Debate: Tape measure pull-out vs push-in on long horizontal runs? I'm split after a job in Toledo

I was doing a wall layout last Tuesday at a warehouse in Toledo, and I kept going back and forth between pulling the tape out to full extension for a 20 foot span versus pushing it in from the middle. Pulling gave me more accuracy but took forever because the tape kept sagging. Pushing was faster but I worried about measuring errors. Anyone else deal with this on long runs and settle on one method over the other?

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david5622d ago

Heard some guys on a job site argue about this once. They said pushing from the middle is where it's at for long stuff because you can brace it better. But man, the sag on pull-out still bugs me too.

taraanderson2d ago

I've noticed that with most things in life, the middle usually gives you the most control.