I have a stud finder which I bought several years ago that works reasonably well through lath and plaster. I don't recall the brand but it might have been a B&D and it also has a laser for laying out straight lines.
You also have to remember that if you have lathe and plaster walls or paneling ontop of sheetrock, it's difficult, if not impossible to use studfinders.
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 09:24:18 -0400
Subject: Re: [DIY] Beams
I inherited 3 of them. Maybe I'll get a new battery, and see if they all give me a consistent answer.
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On Apr 3, 2016, at 9:14 AM, "'oakridgefarm@gmail.com' oakridgefarm@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself]" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Our stud finder isn't expensive, although it does have a deep scan mode. The studs here are wherever they felt like putting them, some 13" some 17". The stud finder beeps when you hit it, and as long as it's on the stud, then stops when you move off. I have a whole row of nail holes in the half bath trying to find where the studs actually were, then where the fire blocks were before I finally went down and hunted up the stud finder. Have to go slow and keep it flat on the wall for it to be accurate.
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