I want to drill a hole through a wall....

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Depending on where abouts in Kent you are I have a detector you can use if you’re not too far away.

As others have said though, being a plasterboard wall if there’s no sockets or radiators then you should be ok. I personally have in the past just pushed a screwdriver through either side and then use a rod to feed the cable through.
 
Just bought THIS and have used for the first time today to find the edge of studs and cables in a plasterboard wall and have found it to be really spot on for what I bought it for.
 
Marff said:
Depending on where abouts in Kent you are I have a detector you can use if you’re not too far away.

As others have said though, being a plasterboard wall if there’s no sockets or radiators then you should be ok. I personally have in the past just pushed a screwdriver through either side and then use a rod to feed the cable through.
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Thanks for the offer that’s very kind of you but I’ve already bit the bullet and ordered a Bosch thingy for £40.
 
Even with one of the scanners I would still recommend a bit of caution and common sense. I have one wall in my (admitted much older house) where mines goes nuts if take it anywhere near it and an other where it doesn't pick up an electrical cable that i know is there.
 
In older houses it can be crazy what people have done - the house I'm living in currently the layout of the upper floor has been completely redone at least 5 times leading to some odd capped off things or weird routing, etc. the first 1/3rd of my bedroom was originally the bathroom in the original layout.
 
I’ll drill a small pilot hole and then poke about inside with a chopstick or something to see if I can feel anything.
 
hornetstinger said:
That's what your wife said :D
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Right before she left me….

Getting back on topic i’ve just used the scanner thingy and it’s definitely picking up something all along the skirting which surprised me a bit. I know it’s guess work but is it likely to be picking up on a wall that has no sockets or radiators?

It says it’s clear everywhere above the skirting so I guess i’m good to go?
 
Goose said:
Right before she left me….

Getting back on topic i’ve just used the scanner thingy and it’s definitely picking up something all along the skirting which surprised me a bit. I know it’s guess work but is it likely to be picking up on a wall that has no sockets or radiators?

It says it’s clear everywhere above the skirting so I guess i’m good to go?
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If its a metal stud wall, probably a metal stud that lays horizontal.
 
Goose said:
Right before she left me….

Getting back on topic i’ve just used the scanner thingy and it’s definitely picking up something all along the skirting which surprised me a bit. I know it’s guess work but is it likely to be picking up on a wall that has no sockets or radiators?

It says it’s clear everywhere above the skirting so I guess i’m good to go?
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All along the skirting could be the pins/nails/screws used to hold the skirting in place.
 
I found my wall scanner a bit hit and miss. I have also used a small endoscope camera connected to my phone to look around - worked really well.
 
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