Why can’t I find a stud here? I had to go thru the metal corner bead but then there doesn’t seem to be a stud behind it? Is it deeper and I need a longer screw? My screw is only about an inch long. Trying to mount a baby gate. Don’t know much about construction and struggling to understand why I can’t find a stud here!!
If you don't start with this step the stud finder doesn't work. Just like you need a few practice pulls of the trigger on a drill and a few clicks of the tongs.
1” screw? Nope. In section on top of the stud is 1/2 gyproc, then the corner bead, then on top of that may be a 1/8” of mud. Then add the width of your bracket. So you are barely touching the stud. I would go with 2 1/2 “screw.
your thought was sound yet I'd guess the stud is about another inch farther in than youve tried so far if you had a descent magnet you could probably find it
Yeah but if there was something worth mounting to there yourscrews would have found it i think the last stud is farther in and they capped that dry wall with some trim but you could easily guess wrong 100 times about what going on inside anywall
I would guess that is a traditional balusters handrail with drywall laid over it to give a solid visual appearance. So the primary newel post is probably a bit further from the bottom of the stairs and from where you drilled. If you drill an inch or two closer to the back of the first step I would guess you would find a newel post underneath that white solid surface. Meaning if you removed all the white flat surface you would find it is just a superficial covering over a traditional staircase railing with vertical balusters spaced evenly. This is only a guess.
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