit where its due. Well done sir! I was actively doing this while listening in my garage with some old neodymium magnets pulled from old hard drives and it worked like a charm. After find the 2nd one you should be able to deduce the 16" center method moving left or right of where your started.
Unfortunately studs are not always 16 inches apart, depends on who put them up
A nice handy method!great video!
BCdesign Thanks!
Genius. Thanks brother. Now I can hang my picture frames.
great video. I'm looking to attach something to my ceiling studs and this information was very helpful.
Well holy moly what a clever idea !!! Thank you for the tip 👍😃
That's great! I been working on houses for half my life and never seen or thought of the magnet trick before. I've used a number of useless stud finders over the years that are always a hit or miss but the magnet is 100% best thing next to putting a bunch of nail holes in the wall or ceiling lol I appreciate it bro
Now if I could only find a magnet around my house at 3am I'd be golden
this is what an old stud finder actually was. it was a small plastic case with a magnet on a pivot
bicylce. vagabond.c0m
which never work for me
However, it was a regular magnet, not a rare earth magnet... there is a world of difference.
steve b actually, the NEW ones use micropowered pulse radar to detect wall thickness. but thanks for your input. I'm sure you can still purchase the type I was referring to, although the tech is hardly NEW
+billder999 no it doesn't. you're making contact with a very small surface, I.e. the head of a nail/screw from a very short distance. unless you want to use 4 lb neodymium magnets that will pull your hand towards the fastener, then rip them from the wall (jokes) A traditional stud finder would do the exact same thing. you're poking and hoping with either device. the strength of the magnet is irrelevant unless you increase the distance between the stud finder and the fastener. possibly you'd get a more positive snap from a stronger magnet, but it's not necessary, unless your cataracts are bothering you
New knowledge to me! Thanks! I plan on hanging shelving in my garage and this will help me save a ton of time!
This is amazing !!!! Totally just found this and loving using this trick !! Thank you !!!!
Thank you for this tip! I was getting so frustrated with my stud finder! It would say there’s a stud, I’d drill and nothing. Used a magnet 🧲, it stuck, I drilled and BAM!! A stud! I gave my stud finder away! This will be my only method of finding studs! Again thank you!!!!
it works with magnets! You can take apart an old hard drive, instead of buying them, they all have a set of 2 neodymium magnets.
BRILLIANT!!! I'm so glad this video popped up on my feed!!!Thank you for the tip.
You have the most useful stud finding videos. Thanks to you I found a stud. He's on my screen in your video !
We always try to over engineer things,sometimes we overlook the easiest ways to get results,thanks
Good technique, but holy crap. This video only needed to be 60-90 seconds.
3 minutes and 20 seconds before he gets to the point. Awful.
lol, headed for HOLLYWOOD!
Exactly what I was thinking. Shouldn’t have to fast forward so much in a 4 min video
UA-cam doesn't sponsor videos only 90 seconds long.. views+ length of video= $$$
@@RockyTopSplash But they do measure the engagement which includes the amount of time watched to rank them and a short video watched end to end gets more ads than a long one that is skipped through.
This is such a cool trick just saved me many holes trying to mount tv wall mount...thank u
Just browsing UA-cam and BOOM! A problem I’ve dealt with for years is now solved! Amazing! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing! I struggle to find studs by tapping. (Inconsistent in my knocking.) I've been looking into buying an actual stud finding tool. Do you have a particular one that you recommend?
I'd take a look on Amazon and see which ones get great reviews. Then either order one or find it locally. I bought what I thought was a decent electronic finder, but it was so frustrating to use. If I eventually buy another one, I'm definitely gonna take a look at review.
Brilliant! This saved me when installing a projector on my ceiling. So smart, thanks for sharing
I have a much better method using a flash light lay it against the wall pointing it left or right and the flash light will show all the hammer indentations where the nails are.
Wow, this is genius, I've been over boarding for year's and nobody I know has ever done this. I will give it a try today.
At last!! I lost you 2 years ago, found again!!! Thanks for still making videos. y
How do you find the center? Are the screws always centered?
They're not always centered, but usually pretty close. If it's going to be covered up, one thing you could do to find the edge of the stud is use a hammer to poke a skinny trim nail in 1/2" increments on the both sides of your mark until the nail pushes through with no resistance (meaning it's just going through the drywall and not getting stopped by the stud).
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It is the builder's code... mess it up so the homeowner will have a heck of a time finding and fixing anything later. Works for me.
Just tap the wall with your finger. You can tell where the studs are by the subtle changes in sound that it makes.
Honestly all my questions got answered I literally was just going to hang something in my bathroom to help my shampoos and all that stuff and every information you gave me was great thank you very much I'm very new at handy dandy stuff I am a woman so I am learning how to grip a heavy-duty tools so thanks 😊 your video helped me very much
Wow I needed this before I bought the stud finder… With 7holes later and a couple of hrs of frustration the tv is up on the wall… Thank you great info I will use it next time!!😊
Wow!!! That was a lot of words for " magnet."
Observant.
my husband said "hell yeah" thank you!
hahaha Nice!!
I said the same thing! Haha
Wow. And again, wow. You da man ! Thank you diy dork 👍
this is super helpful! thank you for sharing, I never seen this trick before
You "ARE" the Stud !!!💖💕
1:00 - You shifted your front door to the very centre of the house? That doesn't sound very practical - how is anyone going to get in out out?
:) jajajaja!
zitty fang - lmao!!!
O FRED!
Fred Blogs now that was funny...📖
Ba dum tis
My 350 lbs pulling force neodymium magnet used for fishing found these studs easily! Great video!
Went straight downstairs and got a strong school locker magnet off the fridge! It worked great. Thanks friend.