Finding Inside Of Wall From Attic

Drill a small hole in the wall a few inches above your floor.

Finding inside of wall from attic.

One such tool is a stud finder. Subterranean termites tunnel under the ground and climb up your foundation walls to feed on the inside of your walls silently for years. These fixed points can be perpendicular exterior walls a fireplace chimney or other components that extend through the finished ceiling to the attic space or roof surface. Go to the space into which the drill was boring.

Due to the triangular shape of all but flat roofs the rafters or joists will run. Look inside the attic if possible to identify the direction in which the rafters or joists travel. There can be thousands of them in there all the way from the support beams in your cellar to the trusses in your roof. Go into your attic and locate the source of the leak on the underside of the roof deck using the measurements taken from your home s living space.

Secure the box against the wall so the two holes are lined up. An electronic stud finder produces a small electrical field which changes when it reaches a denser region of the wall like the area over a stud. A magnetic stud finder detects the metal nails in the wall studs. A moisture meter is a piece of equipment which when placed directly against a wall will analyze the moisture content of that wall.

If unable to locate the bit repeat the drilling process after moving to a spot a couple of inches away from the first hole. Traps with live mice should be put into a heavy duty plastic bag cage and all and carried to a forest or park at least 500 feet away from the home so that they cannot find their way back. Scan for moisture inside walls with a moisture meter. Drill the same size hold in a cardboard box.

Not just inside your walls but inside of the wood itself.