Why are the following numbers highlighted on a measuring tape..16...32...48...64...80?

I know that they are all multiples of 16 but is there a reasonWhy are the following numbers highlighted on a measuring tape..16...32...48...64...80?
16 inch centre for framing , that way it's a no brainer just look and mark your centreWhy are the following numbers highlighted on a measuring tape..16...32...48...64...80?
homes were typically built with studs every 16 inches on center.
Most walls are constructed with 16 inch on center studs. Which means if you are building a house then you know exactly where to put each stud. Also if you need to hang a picture or something and you know where one stud is 16 inches away should be another. later
Yes, its for laying out studwalls.... note how it is an exact part of 8 ft (96 inches= 16 X 6) so an 8X4 sheet is the standard size
Carpenters and joiners set floor joists out at 16'; centres. This is because, platerboard comes in sheets of 8ft x 4ft, the length and width of which are all divisible by 16';.


e.g. 16 - 32 - 48(4ft) - 64 - 80 - 96(8ft).


This lets plasterers know exactly where the joists are when nailing the plasterboards up to the ceiling. lines can be pencilled onto the plasterboard at 16'; centres but most plasterers do it by eye. It also lets 'you' know exactly where all the joists are behind the plasterboard once you have located one, if you need to make a fixing.


This also applies to studded walls. These plasterboarded walls have 4'; x 2'; wooden uprights called studs, which are set out at 16'; centres for the same reason. This is standard architectural procedure.


The markings on the tapes are really handy!
Those are considered centers on an average stud wall. They are just quick reference marks for someone laying out a wall.
to mark the bottom and top plate every 16'; to layout a stud wall every 16'; on center
If its inches then its the division of feet as there are 16 inches to a foot so 16 would be 1 ft 32 2ft and so on
They are there because its quicker to mark out 16 on center for laying out studs for walls
Most home construction standards calls for studs on 16'; centers
To determine where the studs (2 by 4s) are in a wall.
stud framing
In the U.S. almost all tape measures have the inch number outlined in red every 16 inches. This is because in most construction studs (posts) are commonly spaced sixteen inches apart, making stud-finding easy for the arithmatically challened.
Imperial sheets of ply and plaster board come in 8' x 4' (96'; x 48';) sizes, so timber ceiling joists, timbers in stud walls are set out at 16'; centres to support the sheets in equal places irrespective of which way round they are positioned.


The metric version is 400mm.