I was at a big job site in Denver and saw a guy using a laser level for layout instead of string lines.

He was setting up a foundation grid for a new warehouse, and his lines were dead straight and way faster to check. I tried it on my next project, a small garage addition, and it cut my layout time in half. Do you all use lasers for site work now, or stick with the old string and chalk method?

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noahjenkins26d ago

Lasers are basically cheating at this point. The old guard still swears by string, but they also think a bubble level is high tech. I'm not going back to fighting with a chalk line in the wind.

the_tara26d ago

My uncle still uses a string level for deck posts. Watched him fight a breeze for twenty minutes last Saturday. I handed him my laser, he called it a toy. His posts are still a little off, mine are perfect.

xenarobinson11d ago

That laser cost me three hours of overtime.