I'm wanting to fit a tv bracket on to a stud wall in a bedroom but I haven't got a stud finder. How easy is it to locate a stud? I've read a few bits on the Internet but all seems a bit vague. Can I measure a certain amount of inches from the corner of the room? Or measure the distance from a radiator to a plug socket? Thanks, any answers appreciated.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51254303","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"chrb"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:19:18.000Z","text":"I just use a magnet"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51255292","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"sm9690"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T13:35:52.000Z","text":"Unethical method....buy one from amazon and then return it "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51255204","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Mendoza"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T13:25:05.000Z","text":"I like your radiator"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51254615","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"mds1256"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T12:05:31.000Z","text":"knock on the wall until it sounds different (less hollow)"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51254695","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"HappyShopper"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T12:16:13.000Z","text":"As says, use a magnet - it will locate the screws used to afix the stud to the wall.
Once you have located it, the other studs will be, I believe, 400mm either side of it."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51254903","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"slimy31"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T12:42:29.000Z","text":"Be aware that studs aren't guaranteed. From the 60's they were making walls from two sheets of plasterboard with cardboard waffle between them. It has a brand name of 'paramount board' if you want to Google what it's like. In terms of strength it's great as a wall, but absolutely useless for a TV. It only has studs at the seams, which could be several metres apart (an entire wall could be a single piece).
Apart from that, I have used a magnet to find stud screws where they exist, although I'd recommend a really strong one. I used a control magnet from a hard drive I'd smashed up!!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51255043","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aLV426"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T13:03:15.000Z","text":"The radiator in that picture is likely attached to a stud, you could use that as a starting point. Without a stud finder or a magnet it will be just a guess where the next stud is though. Also depending on the weight of the TV you may find a load board beneficial. It's just a scrap piece of board you screw to the wall to help spread the load of the TV (that way there is less risk of the TV mount ripping from the wall)"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51256419","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"hubcms"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T16:16:39.000Z","text":"Just use toggle bolts."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51257156","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kieran_Wildsmith"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T18:14:23.000Z","text":"I've tried to determine the wall stud but ended up just drilling straight through the plasterboard. Anyone got recommendations for plasterboard anchors?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51257386","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Muig1972"},"datePublished":"2023-10-24T18:50:04.000Z","text":"I'd advise just buying a stud detector. A very handy thing to have- you'll be using it for years.
My place is full of shelves, coat racks, and bike hangers that have been put up with the help of mine, and none if it has ever fallen down- honest!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51259656","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"harrythefish"},"datePublished":"2023-10-25T07:11:36.000Z","text":"I use 2 finders, one inductive to find copper pipes and wiring, the other is magnetic for finding iron or steel studs, its much more accurate than the inductive one. Once you find a stud, I think there's an industry standard spacing (40cm maybe?) between the vertical batons so that's a clue where to look for other stud nails. Got to beware of plastic water pipes behind stud walls these days too."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51259957","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bobdylan"},"datePublished":"2023-10-25T08:07:36.000Z","text":"Use Gripit plasterboard fixings: amazon.co.uk/Gri…h=1"}],"commentCount":21,"interactionStatistic":6,"articleSection":"Ask"}