How do you...

[Txfirerescue]

How do you guys square up your bases for your elevated blinds?

I know how to square up walls with diagonal measurements but can't for the life of me figure out how to square the base considering I usually work with 6x6 for my main structure.

[BigThicketBoy]

Its a blind not a house, just use a 2' square . At 6' you won't be that far off

[Kevin Smith]

I hope this helps.

http://m.wikihow.com/Use-the-3-4-5-Rule-to-Build-Square-Corners

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

I hope this helps.

http://m.wikihow.com/Use-the-3-4-5-R...Square-Corners

I'm storing this in the brain bank!!!

[dogman11]

square

I hope this helps.

http://m.wikihow.com/Use-the-3-4-5-R...Square-Corners

saved it to my favorites. i don't know if it will help him, but it dang sure made sense to me. thanks for posting.

[Txfirerescue]

Its a blind not a house, just use a 2' square . At 6' you won't be that far off

Yah but when your blind is 12ft in the air...if the base is out of whack by 6in, then the walls are out a ft...then when you get to the roof...well my OCD comes into play with a oblong roof

[Txfirerescue]

As for the info thank you. The problem I'm having is you dig a hole, place the post...for the rest of the holes do you dig them wider to allow for movement to square it up? Moving 6x6 is rough work lol

[dragonsdaddy]

just when you were about to think "there wasn't going to be any math" (gerald ford in a presidential debate qwith jimmy carter some good old geometry pops up. thanks pythagoras.

[wdtorque]

Use 3-4-5 from the first post for next two, then 3-4-5 from second and third to find location for #4.
Diagonal measurements should be the same too. (Or very close)

[Txfirerescue]

Lol...I'm obviously not explaining my problem very well. But I do thank y'all for the help.

After searching google I finally found my answer on YouTube titled how to set posts squarely. Lol

[Hoggslayer]

3-4-5, 6-8-10, or
(A x A)+B x B)= C x C.
It's called the
pythagorean theorem

[Ouch]

If you're really that concerned about it being square and plumb, you need to run strings/stakes. Once you have the strings set square, dig the holes, set the posts and stake the posts (until concrete dries) once you have them plumb with a level.

[Txfirerescue]

If you're really that concerned about it being square and plumb, you need to run strings/stakes. Once you have the strings set square, dig the holes, set the posts and stake the posts (until concrete dries) once you have them plumb with a level.

That's exactly what I found out how to do

[SV72]

I hope this helps.

http://m.wikihow.com/Use-the-3-4-5-R...Square-Corners

Appreciate this.....glad he asked the question