[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by metoo21

In the new patio villas? Easiest way to tell?

I have found using a very small drill or nail, is the best way, it will stop on a metal stud and continue on a wood stud.. You will usually find the metal studs on the interior high walls as these are straighter than typical wood studs. We have a designer home concrete block circa 2013 and it has metal studs on the outside walls, and the tall interior walls, the kitchen laundry, and bathrooms are wood studs.

Also, depending on what you are hanging you should use the special hangers for metal studs, never use the plastic insert type hangers on metal studs. I have found for LIGHT duty hanging projects, a sheet metal screw works fine, with a SMALL predrilled starter hole for the screw, centered on the stud.