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Mark the First Leg (4 Feet)

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3-4-5

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What happens here

Starting from the corner where the wall plate will form a 90-degree angle, use a tape measure to mark out a distance of 4 feet along the line of the bottom plate (the longer side of your future wall). Make a clear mark at this 4-foot point.

Goal: Establish the 4-foot leg of the right triangle

Tools and materials

  • Pencil — Marking the measurement points
  • Tape Measure — Measuring distances along the wall plate

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This is how to guarantee that the bottom plate of your wall is square every single time. Let's get after it. All right, so we're going to do the 3-4-5 method. So, go ahead and on your wall draw 4 ft out. Right there. Now, on our block here, we're going to draw 3 ft out. Mark it. So, we're going to put our tape measure right there at the corner. When that reads 5 ft on our line, we know that it's square. Take your Ramset,

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