finding studs for a chair rail
No... we're not talking about a cute guy or a breeding animal. In the home context, a stud is a beam, usually wooden for a house, that is part of the wall support. Drywall is attached to the studs to make walls. When you are hanging pictures or attaching something to a wall, like a chair rail, it should be attached through the drywall to the stud or you need to use a special anchor on drywall. A stud finder can make finding the studs within the wall easier.
Studs for larger buildings may be made of metal.
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- A Quick Guide To Finding Wall Studs on repairhome: the home improvement site (commercial site with well written articles, lots of ads and searches for home repair professionals)
- How to Locate Wall Studs on eHow
- How To Find a Wood Stud in a Wall on About.com's home repair section
- Wikipedia's article on wall stud