Does anyone have any tools that they can recommend for
measuring the angles of existing walls when doing remodels ?
The tool would need to be decently accurate.
Lew
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Does anyone have any tools that they can recommend for
measuring the angles of existing walls when doing remodels ?
The tool would need to be decently accurate.
Lew
one tool no...but i've used a level, chalk line, square and a calculator. :)
a level, chalk line, square and a calculator.
Oh my, not what I want to hear :eek: :eek: :eek:
Lew
There's a big long plastic angle guage at Home Depot, not sure what it's called, but I've seen it, two sizes I believe.
If you can get into a corner use a bevel square as shown the in picture below and set it to the wall angles. Then match it to something like a speed square and you should be able to get it within a few degrees...
B and D are bevel squares....
It's called the angle-izer.
I just bought one last night but it seems like it will be too big to get into some corners/angles etc.
If it had telescoping legs I think it might have worked.
I will probably be returning it.
Lew
I've been in house construction for over 30 yrs. What I found works best is to have a few straight edges of different lengths. Take the two longest ones you can use and put them in the corner with each one running along the two walls out of the corner. Then measure the distance between the outside ends of the two straight edges and calculate. This way you'll have the known length of all three sides of your triangle. The longer your straight edges the more accurate your angle will be.
Larry:
Thanks for the reply, but that's what I'm trying to avoid.
Having to use multiple tools and do calcs etc.
I'm at the client site and I'm trying to get the photos and dims and get out within 1 -2 hours, depending on the size of the project area.
Lew
Lew
Take a tape meausre and measure out a distance each way from a corner, make a mark and then measure the cross corner distance between the two marks. Then either calculate the angle or figure it out in cad when you can get to it.
Understand your problem,
"Excuse me ma'am, do you have a ruler?"
Just looking around & found this. ?? just a shot.
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000HDK...B0CXXJVWGGMQR2
That's it !!!!
That's what I'm looking for
I'll be placing the order soonest.
I was thinking of using a Sliding T-bevel with a protractor but that
was looking cumbersome, hence my posting here.
That combol was going to be $17 and the Digital Denali is $30
and less hassle and should therefore be faster and easier to use.
Not sure if it can handle wall lengths < 11 inches tho, but you can't have everything, or can you :)
Thanks
Lew
Lew
The thing you have to watch out for when using a protractor with short sides is that you can get a very inaccurate reading at times. Specially if the walls are sheetrock. I've seen many inside corners with a buildup of spackling compound that could change your angle reading by many degrees. So be careful, the longer your protractor sides the more accurate the angle.
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Originally Posted by lgswe
Oh yeah...I do this too... :) I do this for laying out new construction too.
This is another good quality tool
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi...&Go.y=14&Go=Go
It tells you the angle and also the mitre angle at the same time
thanks Dan:
I'll check them out, I haven't placed the order yet for the Denali.
Lew
Larry:
I'm just trying to get the angle accurate enough to model the room in Chief ?
We've been doing it by "guesstimating" from the wall lengths and photos etc. and wanted to make the process a little easier.
The concern I have about length is for when there is an angle in a very tight corner or area or ... and if the tool is too long to fit there ?
Lew
Lew,
Bosch makes a protractor, but it is pricey.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi...o.x=12&Go.y=10
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi...o.x=12&Go.y=10
Lew,
Take a look at the Bosch protractor . . . pricey though but a nice kit all the same.
Tim:
Definitely pricey, and overkill for my needs, but my friend who
is a carpenter might be interested as he does moldings and miter
cuts etc.
Right now the Denali seems to be what I'm after.
Thanks.
Lew
Hi Lew
How much of an angle are you trying to measure?
Is this just walls a little out or 30 and 45 degree type walls?
Allen:
Any and all.
The last couple of remodeling jobs I have done had angled walls
So I'd like to have a tool I can keep in my kit back to measure them so that I can create the Chief model easier than we have in the past.
Lew
You just want a new toy then?
I know the feeling...lol..
Yep, I do like my toys, and the higher tech the better :)
Lew
Tim:
Yep, friend definitely likes that Bosch unit and is going to get one.
Thanks
Lew
take regular piece of paper 8 1/2 x 11 fold it to match the wall angle ( mark them on your plan and # them if there is alot of angles in the space )then when you get home use a simple protractor :)
Woody:
simple and inexpensive, but I do like my tech toys :)
I heard that NASA spent Millions developing a pen that would work in space in the absence of gravity.
The Russians went low tech and used a pencil :eek:
Lew
Lew. Roofing companies who do re-roofs use a tool that measures pitch on a roof. You lay it on the actual roof and it measurs the roof in "degrees" I believe. Try Home depot
Greg
or Try geometry Google to find the equation using distances
Greg:
I have one of those and it works fine for roof pitch but it doesn't go into wall angles, the base needs to be moveable to fit the the wall angle.
Lew
Try geometry Google to find the equation using distances
too slow, too much math
I understand the math, just prefer not to do it.
Lew
the tool you need is called a sliding t-bevel...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_T_bevel
there are cheap ones for a few bucks that will do the job...but it seems your goal is to spend a pile of money... buy a nice rosewood and brass one (even these don't cost a pile of money, but they are nice tools)
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=424
Tim:
I already have one of those and I was planning on using it with a protractor if I needed to.
But what I wanted was an all-in-one tool, for easy spedy use.
I don't need to spend money but I will spend $30 to get an all-in-one. That's it's digital is frosting on the cake.
I had hoped that the T-bevel had angles on the blade and that would have been perfect.
thanks for the leads tho.
Lew