Shelves on lath and plaster wall
- Thread starter Perks842
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Unless you can locate the timbers then the walls will not support shelves.
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The standard these days is 400mm, but yours probably won't be that.
If you have a stud detector, you will be able to locate the studs quite easily.
If not, you might be able to work out where they are just by pushing hard on the wall with your fingers, and finding the bits that don't flex. When you think you've found them, use a small drill bit to make sure.
Another way is to make a finger sized hole and use a bit of wire to poke inside to work out the stud positions.
There is almost certainly a stud at the end of the wall, but sometimes this is not useable because of the adjacent wall.
Good luck.
If you have a stud detector, you will be able to locate the studs quite easily.
If not, you might be able to work out where they are just by pushing hard on the wall with your fingers, and finding the bits that don't flex. When you think you've found them, use a small drill bit to make sure.
Another way is to make a finger sized hole and use a bit of wire to poke inside to work out the stud positions.
There is almost certainly a stud at the end of the wall, but sometimes this is not useable because of the adjacent wall.
Good luck.
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