Stud finders are great for when you need to hang something in your home, like mounting TVs, shelving, or mirrors.

That doesn’t mean stud finders work like X-ray vision, though—there’s a lot going on in walls, and it’s hard, despite advances in tech, for any device to determine what’s a pipe and what ...

Electronic stud finders work by moving horizontally against the wall to detect wood and metal studs. Depending on the brand of electronic finder that you’re using, the detector will give a ...

That doesn’t mean stud finders work like X-ray vision, though—there’s a lot going on in walls, and it’s hard, despite advances in tech, for any device to determine what’s a pipe and what ...