How to Square a Room

Measure the diagonals from all four corners of the room., Know that if the measurements equal one another, your room is square.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Measure the diagonals from all four corners of the room.

    Take a tape measure and measure the distance from one corner to its diagonal, and then measure the diagonal between the remaining two corners.

    If you were to string lines across the corners you measured, they would form an "X".
  2. Step 2: Know that if the measurements equal one another

    That's all there is to it! If your measurements do not equal one another, adjust the assembly until the diagonals equal one another.
  3. Step 3: your room is square.

Detailed Guide

Take a tape measure and measure the distance from one corner to its diagonal, and then measure the diagonal between the remaining two corners.

If you were to string lines across the corners you measured, they would form an "X".

That's all there is to it! If your measurements do not equal one another, adjust the assembly until the diagonals equal one another.

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