Elementary carpentry question
David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 3/3/2011 8:25 AM Vic Smith spake thus:
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 05:13:18 -0800 (PST), Larry Fishel
wrote:
On Mar 3, 1:26 am, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 3/2/2011 10:16 PM Mike Paulsen spake thus:
But why are you concerned with running sheeting all the way to
the floor? You _want_ to leave it shy of the floor a bit, and
baseboard will cover the gap.
This is largely because walls tend to be neither square nor
straight, so trying to cut paneling or drywall precisely will just
drive you crazy.
Just an example. A better example would have been cutting studs
to fit tightly betwixt floor and ceiling. Point is that it's good
to know the actual height instead of just guesstimating it.
Use the technique others described in this case. Or if you want to
be even more precise, measure and mark 12" from either end with a
metal ruler or square (because the metal hook on the ends of most
tapes is designed to measure outside) and measure between the marks
with your tape. Of course, this is probably more precise than you
can cut anyway...
Metal square on both ends is good, then measure between those marks
starting at the inch mark on the tape.
Tape is flat then, without the end tab run out screwing up the
measure.
Fine, but how the *hell* am I supposed to get two metal squares to
stay put, one of them upside-down at the top of the wall, plus juggle
the tape measure between them? Upsidasium? Remember, this is a
vertical measurement of wall height.
do you have a pencil?
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