Hi,
I'm just getting into woodworking and I'm converting a 'log cabin' in the back garden into a workshop. I want to put up some French cleats as it's a relatively compact space (approx 16'x6'6") and I need more tool storage.
My pal built the cabin about 10 years ago but has since passed away, so I can't ask him for advice. My issue is detecting and attaching to the studs behind the plasterboard. I have an old stud detector that didn't give accurate readings & brought a new one from Amazon which works on a test setup but was giving inconsistent results on the walls themselves.
I've worked out that the issue is that behind the plasterboard is insulation (the foil-faced stuff with about an inch of fibrous material inside). I have no idea how the plasterboard is attached but I cannot locate the studs from the inside with either detector or by using a thin nail to make exploratory holes.
I think the gap between the plasterboard and the studs/outer panelling is too deep for the above method. I don't have any six-inch nails to hand and when I tried to probe with a six-inch screw, it got bound up in the insulation fibre & I had to cut the end off with bolt cutters.
I can see where the outer panels are attached on the outside (vertical lines of nails) and can see they are spaced 16" apart, so with a bit of measuring, I can mark up the approximate locations on the inside plasterboard wall.
What I want to know is if there is a better method to confirm I've got the correct location than banging in six-inch nails until they hit a stud?
I'm just getting into woodworking and I'm converting a 'log cabin' in the back garden into a workshop. I want to put up some French cleats as it's a relatively compact space (approx 16'x6'6") and I need more tool storage.
My pal built the cabin about 10 years ago but has since passed away, so I can't ask him for advice. My issue is detecting and attaching to the studs behind the plasterboard. I have an old stud detector that didn't give accurate readings & brought a new one from Amazon which works on a test setup but was giving inconsistent results on the walls themselves.
I've worked out that the issue is that behind the plasterboard is insulation (the foil-faced stuff with about an inch of fibrous material inside). I have no idea how the plasterboard is attached but I cannot locate the studs from the inside with either detector or by using a thin nail to make exploratory holes.
I think the gap between the plasterboard and the studs/outer panelling is too deep for the above method. I don't have any six-inch nails to hand and when I tried to probe with a six-inch screw, it got bound up in the insulation fibre & I had to cut the end off with bolt cutters.
I can see where the outer panels are attached on the outside (vertical lines of nails) and can see they are spaced 16" apart, so with a bit of measuring, I can mark up the approximate locations on the inside plasterboard wall.
What I want to know is if there is a better method to confirm I've got the correct location than banging in six-inch nails until they hit a stud?