Ok.. I need help..

[ponygurl]

I need shelves on my kitchen walls strong enough to hold dishes , boxes of cereal.. or any other shit i need space for.
This apartment is grossly "under cupboarded" and I need to put something up to use.
Keep in mind I have hung many mnay pictures, and have yet to hit a stud..
How am I gonna do it? :-\

[ponygurl]

Well..wtf.. do none of you know how to swing a hammer? Or do ya simply not care that I have food stacked on my counters. ;D

Well..wtf.. do none of you know how to swing a hammer? Or do ya simply not care that I have food stacked on my counters. ;D


Just leave it out on the counter tops. That way nothing ever gets forgotten about and gets old.

[ponygurl]

Just leave it out on the counter tops. That way nothing ever gets forgotten about and gets old.

I have 4 children.. food never "gets old".
I want high places to hide shit so the drape apes don't eat. it.

[MADG]

I need shelves on my kitchen walls strong enough to hold dishes , boxes of cereal.. or any other shit i need space for.
This apartment is grossly "under cupboarded" and I need to put something up to use.
Keep in mind I have hung many mnay pictures, and have yet to hit a stud..
How am I gonna do it? :-\


First, ya gotta learn how to find a stud...

[ponygurl]

First, ya gotta learn how to find a stud...




I doubt this building is up to code.. they are miles apart.
How would YOU find stud? ;D

[wendy]

How would YOU find stud? ;D


I seriously doubt that information would be relevant to this disussion. ;D

Are there any electrical outlets on that wall? That's one stud....then look 16-24 inches from there. If all else fails, and tapping doesn't work, you might want to buy a big container of spackle and a long nail. ;)

[ponygurl]

I seriously doubt that information would be relevant to this disussion. ;D

Are there any electrical outlets on that wall? That's one stud....then look 16-24 inches from there. If all else fails, and tapping doesn't work, you might want to buy a big container of spackle and a long nail. ;)

About 30 inches..sheesh.I wonder if that kinda span will support a piece of wood and things loaded on it..

[wendy]

About 30 inches..sheesh.I wonder if that kinda span will support a piece of wood and things loaded on it..


You may have to brace it in the middle.

[I-RIGHT-I]

What you need is a stud finder. I mean a real stud finder not the homo version. Suggest you get Liz to help. If you've got a stud on call, not the feminine version that MadG is talking about, you won't have any more problems with getting things to stick to the wall or anything else for that matter. You do have quite a handicap with four kids of course but if you put on a little paint, lose ten pounds you'll be in stud heaven in no time and the last thing you'll be worried about is where to store your dishes.

Why do I have to tell you girls everything?

Oh, one more thing. I know how to hang a 30 inch span that will hold anything you can put up there but I'm not telling. You've been mean to me lately. 8)

[NorNec]

I need shelves on my kitchen walls strong enough to hold dishes , boxes of cereal.. or any other shit i need space for.
This apartment is grossly "under cupboarded" and I need to put something up to use.
Keep in mind I have hung many mnay pictures, and have yet to hit a stud..
How am I gonna do it? :-\




Ask Suth how she hit BN....think it over, move four inches to the right, see IRI, move two inches left.....swing hard and hit me right between the eyes ;D

[jeny]

Buy a freestanding armoir type thingy, from Ikea or something. Open shelves with boxes of food and cans and stuff won't look that great anyway.

[ponygurl]

What you need is a stud finder. I mean a real stud finder not the homo version. Suggest you get Liz to help. If you've got a stud on call, not the feminine version that MadG is talking about, you won't have any more problems with getting things to stick to the wall or anything else for that matter. You do have quite a handicap with four kids of course but if you put on a little paint, lose ten pounds you'll be in stud heaven in no time and the last thing you'll be worried about is where to store your dishes.

Why do I have to tell you girls everything?

Oh, one more thing. I know how to hang a 30 inch span that will hold anything you can put up there but I'm not telling. You've been mean to me lately. 8)

LOL!
IRI.. darlin'..
My kids are NEVER a handicap. They are my life.
If I have been mean to you.. I SHOULD apologize. ;)

[MADG]

I doubt this building is up to code.. they are miles apart.
How would YOU find stud? ;D


Aside from the personals? ;)


Black and Decker BDL150S Stud Sensor (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C6DWL/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Falx-jeb-8-1%5Fhome%5F3657408%5F1/103-7601171-9664632), Price $9.99

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C6DWL.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

There are even cheaper versions. One that I had many years ago was a simple swiveling magnet that would point to hidden nails driven into the stud.

[ponygurl]

Aside from the personals? ;)


Black and Decker BDL150S Stud Sensor (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C6DWL/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Falx-jeb-8-1%5Fhome%5F3657408%5F1/103-7601171-9664632), Price $9.99

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C6DWL.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

There are even cheaper versions. One that I had many years ago was a simple swiveling magnet that would point to hidden nails driven into the stud.



You gotta be joking... how did people hang shelves 50 yrs ago?

[Satan]

They tapped on the wall with a Zippo lighter. ;D

[ponygurl]

They tapped on the wall with a Zippo lighter. ;D

I'm thinking a hammer would work... *shrug*

[MADG]

You gotta be joking... how did people hang shelves 50 yrs ago?


They built their own houses and REMEMBERED where all the studs were located... oh, and that's when they hung their shelves, too.

:)

[ponygurl]

They built their own houses and REMEMBERED where all the studs were located... oh, and that's when they hung their shelves, too.

:)



I'm pretty sure no one lived in slumhole apartments then.. ;)

[MADG]

I'm pretty sure no one lived in slumhole apartments then.. ;)


Things were so much better in the fifties, ey? ;D

[ponygurl]

Things were so much better in the fifties, ey? ;D



yeah.. ;D

[tileman]

I seriously doubt that information would be relevant to this disussion. ;D

Are there any electrical outlets on that wall? That's one stud....then look 16-24 inches from there. If all else fails, and tapping doesn't work, you might want to buy a big container of spackle and a long nail. ;)


You are the most self sufficient woman I have ever seen......
Good call Wendy..

A cheapie stud finder $4 us or $35 canadian would do the trick too.... ;D

[kathleen]

A cheapie stud finder $4 us or $35 canadian would do the trick too.... ;D


When did our dollar increase? :o ;D

[tileman]

When did our dollar increase? :o ;D


Hey I've been pricing things there, and the "official" tally may be .35 more, but the prices they charge you guys for goods are WAY above that.......not to mention it's for models discontinued here in many cases.....

Take property.........shit it's the same price as Southen CA in many cases.....now I could see maybe south dakota property....but damn man......it's crazy expensive around a large city

[Thunder Bay]

Since it's a dump, cinder blocks and 2x12's. ;D

[Satan]

I'm thinking a hammer would work... *shrug*


You carry a hammer around in your pocket? ;)

[ponygurl]

You carry a hammer around in your pocket? ;)

Oh. Is a stud finder pocket size?
Jen's armoire idea is sounding better and better.
I shoulda known better than to ask you people for serious help. Next time I'll just IM wendy. ::) ;D

Oh. Is a stud finder pocket size?
Jen's armoire idea is sounding better and better.
I shoulda known better than to ask you people for serious help. Next time I'll just IM wendy. ::) ;D



Oh yeah Wendy ... she knows everything ::)

[ponygurl]

Oh yeah Wendy ... she knows everything ::)

You sayin' she doesn't? :o ;D

[truelies]

I need shelves on my kitchen walls strong enough to hold dishes , boxes of cereal.. or any other shit i need space for.
This apartment is grossly "under cupboarded" and I need to put something up to use.
Keep in mind I have hung many mnay pictures, and have yet to hit a stud..
How am I gonna do it? :-\


Get one of those nail finder magnets

[ponygurl]

Get one of those nail finder magnets

I'm afraid to discover this building is glued. ;D

You sayin' she doesn't? :o ;D



She just thinks she does and if she doesn't know it then it's bullshit anyway and she doesn't care and you're an idiot. She's a real peach. ;D

[ponygurl]

She just thinks she does and if she doesn't know it then it's bullshit anyway and she doesn't care and you're an idiot. She's a real peach. ;D

;D
Well.. her way of thinking keeps her life relatively stress free. I admire that.

;D
Well.. her way of thinking keeps her life relatively stress free. I admire that.



I bet she has dog bites all over both legs. ;D Not to mention the heavy medication she's on 24/7 ;)

[ponygurl]

I bet she has dog bites all over both legs. ;D Not to mention the heavy medication she's on 24/7 ;)

Well..I'm sure she doesn't give a shit if my dishes stay up on the wall or smash on the floor.. so I'll trust her opinion on the shelving.
Her opinion on Canada.. sucks shit..I add with fair confidence. ;D

I'm afraid to discover this building is glued. ;D



BAHAHAHAHHA



;D Glued


Maybe you should go with jeny's idea. ;)

[ponygurl]

We have a pre-fab factory in town here. (We have no restaurant, store, bar, liquor store or post office, but we have a pre-fab factory).
It is owned by a reputable family now. Previously, it was owned by a not-so-great buncha people. I still remember watching our neighbours as kids place the bucket of their tractor on their roof that was blowing off in a winter storm..
Not the shingles.. the whole damn corner. :o

We have a pre-fab factory in town here. (We have no restaurant, store, bar, liquor store or post office, but we have a pre-fab factory).
It is owned by a reputable family now. Previously, it was owned by a not-so-great buncha people. I still remember watching our neighbours as kids place the bucket of their tractor on their roof that was blowing off in a winter storm..
Not the shingles.. the whole damn corner. :o


How Norman Rockwell. :)

[ponygurl]

How Norman Rockwell. :)

I'm pretty sure no Norman Rockwell painting would support the language this farmer used. :D

I'm pretty sure no Norman Rockwell painting would support the language this farmer used. :D


He never used captions. ;D