Annoying day!

[Member 34319]

Just me being annoyed. Need to share in my self wallowing.

Stud finder finds studs. Not anything else.

I knew I should have cut a hole first to look.

I was too happy with the spot to take the necessary exploratory cut.

Don't be me.

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[Kruel J]

Drywall patching is fun!

 

[Geardo]

 

[Camelfilter]

Bummer!

On the brighter side, perfect place to store some precious metals long term...

 

[s1xty7]

I use a strong magnet, find the screws or nails, and connect the dots to find studs. Stud finders suck and are the reason for so many extra holes being drilled when I was trying to mount my TV to the wall. Never again!

Good luck with your project I HATE drywall work.

 

[AMT]

I had to laugh out loud! That looks exactly like something that would happen to me....

 

[Kruel J]

I use a strong magnet, find the screws or nails, and connect the dots to find studs. Stud finders suck and are the reason for so many extra holes being drilled when I was trying to mount my TV to the wall. Never again!

Good luck with your project I HATE drywall work.

I actually enjoy drywall patching.

 

[Mister Bisley]

I actually enjoy drywall patching.

Me too. That sucks Reno. If you need some help, I'm sure there are a few guys here that can make it look like it never happened.

 

[Flymph]

I'ma guess that the piece removed is not nearly as pretty as the hole... lol
BUMMER!

 

[Member 34319]

The piece I cut fits back in nicely. It's a clean cut. A bit of sanding and tape followed by some texturing and paint and it will disappear.

Just annoying as I really liked the location inside the pantry.

This was going to be my CCW safe where I'd store my handgun more securely and readily accessible than back and forth from the big safe.

 

[Flymph]

You can't find a nice oil painting of Chuck Norris standing over a pile of nazis or something and just put the safe in the bedroom?

 

[cigars]

I would just it into an access panel in case you ever need to get to that pipe.

 

[Mister Bisley]

I would just it into an access panel in case you ever need to get to that pipe.

That's actually not a bad idea. Pretty easy fix. Especially since it's in a pantry.

 

[Norwestr55]

Could have been worse! I probably would have used a Sawzall blade just long enough to cut into the drain pipe.

 

[41mag]

This was going to be my

......pipe dream, eh?

 

[Joe13]

What did you use to cut the hole that you didn't notice the stud or pipe in the middle?


Don't tape it...

Screw a backer 1x4 so there is something to screw the peice you removed too and just put a little joint compound in the crack where the saw went and paint over it when it's dry.

At least that's what I normally do.

 

[bolus]

Now's the time to put an emergency (and very cheep) firearm in a air tight bag with descant into the wall before you seal it back up. No one will find it and pretty easy to punch a hole in the wall if you need it.

 

[Flymph]

Now's the time to put an emergency (and very cheep) firearm in a air tight bag with descant into the wall before you seal it back up. No one will find it and pretty easy to punch a hole in the wall if you need it.

We were avoiding mentioning that so nobody knew where to look...

 

[Member 34319]

What did you use to cut the hole that you didn't notice the stud or pipe in the middle?


Don't tape it...

Screw a backer 1x4 so there is something to screw the peice you removed too and just put a little joint compound in the crack where the saw went and paint over it when it's dry.

At least that's what I normally do.

Shallow dry wall knife. Never put more than 2" of the knife in. Didn't feel a thing.

I thought about the usual backer and filler, but this is a fairly big piece.

Now's the time to put an emergency (and very cheep) firearm in a air tight bag with descant into the wall before you seal it back up. No one will find it and pretty easy to punch a hole in the wall if you need it.

Not a horrible idea.

 

[SA Shooter]

Defecation Occurs....