Ceramic Tile Stud Finder

Get a powerful stud finder from grainger to quickly and easily find wall studs and more.

Ceramic tile stud finder.

This well designed stud finder features a simple hand held design that will comfortably fit into your storage space. A high end magnetic stud finder the neodymium n52 combines the accuracy of some of the leading electronic models with the simplicity of magnetic options. The best stud finder for tile walls neodymium n52 magnetic pocket stud finder. Now make sure you use a long enough screw so that you re going through the tile and at least an inch and a half into the wall stud.

If you can borrow buy or rent a uwb scanner it is the most accurate method of finding a stud behind a tile wall. 2 pass the sensor of an electronic. Unfortunately for most do it yourselfers a uwb scanner is likely too costly and too complicated a tool for a minor project such as this. An electronic metal detector scans wood drywall paneling tile stucco plaster concrete and other nonmetallic surfaces.

A magnetic stud finder helps you find nails and studs and includes a level vial. If any tool can be considered a stud finder for ceramic tile it would be a uwb. Well you can buy an enhanced stud finder called a deep sensor type that ll go through the density of the ceramic and locate those wall studs. Studs are typically spaced on 16 inch centers so this is likely the location of a stud.

The x85 utilizes zircon s patented ergonomic pivot pinch grip for comfortable scanning and features a large backlit lcd screen to indicate the center of the target. No two tile walls are alike. Now if your ceramic tile goes all the way to the ceiling. Multiscanner models with metal scan mode may help to identify the pattern of nails or screws attaching the lath or sheetrock to the wall beneath the tile.

We do not recommend the use of basic studsensor models with only stud scan or deepscan modes to locate studs behind tiled walls. Multiscanner x85 multifunction scanner thermally detects water filled hydronic radiant heating scans for live ac and finds the center of wood and metal studs.