How To Measure Your Floor

[jennyjoan]

How to measure your floor with a tape measure - without it jumping and no matter what hard things you put on it it still moves. Thanks

[ummmm]

Get another human to hold the other end.

[Old_Geezer]

With patience.

You ought not need to put things on it, steel tapes are usually relatively stable if on a level surface.

[jennyjoan]

there is nobody here hence the question and I need to get it done quickly as my housewoirk is falling way behind

[jennyjoan]

old geezer - this is a very quite sharp rolly tape - can;t think of anything to do

[tamborine]

Find a suitable stick.

[jno]

sellotape it to the wall at one end?

[Fanriffic]

Stick it down with sellotape or blu tack.

[jennyjoan]

you are not gonna believe it - it is a very very strong stainless steel tape.

[dannyk13]

If it has a loop at the end put a nail in the floor and hang the loop on that

[jno]

doesn't it have a lock to stop it springing back while you measure?

[Fitzer]

Measure it in sections and add the measurements together, it's not going to need to be to the exact millimeter.

[Playbill]

Instead of trying to measure a complete side of the room, measure in short
sections and add them up.

[Playbill]

Snap Fitzer!

[Graham-W]

Pull the measure out to, say 2 meters, and lock it off. Then measure the length/width in 2 meter sections until it reaches less than 2 mtrs.

[gingejbee]

When did we start spelling "metre" as "meter" in the UK?