Looking for a simple iPhone app to do the work of a stud finder? There are a few things to know before you get started. First, no iPhone app can locate 2x4s because phone hardware generally doesn’t ...

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 ...

If you’re hanging or mounting heavy items on your walls, such as mirrors or flat-screen TVs, you need to attach them to a stud—the wooden or metal beams that make up your home’s framing. Since these ...

Stud finders are among those tools you need to properly hang wall art, mirrors, or any item too heavy to use just anchors or nails directly into drywall. Simpler stud finders use magnets to identify ...

PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a contractor and I wanted to create a way to increase the strength of a stud when cutouts are made to pass pipes, conduit or wire," said an inventor, ...