Remembering the old way we used to mark out a 12-foot header

Three years ago on a job in Toledo, we were still using chalk lines and a framing square for the whole layout. Last week, the apprentice just pulled out his phone with a laser level app and had it done in ten minutes. Anyone still keep the old methods in their kit, or is it all digital now?

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karen_martin17d ago

Still carry a chalk box in my truck every single day. Watched a guy last month try to use his tablet for a simple rafter check, battery died in the cold. Had to lend him my speed square to finish the cut. The new tools are great until they fail, then you're stuck. Muscle memory from the old ways gets the job done no matter what.

alexj9917d ago

My buddy's laser level froze solid on a Vermont roof last winter.