It might surprise you to know that the common tape measure is not only one of the essential items needed in a home tool kit, ...

A tape measure comes with several markings that some may not know, like the black diamonds. Here's what those symbols mean ...

Even if yours doesn’t, you can simply use another tape to measure your tape measure’s body, from the front end where the tape protrudes to the furthest point at the back. With this figure in ...