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An old guy at the lumber yard showed me his trick for finding floor joists
He just tapped the subfloor with a quarter and listened for the pitch change. Said he's done it that way for forty years and it's faster than a stud finder. Anyone have other old-school tricks like that?
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morgan.rose1mo ago
That quarter trick works because the sound gets solid over the joist.
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corablack1mo ago
It's funny how the best tools are often just paying close attention to what's already there. What's a trick you learned by just watching someone?
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the_elliot1mo ago
My dad always swore by his fancy electronic stud finder. I used to roll my eyes at that quarter trick until I tried it in my own attic last week. It's way faster and you never have to worry about dead batteries. @corablack is totally right, the best tools are just learning to see, or hear, what's already in front of you. That old guy at the lumber yard knows his stuff.
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