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Job done. Shows how much my wife and sister know right boys!

All those extra holes were already there by the way. Wall holes are big in France.

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[–] pahlimur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy a stud finder. Slide it back and forth a lot. Mark the edges multiple times until it's pretty clearly a multiple of 1.5 inches.

Non supporting walls will only have 1.5 inches or sometimes 3 inches of stud to mount to.

Supporting walls will have a lot more. Solid wood above the window, jack studs, and king studs. It varied depending on load requirements, but it's usually several studs solid around supporting wall openings.

[–] kossa@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy a house made of stone like the third piglet. Then curtain rods can be anchored anywhere for the remainder of time itself.

[–] pahlimur@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So many reasons we don't build houses that way anymore.