Find Studs Behind Siding

How to find exterior wall studs standard wall construction.

Find studs behind siding.

Using a window as a location guide use a stud finder on the inside to locate a stud or two and transfer that to the outside. If you have gaps around the outlet box use a long nail or knife blade to locate the stud on either side of the box. Stud finders are the best way to consistently locate the center of studs. Locate an outlet on the wall.

Since the baseboard is attached to the studs look to see if. Get yourself a siding tool and lift the siding up and look for studs and the rest should be on 16 center. Ranging in price from 10 to 50 an electric stud finder will locate the center of any stud that that is covered by less. You will also find studs.

Don t have a stud finder. Today s structural codes require builders to space wall studs uniformly to accommodate. Keeping these points in mind here are the ways i ve been most successful at finding studs. Studs are generally spaced between 16 24 on center which means from the middle of one stud to the middle of one next to it 16 is the most common dimension though.

Locate the switches and outlets which indicate a stud. If i don t have any luck. Higher up the wall electrical switches are also generally mounted on the sides of studs. Look at the trim for where it has been nailed to a stud.

In theory the siding should be nailed at the studs. The baseboard is nailed to studs and outlets are usually attached to the sides of studs as well. The better way is to locate the edges of the osb sheathing. Remove the section of siding at the elevation you plan on mounting the awning at.

Remove the cover plate. Builders use an outside corner as a reference point when framing walls so you might. The edges must be nailed into a stud. Turn power off to the room.