Used to freehand all my ceiling grids, now I use a laser level every time

I spent like 2 years eyeballing layouts with a tape measure and chalk line, always ended up with a crooked tile somewhere. After one nasty redo on a job near Tulsa where the GC made me rip out 30 feet of track, I bought a $40 laser level and haven't looked back. Anyone else find that one tool that just saves your back and your sanity?

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the_laura29d ago

Picked up a Dewalt laser after messing up a bathroom layout three times in one afternoon. The tiles kept drifting and I was fighting the level instead of trusting it. Now I set the laser, mark my lines, and zip through the whole grid in half the time. Never going back to squinting at a bubble level on a ladder. What tool made you finally stop working harder than you had to?

tara_jones9429d ago

My first job with a laser level was for a 12x14 kitchen in an old house near Springfield. I had the cross lines set and dead on in under two minutes. @the_laura you nailed it with the Dewalt, I borrowed a buddy's and bought one that same week. My bubble level just sits in the drawer now collecting dust. No more ladder dancing for me either.