How to Find Out How Many Wall Studs to Put in Your Wall

Proper planning is an essential part of any building and remodeling project. Having excess materials at the end of the job is wasteful of money and resources, but not having enough to finish the job can cause unwanted delays. When building a wall, one essential item is the 2-by-4 boards used for wall studs -- the vertical supports of the wall. It's easy to determine the number of boards you'll need for studs in your project.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure
• Calculator

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Stretch a tape measure along the space where the wall will be and record the distance in feet.

   • 2

     Multiply the number from Step 1 by 12.

   • 3

     Divide this number by 16, which is the recommended spacing for wall studs.

   • 4

     Record the result -- this is the number of studs the wall will need.