HOW TO MEASURE A VERTICAL LINE
Introduction of the construction method

How to measure a vertical line
with a plumb line

You can easily draw a vertical line using a plumb line.

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PHOTOS

PREPARATION

Push pin,Kite string,Coin
  • a. Push pin b. Kite string c. Coin

STEP1: Make a mark on the wall.

Make a plumb.
Make a plumb.

Tie the string onto a coin like this.

What is a plumb line?
What is a plumb line?

It's important to hang the wallpaper straight onto the wall. The tool to draw a vertical line using gravity is called a 'plumb line'.

Make a mark on the wall.
Make a mark on the wall.

Mark where the wall paper will go on the wall.

STEP2: Hang the plumb on the wall.

Hang the plumb line on the wall.
Hang the plumb line on the wall.

Hang the plumb line on the wall using a push pin. Make sure the push pin is directly on the mark.

STEP3: Draw a base line.

Mark the wall.
Mark the wall.

Once the string is still, make a few marks along the string. This is the base line where you will start hanging the wallpaper.

Hang wallpaper.
Hang wallpaper.

Make sure you hang the wallpaper along the base line.

finished

finished

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