How do I find the studs behind a sheetrock wall?

Question

One of the walls has two windows. I am putting up shelves along the wall near the ceiling, and need to find where to s***w in the braces.

Answer 1

They make studfinders that you can buy at the hardware store.

If you don't want to do that, you have to tap gently on the sheetrock, until you hear a sold 'thud' instead of a hollow one.

But this is easy to s***w up, unless you're really experienced.

Answer 2

studs are spaced every 16 inches on center.....so u need to find the center of 1 stud then to the left and right of that 16 inches over should be the center of another stud...sometimes u can find a stud by looking for any place where a nail has pop through the drywall....or to the left or right side of a switch or plug there is a stud holding the elec box.....u can find out which side the stud is on by removing the face cover and seeing if u can see the stud ( from there a stud is every 16 " ) or get yourself a stud finder....run it over the surface and every time the light comes on u found a stud

Answer 3

with a stud finder

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pr...

Answer 4

Standard wall studs are either 16" or 24" on center. Measure from a corner. Also tapping on the wall will produce a hollow or solid sound, solid being where the stud is.

Answer 5

You will definitely have studs up both sides of the windows but these won't be on any particular spacing. Also the 16/24 thing usually only works from an outside corner. A good clue for a starting point is one side or the other of every electrical outlet should have a stud. Then do a 16/24" layout.