Re: Re: (OT) Ceiling joist spacing

["Steve Cooper" <steve.cooper@xxxxxxx>]

If you are going to drill a small hole you can could use another method.

- Get a piece of fairly stiff piece of wire and bend it at right angles.
- Stick a pencil eraser on one end so that it point the same way as the
bend.
- Slide the wire up into the cavity at a slight angle until the whole of
the bent bit is in the roof.
- Then twist it round like you would with a TV aerial trying to get the
reception right.
- When it hits a joints mark the direction of the eraser on the ceiling.
- Spin it round the other way and do the same.
- Remove the wire then mark where the wire hit the joist using the
direction of eraser marks and the length of the bent part of the wire.

Ta da



"PatrickLidst
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22/01/02
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--- In ukha_d@y..., "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@a...> wrote:
> </lurk>
>
> One of the tips I was told for finding joists / studs is to drill a
small
> hole at a flat angle (i.e. almost parallel to the ceiling / wall).

Truly inspired idea! Thanks.
Patrick



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