Distance measuring

January 3, 2007

I probably need to look up how to do triangulation, something I vaguely remember from Girl Scouts but....

When you're out to do a quote and don't have a ladder that reaches more than 12' with you and the windows are really up there, how do you determine the sizes? This is something we ran into on a job where we needed a scissors lift to get to the windows that were 40' up. How do you figure out the dimensions?

Thanks,

Shauna

January 3, 2007

If there are windows below then you can usually catch the width by measuring the lower windows... The length can be obtained in many creative ways. I like the 32' Stanley tape measure, just feed it up slow and steady and hope it doesn't collapse on your head. :lol6

Sadly those days of tape balancing are coming to an end. There are some good laser tools on the market that make it much easier to measure high windows from ground level.

January 3, 2007

If there are windows below then you can usually catch the width by measuring the lower windows... The length can be obtained in many creative ways. I like the 32' Stanley tape measure, just feed it up slow and steady and hope it doesn't collapse on your head.
Sadly those days of tape balancing are coming to an end. There are some good laser tools on the market that make it much easier to measure high windows from ground level.

Thanks Climber! :lol6

Which laser tools would you recommend for this kind of measuring, climber? I've done the feed thing, but when the windows are REALLY up there and there are no matching sizes down below, feeding the tape isn't feasible.

micro-edge · January 3, 2007

I guestimate on bids being sure to oversize them and not undersize. But if they are big windows where your not sure if you'll need a 60in roll or 72in you'll still have problems. Hmmm :lol6 im not quite sure how to tackle this other than getting a lift. A laser measure might be a good alternative just not sure how reliable of a measurement you may get when the windows are 30 ft up.

tintslut · January 3, 2007

Some times, paying attention in geometry glass could have been a good thing.

How many said they would never use that stuff again :lol6

Using the Pythagorean theorem c? = a? + b? , the square root of the unknown side can be determined.

Use a laser tape, back off 15 feet from the base and calculate the hypotenuse

of the top and bottom of the window, the height will be the difference of the 2 unknowns . :thumb

January 3, 2007

Damn, get technical with that shiz, homie g. I always just kinda guesstimate, and I come out kinda good.

January 3, 2007

Some times, paying attention in geometry glass could have been a good thing.
How many said they would never use that stuff again

Using the Pythagorean theorem c? = a? + b? , the square root of the unknown side can be determined.

Use a laser tape, back off 15 feet from the base and calculate the hypotenuse

of the top and bottom of the window, the height will be the difference of the 2 unknowns .

Ok.... my head just exploded. :lol6

What did you just say?

Shauna