My laser level finally got retired after that ceiling grid job

Last month I was hanging a drop ceiling in a basement over in Maplewood and my cheap laser level kept drifting every time the furnace kicked on. I spent about 45 minutes re-marking the same line and got so fed up I grabbed a chalk line and did it old school with two tape measures. That took me 20 minutes total and came out straighter than the laser ever did on a good day. Now I only use the laser for big open walls where I can set it away from vents and vibrations. Anyone else ditched their laser for a chalk line on tricky jobs?

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william4071mo ago

Man I feel you on the furnace thing. Did a basement job last winter where the homeowner had one of those old forced air units and every time it kicked on my laser line would jump a quarter inch, drove me nuts. Went through the same deal, re-marking and second-guessing myself til I just said forget it and snapped a line. Chalk line dont care about vibrations or drafts or nothing, it just works. My laser sits in the truck now unless Im doing a wide open room with no air moving. Funny how the old tools still beat the fancy ones when conditions get rough.

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