Stud finder question

[kevin nee]

Will stud finders work on walls with plaster & lath in an old house.
Any suggestions for a quality stud finder for this application.

[Jim Becker]

Some will; typically using a "deep scan" mode.

[Tom M King]

The good ones will. The cheap ones won't be consistent. I'll have to see the name brand. I don't remember. I proved there was an old doorway in a 1798 house with it.

[Halgeir Wold]

A few years ago, we built a video conference room at work. When hanging two rather big monitors, we were using two different stud finders, one quite expensive Bosch and a B&D... they both found the studs.. but not where they actually were. I found them by putting my ear to the wall and tapping with a finger...
The stud finders were actually useless in that situation....

[Bill Dufour]

The Franklin at horrible fright is the best I know of.
Bill D

[Mark Salomon]

Will stud finders work on walls with plaster & lath in an old house.
Any suggestions for a quality stud finder for this application.

The electronic stud finders don't work well with lath and plaster. I use these instead. Simple and cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/StudPoP-Origi...ef_=ast_sto_dp

[Maurice Mcmurry]

What Mark says! A great thing about plaster and lath is the abundance of iron present. So many nails for a magnet to detect. First class sterilized iron.

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[Richard Coers]

I carry a pack of tiny rare earth magnets from Harbor Freight. You get 10 magnets for $3. I slide one around on the wall until it sticks. Then grab another, and repeat. Best stud finder I've ever used.