5If you divide the 8 feet of space you used by 5, you get 19.2 inches of space. The black diamonds on the tape measure represent this range.
the first black diamond measures 19.2 inches and then the black diamonds appear at 38.4 inches, 57.6 inches, 76.8 inches and 96 inches i.e. 8 feet. That’s one less stud for every 8 feet of wall, counting the start and end studs. Pretty nice, right? Basically, if you know your walls are built according to this standard nail placement formula, then instead of breaking out that bulky nail detector, you should be able to just use your measuring tape to find them. Finally, you can get all the information with the help of the video below.
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