Cob: squaring up the foundation

Sat Sep 14 11:43:47 CDT 2002

Just a note that someone might need sometime. Wheter it is a need to square something small or large.
the ratio of 6 + 8 = 10 is the key.
 [you can enlarge or shorten these numbers 3 4 5 or 12 16 20 but same ratio]

Say for example you put up stakes to show where your foundation is to be laid.
If you consider A  line to be acrross the front of house.
And B as the line going down the right side of the house. 

Then measure accross the front [line A] to 6 feet then mark or tie string.
Then measure from from same corner down the side of the house. [LINE B]
 and then mark at 8 feet.
To see if line A and B are square from one another you should read 10 feet from the Six and Eight mark.

hope this made sense. if not please redo it for me. I know I am not the only dummy on the net who needs this. HA
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a note that someone might need sometime. 
Wheter it is a need to square something small or large.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the ratio of 6 + 8 = 10 is the key.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> [you can enlarge or shorten these numbers 3 4 
5 or 12 16 20 but same ratio]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Say for example you put up stakes to show where 
your foundation is to be laid.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you consider A  line to be acrross the 
front of house.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And B as the line going down the right side of the 
house. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then measure accross the front [line A] to 6 feet 
then mark or tie string.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then measure from from same corner down the side of 
the house. [LINE B]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> and then mark at 8 feet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To see if line A and B are square from one another 
you should read 10 feet from the Six and Eight mark.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hope this made sense. if not please redo it for me. 
I know I am not the only dummy on the net who needs this. 
HA</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>