Wall leveling device and method for manufacturing and using the same

1. A method of leveling a surface, comprising: providing an adjustable stud adapter consisting of a front surface and a side surface extending perpendicular to the front surface, and a single right-angle bend at a portion of the adapter where the front surface meets the side surface, the side surface having a first elongated positioning slot and a second elongated positioning slot;

slidably attaching the adjustable stud adapter to a stud via the first elongated positioning slot and the second elongated positioning slot disposed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter by partially driving a first fastener into the stud through the first elongated positioning slot, and partially driving a second fastener into the stud through the second elongated positioning slot, wherein the adjustable stud adapter is substantially aligned with the stud in a lengthwise direction upon attaching the adjustable stud adapter to the stud;

adjusting a plumbness of the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter by slidably adjusting an angle of the adjustable stud adapter relative to the stud, wherein the angle of the adjustable stud adapter is adjusted by sliding edges of the first elongated positioning slot and the second elongated positioning slot on the first fastener and on the second fastener, respectively; and

securely attaching the adjustable stud adapter to the stud via the first elongated positioning slot and the second elongated positioning slot by further driving the first fastener into the stud through the first elongated positioning slot, and further driving the second fastener into the stud through the second elongated positioning slot, wherein the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter overlaps a portion of a first side surface of the stud while the adjustable stud adapter is attached to the stud, and the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter overlaps a portion of a second side surface of the stud while the adjustable stud adapter is attached to the stud.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated positioning slot is located at a top portion of the adjustable stud adapter, and the second elongated positioning slot is located at a bottom portion of the adjustable stud adapter.

3. A method of leveling a surface, comprising:

providing an adjustable stud adapter consisting of a front surface and a side surface extending perpendicular to the front surface, and a single right-angle bend at a portion of the adapter where the front surface meets the side surface, the side surface having a first elongated positioning slot and a second elongated positioning slot;

inserting a first fastener through the first elongated positioning slot disposed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter and inserting a second fastener through the second elongated positioning slot disposed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter to slidably attach the adjustable stud adapter to a stud, wherein the adjustable stud adapter is substantially aligned with the stud in a lengthwise direction upon attaching the adjustable stud adapter to the stud, wherein the first and second elongated positioning slots are substantially parallel and spaced from each other;

slidably adjusting a position of the adjustable stud adapter relative to the stud about the first fastener and about the second fastener to adjust a plumbness of the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter; and

tightening the first and second fasteners to securely attach the adjustable stud adapter to the stud,

wherein the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter overlaps a portion of a first side surface of the stud while the adjustable stud adapter is attached to the stud, and the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter overlaps a portion of a second side surface of the stud while the adjustable stud adapter is attached to the stud.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein

the first fastener is inserted through the first elongated positioning slot into the second side surface of the stud,

the second fastener is inserted through the second elongated positioning slot into the second side surface of the stud,

the second side surface of the stud has an area greater than an area of a top surface of the stud, and

the first side surface of the stud has an area greater than the area of the top surface of the stud.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a space between the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter and the first side surface of the stud is changed upon slidably adjusting the position of the adjustable stud adapter relative to the stud.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

stabilizing the adjustable stud adapter on the stud by driving a third fastener through a first securing hole formed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter adjacent to the first elongated positioning slot, and by driving a fourth fastener through a second securing hole formed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter adjacent to the second elongated positioning slot,

wherein a size of the first securing hole corresponds to a size of the third fastener, and a size of the second securing hole corresponds to a size of the fourth fastener.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the first fastener is driven into the second side surface of the stud through the first elongated positioning slot,

the second fastener is driven into the second side surface of the stud through the second elongated positioning slot,

the second side surface of the stud has an area greater than an area of a top surface of the stud, and

the first side surface of the stud has an area greater than the area of the top surface of the stud.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a space between the front surface of the adjustable stud adapter and the first side surface of the stud is changed upon slidably adjusting the angle of the adjustable stud adapter relative to the stud.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

stabilizing the adjustable stud adapter on the stud by driving a third fastener through a first securing hole formed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter adjacent to the first elongated positioning slot, and by driving a fourth fastener through a second securing hole formed on the side surface of the adjustable stud adapter adjacent to the second elongated positioning slot,

wherein a size of the first securing hole corresponds to a size of the third fastener, and a size of the second securing hole corresponds to a size of the fourth fastener.