The wall at my house is leaning, maybe due to a possible foundation
problem. I wan to measure it to see how many degrees it is off. How to
measure that? Could I buy something from Homedepot or Lowes to measure
it? Or anyother method? Thanks.

"Kim" writes:

The wall at my house is leaning, maybe due to a possible foundation
problem. I wan to measure it to see how many degrees it is off. How to
measure that? Could I buy something from Homedepot or Lowes to measure
it? Or anyother method? Thanks.


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On 29 Jan 2006 21:16:02 -0800, "Kim" wrote:

The wall at my house is leaning, maybe due to a possible foundation
problem. I wan to measure it to see how many degrees it is off. How to
measure that? Could I buy something from Homedepot or Lowes to measure
it? Or anyother method? Thanks.


Yes you could or use a plum bob and a ruler to do it and then
calculate the angles you want.

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wrote:

The wall at my house is leaning, maybe due to a possible foundation
problem. I wan to measure it to see how many degrees it is off. How to
measure that? Could I buy something from Homedepot or Lowes to measure
it? Or anyother method? Thanks.

Plumb bob and a tape measure.

djb

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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:29:45 -0600, someone wrote:

Plumb bob and a tape measure.

Yup, but then to get the "angle", she would need trig tables, or a
calculator with trig functions. (I wonder what she needs the "angle"
for anyway, most contractors, engineers etc. would be satisfied with
how many inches in how high a wall.)


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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:34:06 GMT, (v) wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:29:45 -0600, someone wrote:

Plumb bob and a tape measure.

Yup, but then to get the "angle", she would need trig tables, or a
calculator with trig functions. (I wonder what she needs the "angle"
for anyway, most contractors, engineers etc. would be satisfied with
how many inches in how high a wall.)


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Not necessary for the trig tables. She can use the "net" such as
http://www.math2.org/math/trig/tables.htm for assistance. But I
agree with you that most contractors don't need degrees just the
vertical and horizontal measurements.