The cover plate should cover the nail holes.
Find wall stud under siding.
Mark when you hit the stud and transfer that to the outside.
Anxiously trying to find a wall stud while you re in the process of hanging a picture shelf or tv mount.
You can find studs with an electronic stud finder or you can try to find them manually.
The box is attached to a stud on one side.
We ve all been there at some point.
Most stud finders are inconsistent at best and i.
If you have drywall walls a stud finder locates studs quickly and accurately.
Add the 5 1 4 inch thickness of the wall to the 12 inches.
If you don t find signs of a stud 16 inches from the first one measure 24 inches from the first stud and look again there.
From the outside hook the tape measure over the outside wall corner and measure in 17 1 4 inches and you should find a stud.
Drive a small nail into the wall where you believe you have found a stud.
You should feel when it goes into the stud.
It s less effective on lath plaster walls but some have a metal scanning feature that may locate the nails securing the lath to the studs.
Oh i just need to find a stud to hang this picture and fifteen holes later you re convinced the wall is held up by pixie dust and a wish because apparently there s no wood behind it.