Easily Square Posts with a Magic Number!!!!

This is by far the easiest way to line up post. Just remember the diagonal number will be measured from inside to inside.

How to properly square posts

[lildeanc]

Hands down the smartest landscaper I have ever set eyes upon!

[harringff]

I use the line cross method with lines and 90 degree-square and it works for square and rectangles. This method you showed is much simpler and faster. Thank you for posting, Johnny!

[kellyt]

Johny thank you so much for this. We have tried weeks on end doing the 3-4-5 method and your method on the first try was flawless. THANK YOU!

[millardscott]

Thanks Johnny. This will help me out a lot for my upcoming project.

[Gelsue]

thank you for this video. I cant wait to try this. I will follow up with the results! Building an enclosed raised garden bed 16x16.

[richvail]

Thank you. Starting my camp hopefully house this year with post foundation, your video is going to make this one less worry on my mind. Foundations everything, right?

[emma-iefb]

So if I did a 60 long by 34 I thought my hypotenuse would be 69ft but.its not measuring right

[ronaldjakubczyk]

Does this work with a structure that would have a width of 11’ 10 1/2 “

[kandicom]

Johnny....
This Mad Math Max (really it's Sam) did not know 'bout 1.414!
The diag measure, used it 4 millennia; a ⬛+b ⬛= c ⬛ wrks great, too
But 1(dot)414, sooo EZ!
1M thanks

[Wec]

My diagonal measurement is 42.42ft
So that would be 42 ft & 1/2in ?
Or 42ft 6in?

[bull]

lol..been nice to start from zero stakes confused me...but what i am hearing is you first get your diagonal then work from one of those post and just blindly drive another post and measure your known diagonal again until it meets your length

[harrytestoni]

Multiple the length by multiple width by width....add both numbers together...then hit the square root button and your diagonal comes up...easy..easy....

[AnnieOnymiss]

Great trick, but the math is a little off. 14.14 ft isn't 14ft 1/8", it's closer to 14' 1-11/16".