Find Stud Edge

Stud finders work by measuring density. Your wallboard is one density; when the stud finder registers a higher density as you slide the tool along the wall, it probably means you've reached the edge of a stud. To find the center of the stud, you must find both edges first

Find Wood or Metal Studs

Most residential construction uses wood studs, while metal studs are used for interior walls in most commercial construction.

Zircon® edge finders and center finders can find the studs no matter what they're made of.

All Zircon® StudSensor™ tools find both wood and metal studs.

Scan Thick Walls for Studs

Sometimes because of extra layers of wallboard or paneling, the studs are too deep to be found by standard scanning.

Tools with Zircon's Deepscan® feature can be switched to a higher strength to detect studs and joists up to 1 1/2 inches deep.

This extra power shouldn't be used unless necessary, because on normal walls it is oversensitive and results in too many false positives.

Scan for Electrical

This AC Scan mode in Zircon® MultiScanner® products lets you search for hot AC voltage (unshielded by metal).

Use this feature to find and trace wires.

You can use you tool's interactive calibration feature to get the most accurate results.

Scan for Metal

It can detect ferrous metal such as rebar up to 3 inches deep.

You can use you tool's interactive calibration feature to get the most accurate results.