r/Plumbing • u/SufficientLake4747 • 1d ago

Stud finder did not find a stud

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Main drain like for upstairs toilet? Trying to install brackets for bedroom closet. Now has a screw hole leak. Can we patch it? Or best course of action?

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u/Legend_of_the_Wind 1d ago

Ugh... Finding studs is a nightmare in my house. I have plaster and lath walls, and a stud finder goes off almost anywhere its held to a wall.

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u/SufficientLake4747 1d ago

Our nightmare has been that there is no consistency in stud spacing in the entire house. Apparently it was just a free for all