Hanging A Heavy Mirror/Picture/TV On A Wall? ALWAYS DO THIS!! (Bracket Studs...AVOID DISASTERS!)

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Hanging A Heavy Mirror/Picture/TV On A Wall? ALWAYS DO THIS!! (Bracket Studs...AVOID DISASTERS!)
When hanging heavy items like mirror, pictures or TVs on a wall, you should always make sure you're attaching to a stud. BUT, there's a step in the process you should never miss! It's called "bracketing" the stud. This short video from The Honest Carpenter will teach you how to do it!
Studs have a certain thickness to them--typically 1-1/2" for modern houses, though it can be up to 2" in older homes.
In order to make sure you're getting the most support out of a stud, you should driver your fasteners in the CENTER of the stud. Fasteners that aren't in the center are more likely to gettin pulled out.
This can result in serious injury!
To find the center of a stud hidden in a wall, you can "bracket the stud."
The easiest way to bracket studs is by using a trim nail. Find the stud with a magnet, or stud finder. Now, use a trim nail to test that the stud is truly there--drive the nail in to hit wood.
Pull the nail out, move 3/4" to the right, and drive the nail again. It should hit nothing.
Pull the nail out, move 3/4" to the left of the original hole in the OTHER direction. Drive it again--it should hit nothing.
This will prove that you have found the edge of the stud. Now you can use these points to plot the actual center of the stud!
Do this every time you want to hang something heavy (mirrors, pictures, TVs, weight racks) from your wall.
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