Finding Studs Through Aluminum Siding

I was wondering.

Finding studs through aluminum siding.

If i don t have any luck. Use a metal detector to find the nails in the studs if you get dew on the house in the morning a lot of the time you can see exactly where the studs are when there is dew on the siding and it is just starting to evaporate it usually evaporates off the studs first since they are a bit warmer. The purpose is to anchor window boxes directly to studs on 2nd floor of the home. I have a situation where i need to mount a fairly stout bracket to the exterior of the building and i need to find one of those studs to do so.

Place the stud finder at the edge of the exterior siding. The best way to find a stud while working on on the outside whether brick siding or stone is to use an electronic stud finder. I m having trouble finding the studs through the exterior of our home. Walk very slowly along the exterior siding while holding the stud finder.

Add the 5 1 4 inch thickness of the wall to the 12 inches. Add another 1 2 inch for the boxing and 3 4 inch for standard lap siding. Keeping these points in mind here are the ways i ve been most successful at finding studs. Ranging in price from 10 to 50 an electric stud finder will locate the center of any stud that that is covered by less.

Stud finders are the best way to consistently locate the center of studs. There is a power outlet beneath the window so i know where that stud is. Look at the trim for where it has been nailed to a stud. I tried locating the studs from the inside.

Locate the switches and outlets which indicate a stud. At 03 09 am 2 22 2009 wayne wrote. The walls are vinyl sided and i prefer not to have to lift it up. Further the approximate area of where i need to mount this bracket includes an area of the wall that has a bunch of electrical wiring running through it romex through holes in the studs.