Customer Reviews

Black & Decker BDL150S Bull's Eye Wood Stud Sensor

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We recently moved from an older home where the walls were so solid you could hang pictures anywhere. our new place is new though and as seems to be the usual case uses a very thin kind of plaster board. After unsuccessfully trying to hang some pictures and having them fall down I got this and hey presto, everything is now up and most importantly staying up. The manual wasn't very good and it took me a few goes to get the hang of it, but I'd recommend it to anyone who has pictures, and, or heavy mirrors to hang.

I bought this after failing at finding studs with the 'tapping till you hear a solid sound' method. I may as well have just drilled holes every inch until I hit wood. That's how accurate that method was for me. This unit works very well and is easy to use. Not a lot of bells and whistles, just locates the edges of studs. You mark each edge and you'll never miss a stud again. I like that better than ones that find the center of the stud because sometimes you need a little leeway where you want to put a screw. You can't go wrong with this product at this price.

If I didn't keep the instruction paper wrapped around this with a rubber band, I would never remember how this works. It will find the stud, but will you know where it is? Too complicated. I rarely need it so I am not buying another, but I wouldn't buy this again if it came up missing.