It’s easy to mistake pipes, wiring, and more for a stud if you’re inexperienced. Follow our best tips for success every time.

If you're trying to hang something on your wall, you'll need to use something like the Zircon Stud Finder to find where to ...

There are a plethora of tools every person should keep in their toolbox, and a stud finder is one of the most important ones. A stud, for the uninitiated, is a board within the walls of a building ...

Q. I need to install shelves in various rooms. I was given a stud finder to help determine the best places to hang the shelves. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how to use it! Any advice? A.

Whether you're a homeowner in the suburbs or someone renting an apartment in the city, you will probably at some point be mounting things on your walls to make the place truly feel like home. This ...

Have you ever tried to hang a heavy picture frame or mount a flat-screen TV, only to find that your stud finder doesn’t seem to work? It beeps randomly, shows inconsistent readings, or just plain ...

We’ve all been there, right? “Oh, I just need to find a stud to hang a picture.” And 15 holes later, you’re convinced the wall is held up by pixie dust and a wish, because apparently there’s no wood ...

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I recently had a project where I needed to install exhaust fans in two bathrooms which required new wiring, mounting the fan in the ceiling, putting in a wall switch, and venting the fans out of an ...

Knocking, using magnets, and flashlights are a few ways to help you locate a stud without a stud finder.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Studs run vertically behind the drywall in your home or apartment. Knocking, using magnets, and ...

Not to be confused with handsome men or breeding horses, studs are basically large vertical beams that help make up stud walls, whether they be structural or to partition rooms. Studs can be wood or ...