Just figured out a trick for spotting bad studs before hanging board

I was working on a kitchen remodel in a house built in 1978 and kept hitting screws that wouldn't grab right. After wasting 30 minutes fighting with one spot, I ran a straight edge along the stud line and saw it was bowed nearly a quarter inch. Does anyone here run a string line across the whole wall before they start hanging or is that just overkill?

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oliver_torres41d ago

String line never lies. Saves more time than it costs every time.

xena_murphy1d ago

Ngl, a buddy of mine swore by string line until he tripped over it and knocked his whole layout loose.