Got schooled by a framer at my own job site yesterday

I was on a custom build over in Brookside and had this old framer named Don check my layout for a bay window. He walked over and just redid my marks with a 6-foot level instead of my laser. He said lasers drift on sunny days and I never even thought about that lol. Has anyone else had their layout tools let them down on a bright afternoon?

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sethhernandez13d ago

You really think the sun is going to mess with a properly calibrated laser? I've been setting layouts for twenty years and never once had a laser drift on me because it was sunny out. That old framer sounds like he's stuck in the 80s and doesn't want to learn new tricks. A 6-foot level is fine if you're building a doghouse, but on a custom home with bay windows you need speed and accuracy that a laser gives you every time. Don is probably the same guy who still uses a chalk line instead of a rotary laser for footings.

logan23613d ago

Ha, I've definitely been that guy squinting at a laser in full sun wondering if I'm looking at a dot or just a sunspot on my retina. Guess my eyes are still calibrated to the 80s too!