My magnet studfinder didn t work either.
Finding studs through asbestos siding.
Wondering if anyone has advice so i can find the studs.
Locate an outlet on the wall.
Ranging in price from 10 to 50 an electric stud finder will locate the center of any stud that that is covered by less.
Remove the cover plate.
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This means you will always find a stud header or footer on the top bottom or corners of walls.
Asbestos was used frequently from the beginning of the 20th century in a variety of building materials.
Stud finders are the best way to consistently locate the center of studs.
In the 1970s the public learned what the asbestos industry had known for 60 years that asbestos is highly toxic and that inhaling its fibers can cause lung scarring lung cancer and mesothelioma.
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.
My studfinder doesn t read through that thick ass asbestos.
The box is attached to a stud on one side.
Turn power off to the room.
I m trying to hang an awning on the side of my house over my deck.
My house was built in 1920 and has asbestos siding which is awesome and bombproof albiet carcinogenic.