How do I locate wall studs and ceiling trusses on my XLR Thunderbolt 300X12?

[Pfenning]

I received a wall storage system for the garage of my new toy hauler. There were no instruction how to install this. How do I locate the wall studs, and whats the best method for attaching this system to the wall? Screws?

I also want to attach a tv bracket to the ceiling in the garage, for a TV that weights 13 lbs. How do I locate the ceiling truss?

Thanks for the advise.
Pfenning

[VinceU]

Haven't used on RV but household stud finders reportedly do work with wood/alum/steel studs. Additionally you can often sight the stiffs outside as a very slight rise in the side or roof skin.

[RVChick]

Originally Posted by Pfenning

I received a wall storage system for the garage of my new toy hauler. There were no instruction how to install this. How do I locate the wall studs, and whats the best method for attaching this system to the wall? Screws?

I also want to attach a tv bracket to the ceiling in the garage, for a TV that weights 13 lbs. How do I locate the ceiling truss?

Thanks for the advise.
Pfenning

I am looking for a wall storage system too....where did u find one? A local FR dealer near me said FR might sell them.

[MotocrossCamper]

Originally Posted by VinceU

Haven't used on RV but household stud finders reportedly do work with wood/alum/steel studs. Additionally you can often sight the stiffs outside as a very slight rise in the side or roof skin.

I higher end stud finder may find them but I wouldn't count on it. If the walls were built properly a stud finder can't pick out the stud with the foam being tight up against it.

When adding a tv bracket to our Sunseeker I tried every trick in the book that I have learned from 20 years of construction and still couldn't find them. I marked out a section where the tv was going and uses a very small finish nail and had to keep tapping it through the wall until I hit metal.

[jeeplj8]

I was told by the Coachmen factory that a stud finder would not be a reliable way to find a stud in our trailer. They actually suggest knocking on the wall and using sound to locate.