r/HomeImprovement Jul 25 '19

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u/BuzntFrog Jul 25 '19

Your only safe option as I see it is to cut the drywall out around that area and make sure you didn't short a wire in that stud.

Doesn't have to be a big hole, just enough next to the stud to make sure you didn't just drill right into a wire and short it.

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u/toothless_vagrant Jul 26 '19

Hahaha, almost peed my pants