Alternative To Measuring Wheel

Dick · 2005-02-02T22:09:07+00:00

I do home inspections (here on Cape Cod) & with the snow I can lo longer use my measuring wheel to measure the size of the homes I'm inspecting. Is there such a thing as an optical, sonic or laser device that would enable me to measure exterior walls without having to trudge through the snow to do this?Even better (since I have to photograph the homes anyway) does anyone know of a camera based tool that would take digital pictures plus display (or make possible for me to figure out) wall dimensions?

Feb 02, 2005 24 Replies

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Matt 21 years ago

And all this time we all thought you loved simple men who write to you in the real world.

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Lawrence Wasserman 21 years ago

Uh, can't he run the measuring wheel against the HOUSE?

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larrybud2002 21 years ago

Unless he plans on carrying around a regulation flag stick, those optical finders aren't any good. They measure based on a flag stick of known height.

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Dick 21 years ago

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Matt 21 years ago

Ancient Egyptians were sometimes confronted with this same problem. There were some small differences - it was usually (but not always, depending on if that f*ck moses was around or not) sandstorms, and not snowstorms; they wanted to be able to stay in their chariot, instead of their car - and it wasn't houses they needed to measure, it was pyramids.

Knowing this, they devised a simple, economical and efficient system for taking measurements.

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