and a 14 ½-inch spacer is used for subsequent stud locations (for a typical 16-inches-on-center wall). Just butt the spacer against your last stud, butt the next stud against its other end ...

We’ve all been there, right? “Oh, I just need to find a stud to hang a picture.” And 15 holes later, you’re convinced the wall is held up by pixie dust and a wish, because apparently there ...