c/shittylifeprotips · by killer_penguin@lemmy.world · 3ySLPT Trying to hang a TV and don't know where a stud is? Start drilling holes in the wall till you find one! That's where the TV goes 51 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
10 Comments
linearchaos@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
I mean, a TV is pretty big right? Man, you could miss so many times and still cover all the holes up with the TV.
ramennoodle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I feel so attacked right now lmao. My mom and I actually did this once.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Also stand in a bucket of water. If you get a big shock then you're close!
Donjuanme@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Just duct tape that shit up yo!
Deestan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
You can also scan for them with the TV remote. Pan it slowly across the wall while holding down the power button. If you suddenly feel horny, you found a stud.
Haphazard9479@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
This is LPT. I have done this multiple times. Stud finders don't always work on really old plaster walls.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
That's what I came here to say. Plaster walls don't care about your beeping stud finder.
TPMJB@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I hung a TV in an 1800s house and my stud finder worked fine. Definitely plaster and lath.
NooBoY@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
That's where the good old nocking trick comes in. 😉
databender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
My boss did this with a screwdriver in company walls. The TV did, in fact, cover up the holes.