TELLING STORIES
If you need to measure a wall for cabinets
that has a lot of windows, outlet, switches or other items that
need to be measured, use a story pole or stick. This would be a
board that is either the exact size of the wall or at least over
half the size. Hold the board on the wall and actually mark the
items you need to account for. Be sure to make notes on the
board for all items to make the marks easier to understand at
the shop. If you have a board that is just over half make
measurements on one side and mark with the side you started on
indicated (i.e. left, right, top or bottom). Mark to the center
and then turn the board over and start from the opposite side
and mark. It is possible to mark one side on the top of the pole
and the other side on the bottom. Just make sure that you
understand which is which. Use screws, nails or masking tape to
hold the board if no one is able to help. There is a reason that
it is called a story pole. It tells the entire story of the
wall. One advantage over measuring with a tape is avoiding the
measuring growing and compounding errors.
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