All you tutorials are really well made. Don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers. They sure are helping me planning my new paving project in my backyard
2:38 "You Can Do This By Yourself" - How do you hold a measuring tape to the string on one side 5 or 10 feet away while also holding the end of the tape? I ended up using knots but I want to see how it should be done because it took FOREVER alone. Also what about level? Maybe I'm just a perfectionist but I was also using a level line on the string and the project just became iterative hell alone.
So I've got a base right-angle triangle done. How do I extend the lines and ensure it remains straight/proportional? For example, I want to stretch out 3 and 4 to say 10 metres. Do I have to keep measuring the hypotenuse to know that it remains proportional?
The stakes should be placed as near as possible in line with the edge of your excavation area. The actual distance doesn't matter. Just make sure to leave enough room to work.
Generally if one corner is square, the rest of a square or rectangular project has to be square as well. There are times when it would be necessary to do this more than once, but that would only be if there was some sort of transition that introduced a new shape to the project.
The smaller triangles just exist to allow for wiggle room when adjusting the strings. If a stake was placed there, it would have to be exactly in the corner.
00.40 min. Setting a straight line, set stake #1, walk a ways and set stake #2, no measuring. Is that where you start measuring your structure or base, from stake to stake?
The string line that Colin first pulls is running along parallel to an imaginary foundation. It should be as close as possible to the foundation. This string is to establish something straight to work off of since no foundation or wall in the world is actually straight as a tight string. Ideally, the stakes will be outside of the foundation. Measure outwards from this first string line to establish the depth of the patio.
You can’t see where you’re putting the second stake…along the same initial line? Perpendicular to line? Behind the second stake? You show where you put second stake after you’ve already wrapped line into a triangle, but which stake is straight line?
First it was one guy can do it, then two and now three. Thanks for making it simple to understand.
Great video simple and to the point 👍 👌
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All you tutorials are really well made. Don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers. They sure are helping me planning my new paving project in my backyard
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Because most people hate perfectly square well-built foundations (laughing). This is a great video.
Thank you!
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Question: How do we line this up with the other three corners?
Nice one, this would work using 300 400 and 500 mm too right
Yes! Any multiple of 3, 4, 5 works.
2:38 "You Can Do This By Yourself" - How do you hold a measuring tape to the string on one side 5 or 10 feet away while also holding the end of the tape? I ended up using knots but I want to see how it should be done because it took FOREVER alone. Also what about level? Maybe I'm just a perfectionist but I was also using a level line on the string and the project just became iterative hell alone.
Yes, you CAN do it yourself but it’s much easier with help.
Thanks man
You're welcome!
So I've got a base right-angle triangle done. How do I extend the lines and ensure it remains straight/proportional? For example, I want to stretch out 3 and 4 to say 10 metres. Do I have to keep measuring the hypotenuse to know that it remains proportional?
Good question. You can keep using multiples of 3,4 and 5 such as 6-8-10 or 12-16-20 until you get out to the size you need. Does that make sense?
How do you know which line to move?
Thanks...at 1:24 how do you know where to put that stake? How far away from other stake??
The stakes should be placed as near as possible in line with the edge of your excavation area. The actual distance doesn't matter. Just make sure to leave enough room to work.
Do you do this in all four corners ? Around the whole square ?
Generally if one corner is square, the rest of a square or rectangular project has to be square as well. There are times when it would be necessary to do this more than once, but that would only be if there was some sort of transition that introduced a new shape to the project.
What if you what the intersection to be at a specific measurement?
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I thought you were going to show how to use the same principle on the smaller triangles on the exterior.
The smaller triangles just exist to allow for wiggle room when adjusting the strings. If a stake was placed there, it would have to be exactly in the corner.
it is possible mate ,
What if the dimensions are smaller than 3,4,5? How would you square a smaller corner?
It's any 3, 4, 5. It still works even if it's 3mm, 4mm and 5mm. At smaller sizes, just use a framing square or something like that.
00.40 min. Setting a straight line, set stake #1, walk a ways and set stake #2, no measuring.
Is that where you start measuring your structure or base, from stake to stake?
The string line that Colin first pulls is running along parallel to an imaginary foundation. It should be as close as possible to the foundation. This string is to establish something straight to work off of since no foundation or wall in the world is actually straight as a tight string. Ideally, the stakes will be outside of the foundation. Measure outwards from this first string line to establish the depth of the patio.
You can’t see where you’re putting the second stake…along the same initial line? Perpendicular to line? Behind the second stake? You show where you put second stake after you’ve already wrapped line into a triangle, but which stake is straight line?
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Did anybody else see Bigfoot running in the background? ;)
Hahaha! We never saw that until now. Who knows? We are in the PNW you know...
1:56 Thanks for the heads up, good eye.
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good video would have been better to remove the background music
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