Welcome to the Construction Measuring and Marking Series: In this video, we will review the basics of how to use a tape measure and all those confusing marks and symbols you see on a tape.
Video lessons in this series include Tape Measure Use, how to Read a Tape Measure including the inches and fractions, and all the other marks and symbols. There are also videos on the Speed Square, Chalk line, and levels. Join us for the entire lesson series
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0:00 Intro
0:44 First inch
1:04 First foot
1:40 Inches and fractions
2:04 Fraction numbers
2:24 Feet marks
2:48 Marks for feet plus inches
4:24 Layout marks
6:19 Review