How To Find Wall Studs Through Tile

This probably won t work but it s best to try the simplest methods first.

How to find wall studs through tile.

Tile provides an attractive bathroom or kitchen wall covering since it is both waterproof and durable but finding the studs behind the tile can prove difficult. Zircon tip minutes with eric the zircon tip guy are designed to give you essential tips about your stud find. We do not recommend the use of basic studsensor models with only stud scan or deepscan modes to locate studs behind tiled walls. Use a special deep sensor stud finder than can go through tile.

To find the location of wall studs behind a tile wall in a bathroom. Dielectric constant stud finders do a poor job of locating studs behind tile as they are prone to returning a host of false positives. The best stud finder for tile walls neodymium n52 magnetic pocket stud finder. Watch this video to find out more.

Use a stud finder to locate a stud on any wall that is drywalled in your shower room by placing the stud finder up to the wall turning it on and moving it slowly until it beeps. This is the type of stud finder that you slide across a wall until a red light signals that there is a solid mass such as a wooden stud behind the covering surface. This well designed stud finder features a simple hand held design that will comfortably fit into your storage space. Studs exist to hold up drywall on interior walls and wood sheathing on exterior walls.

This means you will always find a stud header or footer on the top bottom or corners of walls. Use a standard stud finder above the tile and plumb down from it. Measure 16 inches in from the nearest shared perpendicular wall and run the stud finder over the wall in slow sweeps. No two tile walls are alike.

Sweep the stud finder slowly along the tiled wall until it indicates a stud. Go to the room that backs up against the tiled wall if there is one. A high end magnetic stud finder the neodymium n52 combines the accuracy of some of the leading electronic models with the simplicity of magnetic options. Zircon tip minute 16 why is it difficult finding studs behind tile.

Multiscanner models with metal scan mode may help to identify the pattern of nails or screws attaching the lath or sheetrock to the wall beneath the tile.