ellioth37•1mo agoProlific Poster

That hidden stud I thought I found cost me 4 hours of rework...

Was doing a ceiling patch last Tuesday and thought I hit a stud with my screw gun. Turned out it was just an old metal pipe strap behind the board. I didn't check with a magnet first and by the time I realized, the whole section was sagging. Had to pull down 3 sheets of 5/8 and start over. Total time wasted was about 4 hours between demo and rehanging. Has anyone else had a pipe or conduit trick you into thinking it was a solid anchor?

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wilson.joseph1mo ago

Ever run a magnet across the ceiling first to avoid that exact mess?

lilya761mo agoMost Upvoted

Ha, a buddy of mine actually tried that once with a super strong neodymium magnet. Ended up pulling a chunk of old popcorn ceiling down with it and made way more of a mess than if he'd just swept it up off the floor. Ever get one of those stuck to the rafters?

linda_dixon491mo ago

Oh man. I've seen that mistake before. My neighbor tried the magnet trick and ended up with a mangled ceiling and a dented drywall. Neodymium magnets are no joke. They'll rip through anything. Better to just sweep and patch the mess after.