Roof Penetrating Stud Finder

If you need to complete roof repairs such as installing new shingles or tiles you must know where the rafters are.

Roof penetrating stud finder.

Studscan for studs up to 0 75 deep and deepscan for targets around 1 5 deep. A typical asphalt shingle roof has a layer of wood based sheet material usually plywood or chipboard and normally with a layer of tar paper. As the name suggests a stud finder detects studs behind the surface of a wall. This tool fits easily in a pocket or tool belt and requires no batteries to function.

They also detect up to 2 deep which would be plenty deep enough for detection through shingles. The reason is that stud finders are designed to scan through sheet materials such as drywall or plywood that have a fairly smooth surface and consistent thickness and density. Transfer stud positions up and down with a 4 ft. Better detectors can be set to detect through denser materials.

U v or w building or partition panel units reserved insulating concrete wood stud gypsum board lath or plaster metal stud gypsum board lath or plaster misc. The more advanced scanners have multiple modes that detect studs metal live ac wiring non ferrous metal such as copper pipe and ferrous metal such as rebar. Compact cheap and very easy to use the ch hanson 03040 is an accurate magnetic stud finder you need in your arsenal. The best stud finders are electronic.

Capable of detecting both wood and metal studs the finder will flash and beep once it has picked up the edge of a stud. Finding roof rafters can be difficult. It includes two scanning modes. Roof ceiling building units reserved exposed grid system mineral and fiber boards metal lath gypsum board mastic and intumescent coatings sfrm unprotected wall and partition.

What is a stud finder. How to transfer stud locations vertically. Even though you ve found a stud location say at an electrical box or heating grate it may not be at the height you need. They re best for stud detection at about one half inch to one inch deep on surfaces like drywall and paneling.

Finding roof rafters from the top of the roof can be difficult since regular stud finders have trouble penetrating the plywood shingles or slate tiles covering the rafters. It scans your walls at a depth of 1 inch for all magnetic metals finding studs quickly and easily. Or measure from an end wall to the stud location. The finder also includes the ability to detect live ac wires to avoid drilling into dangerous electrical hazards.

Most stud finders are designed to detect studs through drywall only. Level to get to the desired height.