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Bought a laser level for a big patio job and it was a total game changer
I had this huge patio to lay last month, about 500 square feet with a herringbone pattern. My old string lines were just not cutting it for keeping everything flat and square over that distance. I bit the bullet and dropped around $350 on a decent rotary laser level. Setting it up took a minute to figure out, but once I had that constant beam going, I could check my bed and every single brick in seconds. It saved me so much time from running back to check my lines and re-leveling them. The whole thing went up way straighter and flatter than anything I've done by eye. Honestly, I wish I had bought one years ago for jobs that size. For anyone else doing big flatwork, is a laser level a must-have, or are there other tricks you use to stay on grade?
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jackson.sarah11h ago
My uncle did a concrete slab for his garage last year and said his laser level was the only reason it drained right. He showed me how the water just pools in one corner if you're off by half a bubble over twenty feet. That constant beam catches stuff strings totally miss.
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