{"id":1032,"date":"2022-07-21T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/applications\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:53:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:53:59","slug":"diy-magnetic-stud-finder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/diy-magnetic-stud-finder\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Magnetic Stud Finder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Magnetic Stud Finder\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/582058569?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The majority of your walls are made up of drywall\/plasterboard, which can easily crumble and is unable to support heavy weight, this is why it\u2019s essential to locate a stud before hanging anything heavy on your walls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how do you locate them in your home? How hard are they to find?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that hard with this little nifty gadget Tim from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TheRestorationCouple\/videos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Restoration Couple<\/a>&nbsp;created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply grab some wood and get one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/circular-disc-rod-c34\/n42-neodymium-cylindrical-magnet-25mm-dia-x-20mm-thick-x-6mm-hole-44-01lbs-pull-p3668#ab_1_1|ps_2_2773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">countersunk neodymium magnets<\/a> and boom just like that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By recessing our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/circular-disc-rod-c34\/n42-neodymium-cylindrical-magnet-25mm-dia-x-20mm-thick-x-6mm-hole-44-01lbs-pull-p3668#ab_1_1|ps_2_2773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">countersunk magnets<\/a> into a piece of wood you can easily locate the stud walls in your home. How this works is the magnet that is secured into the piece of wood will eventually attract to the screws in your stud wall making it a breeze for you to find!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/circular-disc-rod-c34\/n42-neodymium-cylindrical-magnet-25mm-dia-x-20mm-thick-x-6mm-hole-44-01lbs-pull-p3668#ab_1_1|ps_2_2773\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Magnets4theDIYers-04-700x681-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1034\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of your walls are made up of drywall\/plasterboard, which can easily crumble and is unable to support heavy weight, this is why it\u2019s essential to locate a stud before hanging anything heavy on your 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