HOW TO MAKE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS

Bob Schmidt shows you how to, while using practical tips and advice, take accurate measurements in your home remodeling projects using a tape measure and a wood rule ordering material advice.

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[MrDhandley]

Nice video. I do have one question though. I can't seem to find any videos about marking for a cut. By that I mean, when you mark a line to cut a piece of wood, have do you handle that line? Do you cut to leave the line? Do you cut to the left or the right? Do you cut down the middle? what if your blade is thicker or thinner than the line? What is your rule? Cheers

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@MrDhandley Always cut to the outside of the line away from the piece of wood you need. The thickness of your blade will make your piece too small if you cut middle or wrong side.+++Bob

[CBSNEWS69]

Start using lasers and all these tricks aren't needed. The laser measures from either the front or the back of the laser and it's more accurate than ant tape.

Also I can shoot a line a lot longer that the length of any existing take without it bending and twisting.

For me tapes are gone like buggy whips.

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@CBSNEWS69 I do believe you will be using tapes for at least the balance of my lifetime. Now i could be wrong but I doubt it.+++Bob Now if we were talking about steering wheels on car I might be with you.

[kakedog]

I just wanted to expand on the Butt Measurement trick. If you need to find the center of a wall that's over 25' long (standard tape) measure an equal distance from each corner and mark. Thn measure the distance between your marks to find your center

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Been there done that. Thanks for the post+++Bob

[BajaPete]

I place a short piece of blue masking tape on the wall before I make any pencil markings. That way I simply pull off the tape instead of trying to erase any markings or having to touch up the paint.

[domaniccat]

Hey bob at 5:49 is that metal bar reading 3 1/4 or 3 1/2?

[Adriancoable]

It was 3 and a quarter inch! on the wood measurement.

[xizdaqrian]

@CBSNEWS69 Sorry to join the discussion so late, but don't laser rangefinders actually use sonar? In that case they can be fouled by objects in the room. I was told the laser is only a target to aid us in aiming.

[boone13619]

um that wood ruler read 28 1/4 "

[phk1853]

"Cut an inch" I also cut 10 inches making it easy to remember a measurement. If I cut 10 inches and my tape reads 17 1/2 inches I know that the measurement is 7 1/2 inches. Also, the inch monster almost never bites me when I do it this way because it's so obvious if my cut is 10 inches too long whereas 1 inch may not be noticeable.

[RoborantTube]

Thanks for the excellent video. I did notice that you say the inch monster might cause you to cut your wood short. Wouldn't it be one inch too long if you took it literally and forgot to SUBTRACT the inch that you ADDED by starting with the one-inch mark? This is actually an extra plus, since a mistake will always give you another shot and you can slice off that last inch.

[dreambeliever62]

Right now i am a greenhorn at all this so i am really grateful for ur videos.

[omar0778]

Hey bob........is 28 1/4 not 28 1/2

[dclistheman]

i use a 25' stanley fatmax with blade armor its a great tape measure