Measuring

Among the construction tools there are a fairly large number of different groups that are classified according to certain criteria. One such group is the so-called hand measuring tool. We emphasized that it is manual, since it does not use additional types of energy such as batteries and they do not work from the mains. Although, probably, we will still add to this section of the catalog additionally some measuring tool powered by batteries and accumulators.

This tool is an indispensable element for any builder, as it is constantly necessary to measure and control during construction and repair. This can be the evenness of the walls, the dimensions of the room, the dimensions of the materials, the evenness of the lines, the thickness of the parts, etc.

In general, the entire measuring tool can also be divided into several groups that serve for specific purposes and have their own measurement accuracy.

The main construction tool probably for any person is a construction tape measure. With its help, measure the distances and dimensions of building parts and materials. Usually these are rather small distances - up to 10 meters. This tool allows you to measure with an accuracy of 1 mm.

To measure distances of more than 10 meters, for example, when marking a construction site, measuring tapes are used. They look like construction tape measures, although they have to be wound manually, since it is technically impossible to make an automatic winding mechanism for a long tape.

The next large class of measuring instruments are various types of theodolites and levels. Similar tools are produced for the needs of professional construction. With their help, you can easily measure the elevations of various areas of the terrain with very high accuracy at fairly large distances - up to hundreds of meters, measure the distances between the corners and walls of the future building, the layout of the terrain, etc.

For those who work with metal or wood and need to know exactly the diameters of holes and parts, the thickness of workpieces, etc., such a tool as a caliper will be very useful. It allows you to obtain such data with an accuracy of tenths of a millimeter.

On the construction site, the so-called marking line is also very useful. With it, you can accurately mark sheet materials quickly and conveniently.

In general, the variety of measuring construction tools is quite large, and in order to use them correctly and with the greatest efficiency in practice, you must at least know the basics of their use and design. You can easily get all this data by reading the information in our articles. Also, this information will be useful in order to make the right choice of tool for certain types of work and applications.

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