This could have gone into AV or Other Hardware, but as it essentially involves carpentry I thought it best fit here. Please move it if it needs to be moved.<BR><BR>I just got a flat panel monitor arm ...

Dear James: We are building a guest house using wood stud walls. We plan to build the walls on the ground and raise them. What is the easiest method to do this and have nice, flat walls? -- Laurie S.

Looking to hang something on your wall? You’ll need to find a stud (and not the kind with broad shoulders and a square jaw). Studs are vertical 2-by-4-inch beams that make up the frame of your house.