![HOW TO MEASURE A VERTICAL LINE](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/title.jpg)
Introduction of the construction method
How to measure a vertical line
You can easily draw a vertical line using a plumb line.
How to measure a vertical line
with a plumb line
You can easily draw a vertical line using a plumb line.
VIDEO
PHOTOS
PREPARATION
![Push pin,Kite string,Coin](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/preparation.jpg)
- a. Push pin b. Kite string c. Coin
STEP1: Make a mark on the wall.
Make a plumb.
![Make a plumb.](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step1_1.jpg)
Tie the string onto a coin like this.
What is a plumb line?
![What is a plumb line?](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step1_2.jpg)
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.](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step1_3.jpg)
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.](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step2.jpg)
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.](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step3_1.jpg)
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.](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/step3_2.jpg)
Make sure you hang the wallpaper along the base line.
finished
![finished](../base/img/construction/vertical-line/finished.jpg)