Stud placement
 

Can someone tell me how far apart are the metal studs in The Villages houses?

Thanks

Most that I have seen are 24 inches, however I use a stud finder to see where they are exactly.

24", 16", or wherever they decide to place them....seriously.

It's really shoddy construction if it's any more than 16"OC, even with 5/8 sheet rock.

Most are 24 inches apart, but you really need to locate each stud.

Mostly 24" but some are 16"

Thanks. My stud finders (two) say the two studs are 26 inches apart where I want to hang a television.

I just mounted my 65 inch TV with this: Amazon.com

And used this to put the wires in the wall.

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Check the corresponding websites for instructions. And I used the 32 nails. Works great.

Head down south and find homes under construction... one that looks like your model with metal studs. Measure those and it's probably same for your house.

Are the studs metal or wood?

Contact The Villages Warranty department fir your particular home. 753-6222.

Another reason to learn Spanish...me thinking load bearing walls 16 in on center and non-load bearing walls 24 inch.... we grew up with all walls 16 inch centers But in Florida codes can be changed with one thick white envelope!

Studs ahoy
 

They are random maybe depends if in a weight bearing wall. Get a good stud finder then use a small finishing nail to determine if metal or wood because not only distance is random but so is material. I've found both in a lot of walls.

I own two block and stucco villas, both built in the 90s. The older one is wooden studs on interior walls, the newer one is metal studs.

The wooden studs are 16" on center, the metal ones, are a mix of 16 or 24. It seems like they put them 16 on center in small sections of wall an 24" on center in large spans.

On the block walls, both have 1" foam batts over the block with furring strips at 24" on center.

I also have done work in several homes built in the early 2000s, all metal studs, most are 24" on center but again, it's a mix, depending on the wall.

Interestingly, the plate(the flat board at the bottom the studs attach to) has been wood even when there are metal studs. Also, in kitchens with metal studs, I've found a wooden nailer running horizontally about 6 inches down from the top of the cabinets as a cabinet attachment point.

I tried that in my house, but it kept on pointing to me.:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: