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Old 01-13-2024, 04:53 PM
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Before I realized they were metal studs I was popping through the "skin" of the metal and it felt like I had missed the stud altogether.

I identified the stud by finding the nails with a row of magnets, and test drilled, but kept popping through. I was totally mystified. Then when I realized there were metal studs in the wall, I didn't realize the studs were open on one side. I wanted to rip the entire wall of sheet rock off so I could see what the heck was going on. Fortunately I just put my toys down and walked away and let my cooler head take over.

Now, as for the outside walls (from the inside), in a block and stucco construction, my understanding is there might not be any studs. Is that possible?
Block walls will have furring strips. You can run conduit through them, it’s just more of a challenge but a fish tape can help. If you’re using a PowerBridge kit to hide tv power wires, HDMI, etc, they make a shallow wall box just for this situation.