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I generally agree with you about studs; I don't trust drywall anchors and think they're overused. I hadn't thought about what you're saying regarding putting in

I generally agree with you about studs; I don't trust drywall anchors and think they're overused. I hadn't thought about what you're saying regarding putting in another stud, but it's a good idea. Having said that, that doesn't always work. I've been working on a project the last few months to add something that's missing from a bathroom, and the way the room is configured it's difficult to add something where it needs to be for ergonomic/access reasons without using anchors. To add a stud you'd have to take out quite a bit of wall in adjoining room and the whole project would start to seem excessive. I've noticed the drywall in that area of our house, too, is really unusual, or at least I'm unfamiliar with it. It's like regular drywall but with an added layer of relatively strong plaster over the surface. It makes the anchors there more secure than what I'm used to (although I'm worried the apparent strength is deceptive).

reportingsjr 5y ago
> I've noticed the drywall in that area of our house, too, is really unusual, or at least I'm unfamiliar with it. It's like regular drywall but with an added layer of relatively strong plaster over the surface. Someone likely had the wall "floated" to either fix some wonkiness in the drywall without tearing it down, covering up something like old wallpaper, etc etc. It's a fairly common thing to do to drywall.
rootusrootus 5y ago
If it's between studs you might be able to add a horizontal brace without having to tear out and repair much drywall.
- jessaustin 5y ago
  Yes this is a standard thing to do, often called "blocking". Either the framing carpenter or the plumber should do it in new construction. For old work, it's possible to cut out only the drywall where the blocking will be placed, and fasten using screws driven diagonally into the adjoining studs.

reportingsjr 5y ago

> I've noticed the drywall in that area of our house, too, is really unusual, or at least I'm unfamiliar with it. It's like regular drywall but with an added layer of relatively strong plaster over the surface. Someone likely had the wall "floated" to either fix some wonkiness in the drywall without tearing it down, covering up something like old wallpaper, etc etc. It's a fairly common thing to do to drywall.

rootusrootus 5y ago

If it's between studs you might be able to add a horizontal brace without having to tear out and repair much drywall.

jessaustin 5y ago
Yes this is a standard thing to do, often called "blocking". Either the framing carpenter or the plumber should do it in new construction. For old work, it's possible to cut out only the drywall where the blocking will be placed, and fasten using screws driven diagonally into the adjoining studs.