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Using a Plumb Bob
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Professional builders use a plumb bob to make sure their walls are vertical. Here's how: Measure 2" away from the top of your wall, set a nail, hang the plumb bob, and let gravity draw the string into a vertical reference line. When the plumb bob falls exactly two inches away at the floor your wall will be plumb.

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