What Reddit Says About Stud Finder Apps

Hey everyone, I've finally had it with cheap stud finders that give false readings. I'm planning to mount several TVs, heavy mirrors, and floating shelves in my new house, and I need something that won't leave me playing "guess the stud" and patching drywall afterward. Share...

It will also alert me if it detects live wiring in the cavity or attached to the stud. ... My son in law uses this. Beats the heck out of my $60 electronic paper weight, that I thought would work better than the previous/less features one. ... The best advice I’ve seen is to use more than one method...

What app are you talking about? There's nothing built in to a phone that would let you detect a stud. I remember seeing someone selling a device that attach to your phone and turn it into a stud finder but app by itself is useless

A magnetic stud finder finds those drywall screws and you hope/trust that they're accurately in the studs, hopefully in the middle of the stud. More replies ... I use a combination. Franklin to quickly find studs, then WalaBot to double check. Franklin can sometimes read pipes as studs so WalaB...

Most smartphones have magnetometers that measure magnetism on all three axises(axees, whatever) Physics toolbox is an android app that will allow you use all the little tools in your phone, you should check it out.

They use the magnetometer (which is normally used for compass applications). Technically they can work to find any ferrous metals within a fairly short range. Pretty unlikely to give a false positive, but may not be sensitive enough to find all studs

Franklin Sensors makes wide stud finders with 13 sensors and 13 LEDs, they are much better than your typical hardware store junk stud finder.

franklin stud finder the best.

STUD BUDDY is the only one I trust in 20 years in trades. Simple magnetic tool that locates the drywall screws. Never fails. ... Yeah this dudes right those push button finder have never ever worked for me but the little magnetic one with a ...

Also let's you visualize jack studs and headers and shit really easily. ... Thanks for the reply. Do you think it would be able to find wood joists through plywood and laminate flooring? ... The high-end pro model might be able to... you need a deep scan finder to scan through flooring and subf...

It's a simple app to detect magnetic objects, if they think an app is going to add sonar capabilities to their damn phone fuck them. 5 stars for simple being a cool developer and sticking with it even after the bullshit reviews. Keep up the good work. ... Thanks alot man, really glad to get som...

I'm looking for a reliable stud finder that actually works - tired of putting holes in my walls. Any recommendations for 2025?

Hell, I've even used the phone apps successfully. ... I've installed countless cabinets and shelving using only a magnet. Find a dry wall screw or two, mark em, then throw a laser on it to get a rough idea of where the whole stud is.

I have never had luck with electronic stud finders. Magnets are the way to go. ... Yeah. My stud finder is 34 years old.

I ended up doing two things, I found out I could download a stud finder on my phone and also I used the knocking method to verify. Tv is on and set, all is good. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... Knock and if you think it sounds solid then poke a hole a...

End all - it's good for places that may be tricky, hydronics, bathroom feeds or sub feeds to 2nd floor, but for general usage to find studs, Use a magnet.