free printable 6 foot growth chart ruler

#Free printable 6 foot growth chart ruler portable#

#Free printable 6 foot growth chart ruler portable#

You’re done with this Kids Growth Ruler.While I am slowly starting the purging, organizing and packing process that proceeds a move, one project I had to complete prior to leaving our home was to make a portable growth chart. You could also use woodscrews to secure the board to the wall, but I think brad nails work better because they blend in with the wood grain. Also, use a level to check if the growth ruler is vertically straight, then secure it using a nail gun with 2” brad nails. Then place the ruler against the wall making sure that the 1-foot mark on the wall aligns with a 1-foot line on the board. Next, measure 1 foot from the floor and mark it on the wall. Using a stud finder locate and mark the stud on the wall. To attach the growth ruler to the wall, you need to find the stud first. Step 6 – Attach the Kids Growth Ruler to the Wall I used 1″ Self Stick Numbers that I had leftover from the cornhole scoreboard project. To place the feet number on the board, you could purchase adhesive stickers or just write the numbers yourself. Wipe off the dust and then apply a second coat of polyurethane. Using a fine-grit sandpaper eliminates roughness from the first coat of polyurethane. Let it dry for a few hours, then with a fine-grit sandpaper (300 and up) sand the board lightly. Once you’re done with drawings the ruler lines, apply a coat of matte polyurethane with a brush. Draw a 2” line for the feet numbers, then between the feet number draw 1 ½” lines for every 3, 6, and 9 numbers. So the feet numbers will have the longest lines and the inches will have the shorter lines. The measuring tape has numbers for feet and inches. I made the lines three different lengths. To draw the lines straight I used a Construction Square as a guide. Then draw thick lines using oil-based black sharpie over the pencil marks. First, make every inch on the board with a pencil. This baseboard is 3” tall, so I’m placing my measuring tape at 3” from the bottom of the ruler. In my case, I’m attaching the ruler above the baseboard. But before marking on the board determine how high your board will be attached from the ground. Now it’s time to pull the measuring tape and mark the inches. Step 3 – Measure and Mark Feet and Inches For my project, I used the Jacobean stain to stain the board. After using pre-stain wait for 10 minutes and then apply stain and wipe off with a shop paper towel. Pre-stain will prevent the stain blotchiness. If you’re using soft pine wood, it’s very important to use pre-stain before applying the stain. I was lazy and didn’t what to wash the brush after staining. Since this is a small project I just use a shop paper towels to do the staining. And wise versa, if you use a light stain on the board, then go with darker numbers. One thing to consider is if you go with a darker stain, you would need to use lighter color numbers. You could choose any stain or paint you want. You have an unlimited variation of doing this. Next, the board needs to be stained or painted. After cutting the board use a random orbital sander to sand the board on all sides and the corners. However, your situation might be different, so cut the board whatever length you need. So I measured from the top of the baseboard to the top of the door trim and that gave me the length that I wanted. We have a baseboard at the bottom that’s about 3” high. In my case, I wanted to attach the ruler in our kid’s room on the wall right next to the entrance door. If you’re planning to attach it to the wall make sure you have a stud inside the wall to attach it to.

See lumber sizes for actual dimensions vs nominal.ĭisclosure: Some of the links on this page as well as links in “tools for this project” and “material list” sections are affiliate links.įirst, determine how long you want to make the growth ruler and where you what to place it.

Note: Lumber dimensions are listed as nominal size.