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Anyone with information about using laser levels in flooring layout, including what brand, what you like about the unit, what you don’t like about it and how much you paid.
I am doing a hard wood floor installation in a house that is as crooked as a newly admitted lawyer and I have to run a straight shot over 38′ in length. Complicating the whole matter is a layout that requires a decorative picture frame of contrasting cherry, brass and walnut that surrounds all of the predominant features in the three rooms. While it is easy enough to snap a line for the intitial averaged layout point, when I turn a 90 degree to establish the intersecting segment of the picture frams all hell beaks loose.
I suppose I should have thought of this a long time ago but averaging layout lines can usually render an adequate layout relative to baseboard gaps and the like.
My inclination is to go with something like a ProLaser PL5 but I want to be sure that this isn’t overkill for this application or others that I might encounter.
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Tom
What about a low-tech, inexpensive option like trammel points and geometric construction???
Scott
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Scott:
Been there and done that, I am working by myself and the layout is hideous. Was looking for a way to speed the process. The walls shouldn't be this far out of wack but they are and I am not about to go through the process of correcting someone else's error at this point.
If I'm missing something in the analysis please advise.
Thanks
Tom
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Anyone with information about using laser levels in flooring layout, including what brand, what you like about the unit, what you don't like about it and how much you paid.
I am doing a hard wood floor installation in a house that is as crooked as a newly admitted lawyer and I have to run a straight shot over 38' in length. Complicating the whole matter is a layout that requires a decorative picture frame of contrasting cherry, brass and walnut that surrounds all of the predominant features in the three rooms. While it is easy enough to snap a line for the intitial averaged layout point, when I turn a 90 degree to establish the intersecting segment of the picture frams all hell beaks loose.
I suppose I should have thought of this a long time ago but averaging layout lines can usually render an adequate layout relative to baseboard gaps and the like.
My inclination is to go with something like a ProLaser PL5 but I want to be sure that this isn't overkill for this application or others that I might encounter.
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Thomas:
No way easy here! I'm currently involved in a prefinished rather easy layout of borders. I'm seeing angles of 32º which should be 30º and dry laying cuts that are 15½º and a tad more. It isn't any easy task and I don't think any easy solution is there. It happens. If you have three different rooms from what I see, it's easy to cheat and line things up accordingly as you enter the rooms on the installation. You'd be surprised how much you can "turn" the direction just a shade to line it up.
Forget the laser..use chalk lines and adjust..Any help?