You may have to cut away overhanging drywall to get at it.
Studs around sliding glass door.
When hunting for wall studs usually the goal is vertical studs.
But there are also horizontal framing members located above and below door and window openings.
If you measure 1 3 4 2 from the inside of the door frame there should be a stud running vertically to the ceiling.
Find wall studs above and below doors and windows.
Sometimes these are two by six studs turned on edge.
The studs that surround the door frame will extend to the top plate top of wall.
There is typically around 1 2 of dead space between the wood of the door frame and the actual stud.
How to hang curtains over sliding glass doors.
Make sure you measure to the framing right next to the old door jamb.
Pull off the interior trim around the old door and measure the rough opening width distance between studs and height floor to beam.
Initiate the scan 8 adjacent to the doo opening and move the tool to above the door.
If this is an exterior door there s likely a solid header above.