- 1). Place the stud finder flat against the wall at a corner. Slowly move the stud finder along the wall until it either makes a noise or flashes a light to indicate that it has found a stud.
- 2). Mark the wall at the location where the stud finder began indicating a stud. Continue to move the stud finder across the wall until it stops flashing or beeping, then make another mark. This is where the stud ends.
- 3). Use a measuring tape to measure the distance from the corner of the wall to the area where a stud was indicated. Wall studs are generally located at 16- or 24-inch intervals. Measure another 16 or 24 inches from the first detected stud, then use the stud finder to detect whether there is a stud there as well. If the stud finder’s indications match up to the measurements, you can be certain that you have found studs in the wall.
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