Why I lay out fence lines with a laser level, not strings

Everyone swears by string lines, but lasers cut my setup time in half. Picked this up from a civil engineer on a big job.

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3 Comments

oscar_morgan2214h ago

Stick with strings because they work without batteries or calibration. Lasers fail in bright light or on uneven ground where you need them most. Nothing beats physical lines for trust and speed in real conditions.

ryan8099h ago

But what about overcast days when lasers work perfectly?

verac3614h ago

Remember watching a crew try to string a fence in high winds last spring... the line was snapping and dancing all over the place. They finally borrowed my old laser just to get a straight shot started. Sometimes the old ways just fight you for no good reason. Makes you wonder what else we do just because it's always been done that way...