I'm planning to put up some holiday lights around the eaves of my home. The house is basically Tudoresque with multiple pitches. In order to make the measurements I would like to avoid climbing on a ladder with a tape measure.
Is there a way to make reasonably accurate visual measurements while standing on the ground? Or perhaps a method for measuring using photos?
Reasonably accurate would mean that a small overestimation would be ok, but an underestimation not so much.
Best Answer
For a quick and dirty estimate, I'd try the following:
This works because you specifically wanted to overestimate rather than underestimate. It will be more accurate the further you can get from the house for the picture. I would never recommend this for construction work; but it should be good for holiday lights.