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 ...

Whether you’re hanging shelving, a large mirror, or brackets for a flat screen TV, you need a wall stud to ensure items actually, well, stay on the wall. “Sometimes it’s not the weight of the item,” ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you're hanging pictures or a new TV, a bit of wall decor does wonders to make a room feel ...

Have you ever struggled attaching some heavy object to a wall or a ceiling? You may use a stud finder, hunting and hoping wall studs are exactly where you need them to be. Some just throw in the towel ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Locating a wall stud is essential if you're trying to hang anything heavy on the wall, and not doing so is one of the biggest mistakes you ...

This could have gone into AV or Other Hardware, but as it essentially involves carpentry I thought it best fit here. Please move it if it needs to be moved.<BR><BR>I just got a flat panel monitor arm ...

Shear walls are walls specifically designed to resist lateral loads, transferring the load from the wall above to the wall below and, ultimately, out through the foundation. This is a critical role in ...

Measuring tapes are equipped with many different symbols to denote different meanings, one of which is a tiny black diamond. But exactly what these little signs mean is a question many internet users ...