grace_fox3•19d ago

PSA: A job in a 100 year old building downtown taught me to always check for plaster walls before drilling.

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jade_hernandez19d ago

What did you hit behind the plaster?

julia9219d ago

Ugh, plaster is the worst. It's not just pipes or wires back there. In really old places, you can hit a whole mess of rock lath or even metal mesh that just shreds your drill bit. A stud finder is useless on those walls. You basically have to go in by hand and hope for the best.