Taking accurate measurements is essential to any DIY project. We've gathered our favorite tips and tricks to take your measuring skill to the next level.

These come in 16 ft. x ¾-inch, 25 ft. x 1-inch, and 33 ft. x 1-inch varieties and range from $2.99 to $5.99 in price. Then there is one, 25 ft. x 1-inch QuikFind Duralock Tape that comes in a ...

About ⅔ of the tapes that we tested had this feature, but the Stanley was one of seven that kept this measurement to an easy-to-use 3 inches. Using the DeWalt, you have to add 3¼ inches and the ...

But every time he measured a 32-inch wide door, the Measure King gave him a different measurement, none of them consistent with what he got using his traditional tape measure. "I have to trust my ...

For this reason, I keep a retractable measuring tape in my kitchen “odds and ends” drawer, and break it out whenever I need to know how long, wide, or deep something is.

It's actually 1/16th shy because the metal end of a tape measure is 1/6th of an inch. Article continues below "If you're doing an inside measurement and you want to but that piece of metal, ...