On 3/3/2011 10:18 AM chaniarts spake thus:

David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 3/3/2011 8:25 AM Vic Smith spake thus:

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?

OK, I see; but it seems a whole lot simpler just to make ONE mark an
arbitrary distance from floor or ceiling (say 12"), then measure from
the mark to the opposite end. Why make two marks?


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