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Old 04-21-2018, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by woolyninja View Post
I'm not a very handy person and am trying to hang up a bike rack in the garage (it only requires one screw). Luckily I know enough where I tested with a tiny nail first and sure enough I hit cement right after I got through the drywall.

I then decided to use a stud finder and it actually seems to find studs? I tried the same nail and instead of hitting cement it seemed to hit wood. Are there actually wood studs in there that I can screw directly into? And would anyone know how deep of a screw I could use if so? I'm nervous I'll damage the cement.
If I'm not mistaken, there are wood studs inside the concrete blocks to which the wallboard is attached. Wallboard is not attached directly to the concrete blocks.
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