Once the flooring such as hardwood is installed there is little reason to locate the joists unless you are fixing a squeak.
Floor joist locator.
Fortunately if your stud finder has a deep scanning option you can use it to find the joists under the carpet.
After all joists are essentially just large studs in the floor.
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You can guesstimate where the joist is shoot a screw on either side go underneath and measure where the joist is between the screws go back up and use the measurement to hit it.
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If this is the first floor of a house then you can see the subfloor from underneath in the basement.
And if possible how to further fix those annoying squeaks.
The nails tell you where the first joist is and which.
This simple step by step guide will show you how to locate the joists in your floor using a stud finder.
How about a new video on finding joists in the second story floor under carpet to fix floor squeaks.
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I m about ready to use the commercial product squeeeeek no more home depot etc which has a joist locator bit along with youtube video.