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Originally Posted by Laker14
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?
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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.