Not to be confused with handsome men or breeding horses, studs are basically large vertical beams that help make up stud walls, whether they be structural or to partition rooms. Studs can be wood or ...

Tiny black diamonds on measuring tapes are used to mark wall studs. On most measuring tapes, the black diamonds are spaced 19 3/16 inches apart to indicate the typical spacing of joists. Wall studs, ...

On my tape measure there is a little diamond shape at 19⅜ inches, then another diamond shape at about 38⅝ inches. I have done carpentry work and know when you frame a house you use 16 inches on center ...