hicow t1_j9e65an wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:58 AM

Reply to comment by johnwynne3 in How do I find these g-d studs?? by WaterChestnutII

Yes they do - normal studfinders don't work on lath & plaster walls, so magnetic's about the only option. They can be tricky, though, as the lath isn't necessarily only nailed together over studs, or like jooes mentioned, some walls use wire mesh.

johnwynne3 t1_j9frk86 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:36 PM

We have lath and plaster construction (house built in 1941), and we have used this stud finder with success. It does a static position calibration step to determine depth of the wall before you scan. Haven’t torn in to any walls, but I don’t think we have a wire mesh back to the plaster, which may account for our success.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-Whole-Stud-Finder-ESF5002/319999234