[Switter]

Originally Posted by SaucyJim

I don’t know when the last time you went to Home Depot or Lowe’s, but I can’t find a person to help me in those stores to save my life. Ace on the other hand is more helpful, but has much less supply.

I ordered for vinyl plank flooring online from Lowe's which ended up getting messed up multiple times. When I bought the flooring it was $3.19 a square foot. Now is $3.49 a square foot. Because the order had automatically canceled due to the screw up I got charged $3.49 a square foot. With the amount of flooring I ordered that was like $400 more. I went into the lowes on 441 to talk to the flooring desk. The kid that was working there was pretty much useless and he kept telling me "he" had to go talk to the manager. When I tried to follow him he told me wait here. it was like he was actively trying to keep me from talking to the manager face-to-face; and the manager, who I saw on the aisle, wouldn't come over and talk to me. it was ridiculous. I wasn't being rude or anything but the kid was just trying to shut me down and obviously the manager was on board with it. I'm just done with that store.

[Janie123]

Originally Posted by RcCalais

Our home was built in the mid 90s, wood studs on the outside walls and metal on the inside walls. At that time we did have a choice.

Unless you have stucco, then the outside walls are concrete block and 1” channels that the drywall attaches to with I think 1” styrofoam insulation. All of the inside walls are metal studs (except maybe in the larger custom homes) and the roof trusses span across from outside walls to outside walls.

When we hung our television screens on the inside walls, I used toggle bolts, pushed them thru the metal studs and pulled them back against the backside of the studs. For everything else the screw in plastic that can support up to 75 lbs can hold just about everything else. For the televisions I also added a few of these screw in hangers for some extra support but probably was not needed.

[coleprice]

Our Designer Home has Wood Studs in the Exterior Walls, and Metal Studs in the Interior Walls.

[Sgt Ed]

Originally Posted by Jhnidy

There is a device called a walabot that attaches to your phone and will find pipes, wires, and studs behind the drywall. It shows you what material the studs are made of.

Website $179.00

[Padro]

Ours was built in 2002 in the northern part of The Villages and our inside studs are metal and 19” center. Hope this helps.

[BillyGreenYokel]

The interior walls in our block and stucco home are a mixture of wood and metal studs. A magnet can help to determine what you have. Slide the magnet along the wall. It will be obvious if the stud is metal, and you will find the spaced out drywall screws if it's wood.

[Bwanajim]

Sounds like metal studs to me

[DCUNY]

Thank you everyone for all the specific info. I was wondering about the stud spacing. They are probably metal, and it seems different that the 16 inches I’m used to.

Also I’ll need to check out the walabot device that hooks to the phone.

Lastly, thanks villagetinker, I will get in touch with you if I need those. Right now it sounds like I have several options based on what I’m trying to do.

And I agree with everyone’s observation that the employees at Lowes and HD are not very knowledgeable or helpful.

[Peter Schultz]

Our house os a Corpus Christie model built 2006. Wood exterior studs, metal interior wall studs. We're in Duval

[Jhnidy]

Originally Posted by Sgt Ed

Website $179.00

I would not have mentioned this device had I checked the price. Don't know how this got into my tool box. Must have been a fire sale or something. But I do own the cheaper one for Android phone and it really works as advertised.

If you have an android phone, you can borrow this one.

[JohnnyP]

I found that my Designer home (built 2004) has a mix of wood and metal studs. For the metal studs, I used "Toggler" SNAPTOGGLE heavy-duty toggle bolts. They are rated as having a tensile strength of 265 lb. in 1/2" drywall. I used ~30 Togglers to install ClosetMaid vertical shelving brackets. Also used 2 Togglers to put up a massive 53 pound, 63" x 43" antique mirror. It took a bit of engineering to devise the appropriate hardware to use for hanging the mirror. Very happy with performance. Installation is not difficult, but more involved than driving in wood screws. I have 8 left over, if anyone wants them.
-- Manufacturer's website: SNAPTOGGLE | Heavy Duty Toggle Bolts | Heavy Duty Wall Anchors
-- Spec sheet: https://toggler.com/pdfs/SNAPTOGGLE-...Bolts-2024.pdf
-- Lowes: TOGGLER 802-lb 3/16-in x Assorted Length Toggle Bolt Drywall Anchors with Screws Included (10-Pack) in the Anchors department at Lowes.com

[pcntech]

I can't use one of those stud finders that beeps. Everytime I pick one up, it starts beeping like crazy!

(That's a joke, son)

[LianneMigiano]

You may dislike the "orange peel" effect on the walls BUT it hides a multitude of imperfections! Every single nail "dimple" shows up over time on "un-orange peel" surfaces. That's why I keep wondering why people are taking off the popcorn finish on ceilings! Over time nails will start to surface and ruin the entire look of the ceiling....

[Mrfriendly]

Originally Posted by Altavia

In general, with some exceptions - they use wood for structural walls and steel for interior.

Lowes has these in stock last time I checked:

Home | Steelstudanchor

Can these be used inside lanai wall and also support columns? Thx

[wamley]

I think they can answer your questions. Villages Warrantee Dept 352-753-6222