Within minutes to hours after death, the skin is discolored by livor mortis, or what embalmers call postmortem stain, the purple-red discoloration from blood accumulating in the lowermost (dependent) blood vessels.
Common Chair Rail Height. Again, the most common heights for a chair rail are 32/36 inches. Another rule of thumb is that they should be 1/3rd the height of the room.
Measure back width of chair x back height of chair x 2 (front and back) and add 2 inches to these measurements for hem/finished edge allowance. 1  The back width of my chair was 16â, the back height â 24â. 2  I added 2 inches to the 16â width. 3  I doubled the 24â height to 48â and added 2 inches.