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My uncle swore by using a 6-foot level for every post, I tried it on a job in Phoenix.
He said it was the only way to get a perfect line over long runs. On a 200-foot vinyl fence job last month, I used his method for the first two posts. It took forever, like 15 minutes per post just to level. My helper finally said to try a 4-foot level and a string line. We switched and finished the whole run in half the time. The line was just as straight. Has anyone else found a faster way that still gets good results?
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the_mary6d ago
That string line method saved us a ton of time too.
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bettyk536d ago
My old boss in Tucson had us set the first and last post with a 6-footer and a transit for perfect height. Then we ran a tight nylon string line between them at the exact top rail height. Every post in between just had to touch that string. We checked for plumb with a 2-foot level, took maybe two minutes a post. That string is the real guide, the level just keeps it from leaning.
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