Mounting cabinets ?

[hudyhue]

Ok so maybe I was just tired? I'm moving into the new house , I have three wood storage cabinets , I can't find my stud finder... So I had a good assortment of dry wall anchors and screws... No luck they just kept ripping out the wall... Anyone have an alternative?

Thanks james

 

[PAToyota]

Find the studs by tapping with a hammer - not that hard.

 

[KLF]

My experience with electronic stud finders is they generally suck.

I have better luck by taking a bright flashlight, skim the beam across the wall, look for shadows where the screws made dimples.

 

[FJ40Jim]

Another quick & dirty studfinder: Electrical boxes are nailed to the side of a stud. Measure off in 16" increments from there.

 

[rusty_tlc]

I use the tap method to get a general idea where a stud is then make holes with a small brad to find center. After that just measure 16" each way to find studs.

If you use a electrical box to find the first stud make sure it is a new construction box not a remodel box. Take off the plate and if there are two screw heads located diagonally on the box itself it's probably an remodel box. These can be located anywhere in a wall, not just by a stud.

 

[wspastorbryan]

And use finish washers when you screw through the back of the cabinets.

 

[haystax]

Tapping the wall with a hammer and then using a few test nails is pretty easy. The cabinets are going to cover your already blemished walls, whats a few more holes to find a stud. Might be 24" OC as well. You don't want the cabinets to fall off the walls once they're full of stuff.