�guy)The studs we're talking about here are the 2-by-4 pieces of lumber inside your walls. The wall you see is probably made of gypsum wallboard that is attached to these 2-by-4 studs. Studs are placed every 16 inches in most cases, so there should be one at least near where you want to hang your heavy mirror. You need to find a stud because heavy objects - things weighing more than 20 pounds or so - will just pull a nail or screw right out of the soft wallboard if you don't take precautions. The easiest precaution is hanging stuff that heavy on a screw driven through the wallboard into the solid wood stud behind it. Here's how.1 . You'll need a stud sensor. I swear I'm not making this up. They sell them at Target and K-mart and the like and at all hardware stores. They are small battery-operated devices a little bigger than a deck of cards that sense the density of the wall and tell where the high-density spots are. Those high-density spots are studs. You set the sensor against the wall, activate it, then slide it slowly along the wall horizontally. With lights or a beep - they vary brand to brand - it'll tell you when you've found the edges of a stud, and some even tell you when you've found the center of one. Make marks with a pencil at both edges. And don't be surprised that those marks will only be an inch-and-a-half apart. 2-by-4 lumber is really 3�-by-1� lumber. Go figure.)2 . Drive a screw in the middle of the stud at whatever height you want, and it'll hold most anything. Studs run straight up and down, floor to ceiling.It's sometimes possible to just tap your way along a wall and listen, using the difference in sound to try figure out where a stud is. It does occasionally work, but usually results in two or three extra holes in your wall.Tips for Hanging Things on Your Walls
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