[Wdshelton]

I'm wanting to hang a heavy solid wood mantle on an existing brick wall and need to drill through to the studs. Not sure how to find them. The only reference points are a fireplace insert and the corners of the wall. Any help would be appreciated

 

[de-nagorg]

Do you have access through the attic space?

If so look at the top plate to see where the fasteners are to hold the studs.

Measure from the corner to wherever you can find the fasteners, then you know where the studs fall in the wall , so you can measure from the corner over the same distance to get very close to the correct placement.


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