How to Measure Between Inside Corners with a Tape Measure

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Home improvement Ron Hazelton talks about how to measure inside cornerss using a carpenter's square in combination with a tape measure to get a very accurate reading. For more woodworking tips and advice, visit http://www.ronhazelton.com.

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You know the modern tape measure is a pretty remarkable tool, some of the wider ones like this one, have a standout of almost 10 feet. Now, this makes it much, much easier if you're working by yourself but one thing the tape measures are not great at doing is making inside measurements like this. You kind of have to roll them into the corner and do a bit of guesswork. Well, here's one way to get a more accurate inside measurement using a tape measure.

Take a framing square, sometimes called a carpenter square. Now, these have two sides. Usually one is 16 inches and one is twenty four. Lay the framing square in like this and then use the tape measure to measure from the end of the framing square to the end of the opening and then simply add the tape measurement to the twenty four inches of the framing square, for a very accurate inside dimension.