Measuring tools are used in home improvement, construction, carpentry, and more to properly determine angles, alignments, distances, and sizes. With proper measurements in place, your project can benefit from having solid foundations to reducing errors in installation processes. Projects such as tiling, drywall installation, plumbing, flooring and many more are completed effectively and efficiently when the right measuring tools are utilized.
What are the different types of measuring tools?
The different types of measuring tools include:
1) Levels: Levels come in variety of styles including standard levels, laser levels, and inflatable levels. Standard levels such as spirit levels, box beam levels and magnetic levels are used to make sure the angles you measure are straight with laser levels providing automatic results. Inflatable levels use pumped air to lift and align objects.
2) Squares & Rulers: You can measure in more than one way for your handiwork tasks with calibers, gauges, yardsticks, squares, and more.
3) Stud Finders: These stud sensors come in handy and help you locate the proper location when measuring and marking where your next family portrait or shelf will go.
4) Tape Measures: Get flat surface measurements in inches and meters with tape measures that can reach up to 100 ft.
5) Specialty Measuring Tools: Add more measuring variety to your toolkit with temperature readers, distance measurers, electrical kits, and more.
6) Writing Utensils: These pencils and crayons make it easy to leave a mark whether you’re taking measurements for furniture or renovating.
7) Chalk & Chalk Lines: With chalk and chalk lines, you can leave straight coloured chalk marks by snapping your chalk reel on a flat surface of your choice.
8) Flagging Tape: You can mark your territory with long-lasting flagging tapes that are easy to locate and weather-resistant.