Just to clarify....Everyone of our jobs that has a concrete floor, the top of the concrete is 4" above "grade" . We want our concrete floor to be the same as the front doors thresh hold. therefore when we set out receiver at +4 and then zero it out...the receiver will get a solid tone at 0 on the grade stick when it is 4" below the finished concrete. Then I slide the stick up when resting it on the bracket and the number it tells me is the offset difference I use when making my columns. Hope that clears up some questions
No explanation of the beeps. This is 101 laser grade training across all common laser transits. Fast beeps mean you are high, slow beeps mean you are low.
I think a white board drawing that indicates all of your required measurements to lay our each post would clarify it for most people. By drawing a post with markings indicating the finished floor height, grade (4" below finished floor), height of the bracket (approximately 2" below grade), and total post length you can show how you are compensating for the small variations in bracket heights from post to post. In the end you are cutting the tops of each post to account for those small variations. Just a thought....
Want to start by saying love the content keep up the good work. However I wanted to add something since I use one everyday. Building guys tend to just go from finish floor as you did but the “correct way” (if there’s such a thing in construction) you actually bench your stick in at the sea level elevation. I say correct way loosely cause I come from a civil side of things and I’m sure your background is architectural in nature. There’s more than one way to skin a cat. I could try to explain but I’m sure I’d just confuse everyone.
I get what you’ve done now RR , although I had to watch it several times and then sleep on it in between. After referencing finished floor height to zero on the pole, you lowered the receiver by 4” and then lengthened the pole by 4” now the zero mark on the pole is actual grade level. So now when you take the pole around the site and slide the receiver up or down to get a solid ping from the laser the difference between the mark on the receiver and the zero mark on the pole is the variation in height from grade level. Thanks for making me think about it 👍. Please correct me if I am wrong, the moral here is, be sure to use the zero mark on the pole to make significant reference point , in this case you’ve made it grade level. Thank you for making this video it’s much appreciated.
I love your videos and I have learned a LOT from you. I must confess that I had to watch this one several time to get it all sorted out in my head. Thanks for all the effort you put into these, you are helping a lot of people to step up their skills.
I’m almost to my third year as apprentice in IUOE. I’ve done trade work for a long time but I’m newer to the equipment side of things. Your videos are great and have helped me a lot along the way. Thanks for everything you post
It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.
I found your channel just over a week ago. I have literally just finished watching every single video you made. I live in Ontario Canada if I ever win the lottery I’m flying you here to build my shop house. I have a crazy idea for a shop/house that I guarantee no one in Canada has. Your Channel has gave me so many ideas.
3 years later, still wasn't a waste of your time mate, thanks for the video! I jusr wish to add that there are different grade sticks out there, some are less advanced and you do end up having to math things out a little bit.
Makes a lot more sense after you have tried to use one! Helped my in-laws put in an in ground pool and this video really helped me make sense of how to use it when I actually had one in my hands. Great work!
This video helped me so much, not all people know how to explain and teach. My boss being one. I’ve watched 6 videos and yours is the only one that made sense. Thanks
I love your videos! I just bought a rotating laser to use on a pond I'm building, to find height of dam, swimming area slope, etc. Imagine my surprise when I searched for how to use a rotating laser level and you showed up! Awesome. Great info as always.
I watch a few of your videos now and then. What I find is that I’m doing the same things just a little different. I’m not a contractor just a home owner with a lot of toys (tools). I built my own 3300 sg ft home a few years ago long before UA-cam. Now I’m looking for a skid steer. Great videos Thank You
Showing a close-up of the sliding of the stick and actually seeing the offset difference would be nice and what number that you are marking on the steel bracket . Just want to thank you for taking your time from work to explain that level for dummies like me . Never was good in school math .
I recently purchased an LAR350 and I was a little confused with the grade stick. I’m used to the standard inch/cm measuring sticks but this explanation helped me understand this style. Thanks!
It's also worth noting that when you are looking to purchase a grade stick that you need to make sure you buy one that is scaled in the right unit of measurement that you need. My dad always had fractional inch grade sticks... but when I went to work for a utility contractor suddenly I found myself working with a grade stick that was in tenths of a foot :O A tape measure can turn any piece of lumber into a grade stick when you need it to be one too. I'm sure you know that though.
The Stabila products are top notch. I have used them for years even when most people in Florida have never heard of them. You could also use a story pole if you have multiple elevations and mark what each one elevation is. We use an 1x2 story pole and sharpie because we deal with a lot of different elevations. I build custom homes in Central Florida and Craftsmen like you are getting hard to find.
Hey Kyle great videos. My name is also Kyle but Had to come back to this video to see the leveling. I have a Johnson laser level transit and getting ready to start our pole barn house conversion. Still waiting on materials from local Mennonites as the been behind and hard finding straight logs for our post and now an injury on there side. With cost of materials and everything we are so far behind along with full time work to come home and build our homestead from scratch. I have the 7 holes for porch started and still have to set grade along with mark the rest of our holes for quick tubes. And tips and trick would be great thanks Kyle b.
Thanks for the video it helped me. The last thing I used to lay elevations out was a transit. So now we have bosh laser and laying out grade starting today. A video on laying out footers and squaring the footers with a laser would help. Especially with as many subscribers as you have.
Nice explanation. Surveyors call a grade reference mark a benchmark- if you want to add some new terminology. Also - I used to have some problems using a laser in snowstorms. The beam would deflect off level when it hit the falling snow. This was a while ago - maybe lasers have improved since then.
Will you show how you install grade board around the building corners over the brackets? how would you build different if the floor was going to be gravel? very informative videos. thanks.
Hey Kyle, can you do a tools day video about the Stabilla LAR350, and walk us through the whole process? That grade stick video was helpful, but i still have questions. I am a deck builder and would use the LAR350 to level all my posts out. I am about to purchase one, and I’m sure I could figure it out, but your walk through videos are money! Thanks Kyle!
Interesting stuff. I'll never practically use that information but as a draughtsman I like to know how site guys think as it helps me know what information will be most useful to them on my drawings. That made perfect sense to me, thanks for taking the time sir.
What brand and model number is your grade stick? Your videos are great to watch. I own a excavation company and work with Contractors all day long your professionalism is top notch. Thanks
I probably don’t have enough information to know what you are talking about, but I would love to learn more about the grade stick. I know it’s dumb to ask, but could you do like a Barney style explanation of how to use it. Even the little bit of what you did flew way the hell over my head. Would love to take a class on it and learn how to be proficient at it.
Great information on laser grade tool. What if you have the old school system passed down to you? Could you pass on information on that or where we could get information?
Yep, me, too. I use the old school scope-level: a Leica Theodolite with a grade rod. In the time it takes just to get the Leica scope leveled in a plane, I could have taken all the readings and be finished if I were use a self-leveling Laser level and target-receiver. A Theodolite is a fine instrument but it's obsolete technology. I say it's high time I upgrade my site layout equipment.
@@WelshRabbit--- I'm retired but I had an old Gurley transit....and still in excellent shape (it can work tomorrow). Last time I used it (for 30 minutes of work) was 2012.
I would think that seeing a laser line on a tape measure would be much faster than messing with the head up and down to get tone then locking the head and turning it to read the number. Maybe not better, but just as good and faster for this particular task. You should race Kyle, I'll put my money on you. Are you sure that your laser is visible/effective 80' or more down the line? :)
Hey Kyle I just want to start by saying I really enjoy watching your videos! I have a quick question for you regarding rotary laser. Which one or kit would you recommend to someone starting out? Would it be the Stabila LAR 350 or something else? I really appreciate it!
Is the measurement taken on each support bracket used to trim each wall post length? That way each post will be the same height and all your pre-measured markings will be level for the wall perlins
Ok show me how to take grade and dig 6in down and have a 6in pad above for a one foot even difference over a 8 foot long 6 foot wide hole. Please I need this information for a test coming up and I never used a grade stake
Kyle, what's the red portion at the top of the stick (on the metric side) and the yellow portion (on the inches-Imperial side)? Why do the colored portions only cover about 1.5 feet of the grade stick? Another question is the bull's eye level at the bottom supposed to be functional? On mine, it's just a useless dummy level. It seems to me that a real, working bull's eye level would have been better, right? Of course, someone who is experienced and skilled handling a grade rod should be able to tell when they are holding it plumb (or at least close enough) without having to look at a level.
Interesting. I guess I never realized that the bottom of the column was under the concrete and the concrete was poured around and encasing the bottom of the column. Is that required by building code in your area or just considered best practice?.
I'm a total amateur building a relatively tiny shed that is 6' x 14'. The grade is pretty flat already but I do have a "high" end. Unfortunately, I don't have a Stabila and can't justify buying one for such a small job. Do you have any videos that show a good way to layout a level foundation on just 6 piers? I guess it would be like if you showed up to the job site and you said, "Damnit. We forgot the stabila! Is there an easy way to layout a small job? I'm assuming the answer to be "use a string and string level"(?). Not sure there is much interest in this sorta question but figured I'd lob the question over. Love the vids by the way... I have a new appreciation for making sure everything is done right from the very beginning.
You can do this stuff on a small scale with most any self leveling laser, even a $50 one. If that seems expensive for a one time small job, look up 'water level', it will work as accurately and can be made for less than $15.
I bought a botch 800 ft laser, and it doesnt work this well. I couldnt afford the more expensive one, but the receiver isnt picking up the level line as easy
This is great but the same thing can be done with a basic spirit (dumpy) level and staff, or am I missing something? What is the cost of the equipment you are using?
Kyle, love watching your videos. Could you do a video on the process/steps you have to go through before you even arrive onsite?? Such as designing the buildings, material takeoffs, ordering of materials, and possibly your estimating costs for projects. Thanks for sharing your passion!
@Brandon Collins --- Kyle might not want to reveal his methods/secrets!...I know I didn't when I was still contracting....but my competitors still called me!
Ok I got the point but you cut it short. I would just now had demonstrated the corners of the building to see and make them level so that the SLAB should line up level with the building which is standing on your tubes. I think a lot of people still have the disconnect there.
Thanks for the videos! Just became a member. I want to built a workshop so I need all this information. What do you think of kit buildings? Do you design all of your builds?
I think the bulk of the confusion for me comes from 1:00 to 2:00 in the video. Clarifying certain things like "we set out receiver at +4 and then zero it out." don't make a lot of sense, it sounds like you're moving the laser to a 4" mark, then moving it back. Thing is, you're adjusting two different things. First the grade stick expands/contracts into itself, second the receiver slides up and down the stick, I missed that first time through somehow. I don't have a grade stick, and I've not used one as of yet, maybe that's part of my problem, a lack of hands on knowledge. I was able to understand it after the second or third watch and I think it's purely a case of certain terms being ambiguous. It's like saying him, him and her. instead of John, Grace and Gregg. You're talking about grade and +4 -4 but you have the house grade, and the project grade, concrete grade and gravel grade. So "grade" becomes ambiguous. Adjusting +4 -4 is another sticker, clarifying exactly what you're adjusting might help. The other thing that caught me up was "it, it, it" What is "it"? It was the grade stick, the receiver and the grade at times. After writing this I think I've got it all clear in my head now lol. Hopefully next video I won't need to do such a deep dive into what your saying haha. Maybe this will even help you clear it up for me in future how to videos. Love watching the content you put out. I want to build a new shop and your experience and attention detail is very valuable. You manage to make it hella entertaining too. Keep it up!
hey man totally agree and thanks for the feedback...im by no means a pro at this video stuff and learning all the time and thanks to people like you that give good constructive criticism I can get better. Thanks
Just to clarify....Everyone of our jobs that has a concrete floor, the top of the concrete is 4" above "grade" . We want our concrete floor to be the same as the front doors thresh hold. therefore when we set out receiver at +4 and then zero it out...the receiver will get a solid tone at 0 on the grade stick when it is 4" below the finished concrete. Then I slide the stick up when resting it on the bracket and the number it tells me is the offset difference I use when making my columns. Hope that clears up some questions
No explanation of the beeps. This is 101 laser grade training across all common laser transits. Fast beeps mean you are high, slow beeps mean you are low.
I think a white board drawing that indicates all of your required measurements to lay our each post would clarify it for most people. By drawing a post with markings indicating the finished floor height, grade (4" below finished floor), height of the bracket (approximately 2" below grade), and total post length you can show how you are compensating for the small variations in bracket heights from post to post. In the end you are cutting the tops of each post to account for those small variations. Just a thought....
Lost me at back to zero plus 4
So if building 16' with 4" concrete, the inside would be 15' 8"?
Want to start by saying love the content keep up the good work. However I wanted to add something since I use one everyday. Building guys tend to just go from finish floor as you did but the “correct way” (if there’s such a thing in construction) you actually bench your stick in at the sea level elevation. I say correct way loosely cause I come from a civil side of things and I’m sure your background is architectural in nature. There’s more than one way to skin a cat. I could try to explain but I’m sure I’d just confuse everyone.
I get what you’ve done now RR , although I had to watch it several times and then sleep on it in between.
After referencing finished floor height to zero on the pole, you lowered the receiver by 4” and then lengthened the pole by 4” now the zero mark on the pole is actual grade level. So now when you take the pole around the site and slide the receiver up or down to get a solid ping from the laser the difference between the mark on the receiver and the zero mark on the pole is the variation in height from grade level.
Thanks for making me think about it 👍. Please correct me if I am wrong, the moral here is, be sure to use the zero mark on the pole to make significant reference point , in this case you’ve made it grade level.
Thank you for making this video it’s much appreciated.
ok. now that I read a few, I think we're all on the same level. I often read text book chapters twice or thrice before doing quizzes
I love your videos and I have learned a LOT from you. I must confess that I had to watch this one several time to get it all sorted out in my head. Thanks for all the effort you put into these, you are helping a lot of people to step up their skills.
I’m almost to my third year as apprentice in IUOE. I’ve done trade work for a long time but I’m newer to the equipment side of things. Your videos are great and have helped me a lot along the way. Thanks for everything you post
It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.
I found your channel just over a week ago. I have literally just finished watching every single video you made. I live in Ontario Canada if I ever win the lottery I’m flying you here to build my shop house. I have a crazy idea for a shop/house that I guarantee no one in Canada has. Your Channel has gave me so many ideas.
3 years later, still wasn't a waste of your time mate, thanks for the video! I jusr wish to add that there are different grade sticks out there, some are less advanced and you do end up having to math things out a little bit.
I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you, sir!
Makes a lot more sense after you have tried to use one! Helped my in-laws put in an in ground pool and this video really helped me make sense of how to use it when I actually had one in my hands. Great work!
This video helped me so much, not all people know how to explain and teach. My boss being one. I’ve watched 6 videos and yours is the only one that made sense. Thanks
I love your videos! I just bought a rotating laser to use on a pond I'm building, to find height of dam, swimming area slope, etc. Imagine my surprise when I searched for how to use a rotating laser level and you showed up! Awesome. Great info as always.
You and your crew are awesome , keep the videos rolling please, I learn something new every time I watch you guys
I watch a few of your videos now and then. What I find is that I’m doing the same things just a little different. I’m not a contractor just a home owner with a lot of toys (tools). I built my own 3300 sg ft home a few years ago long before UA-cam. Now I’m looking for a skid steer. Great videos Thank You
Showing a close-up of the sliding of the stick and actually seeing the offset difference would be nice and what number that you are marking on the steel bracket . Just want to thank you for taking your time from work to explain that level for dummies like me . Never was good in school math .
Clear and concise explanation! If anyone is confused just watch the video again!
I recently purchased an LAR350 and I was a little confused with the grade stick. I’m used to the standard inch/cm measuring sticks but this explanation helped me understand this style. Thanks!
It's also worth noting that when you are looking to purchase a grade stick that you need to make sure you buy one that is scaled in the right unit of measurement that you need. My dad always had fractional inch grade sticks... but when I went to work for a utility contractor suddenly I found myself working with a grade stick that was in tenths of a foot :O
A tape measure can turn any piece of lumber into a grade stick when you need it to be one too. I'm sure you know that though.
Absolutely taught me something i had no idea how the grade stick worked thank you
Thanks for the feedback Rob
Thank you for helping me understand how those work and how useful they can be!
I would of just left the finish floor on zero and moved it up 4 inches in the yellow.
You guys are true craftsmen and enjoy your videos.
That’s fine... then I would have had to do match once again and this eliminates the possibility of error.
The Stabila products are top notch.
I have used them for years even when most people in Florida have never heard of them.
You could also use a story pole if you have multiple elevations and mark what each one elevation is.
We use an 1x2 story pole and sharpie because we deal with a lot of different elevations.
I build custom homes in Central Florida and Craftsmen like you are getting hard to find.
Hey Kyle great videos. My name is also Kyle but Had to come back to this video to see the leveling. I have a Johnson laser level transit and getting ready to start our pole barn house conversion. Still waiting on materials from local Mennonites as the been behind and hard finding straight logs for our post and now an injury on there side. With cost of materials and everything we are so far behind along with full time work to come home and build our homestead from scratch. I have the 7 holes for porch started and still have to set grade along with mark the rest of our holes for quick tubes. And tips and trick would be great thanks Kyle b.
Great video, cleared up multiple questions. Much better solution than a visual transit.
Thanks Kyle. I think it would be helpful for more examples. I am just starting to get the gist of it, but as a newbie , more would be helpful.
Probably right thanks.
@@@RRBuildings--- It amazes me that commenters/people do not grasp the use of the grade rod. Very well explained.
Thanks for the video it helped me. The last thing I used to lay elevations out was a transit. So now we have bosh laser and laying out grade starting today. A video on laying out footers and squaring the footers with a laser would help. Especially with as many subscribers as you have.
Badass give us as many of these as possible I’d love to see one while building stairways and decks when grading the header and footer 💪💥👍💯🙏
Hi Kyle, worth it! I was a bit fuzzy, I had the basic idea this just set it for me! Thanks, you guys do great work !
Nice explanation. Surveyors call a grade reference mark a benchmark- if you want to add some new terminology. Also - I used to have some problems using a laser in snowstorms. The beam would deflect off level when it hit the falling snow. This was a while ago - maybe lasers have improved since then.
Will you show how you install grade board around the building corners over the brackets? how would you build different if the floor was going to be gravel? very informative videos. thanks.
Good tips are ALWAYS appreciated.
Hey Kyle, can you do a tools day video about the Stabilla LAR350, and walk us through the whole process? That grade stick video was helpful, but i still have questions. I am a deck builder and would use the LAR350 to level all my posts out. I am about to purchase one, and I’m sure I could figure it out, but your walk through videos are money! Thanks Kyle!
Video suggestion: What is grade, How to establish grade, How to use grade?
Looking for a vid on framing a lean to on existing pole barn. Love your work, ty.
Interesting stuff. I'll never practically use that information but as a draughtsman I like to know how site guys think as it helps me know what information will be most useful to them on my drawings. That made perfect sense to me, thanks for taking the time sir.
Great video explaining this somewhat difficult task.
How do you install window trim when edge of window falls on a rib
This video was so very helpful. Thank you very much!
What brand and model number is your grade stick? Your videos are great to watch. I own a excavation company and work with Contractors all day long your professionalism is top notch. Thanks
It’s a stabila grade stick
so does a building with a 12ft wall and 4 inches of concrete have an inside finished height of 11' 8"?
I probably don’t have enough information to know what you are talking about, but I would love to learn more about the grade stick. I know it’s dumb to ask, but could you do like a Barney style explanation of how to use it. Even the little bit of what you did flew way the hell over my head. Would love to take a class on it and learn how to be proficient at it.
Great job mate - cheers from Australia
great tip my stick is different then that one no zero mark to set to but im going to find that one it makes it much easier
Thanks for a helpful video, explaining some tricky ideas. Well done - keep it up!
I need to dig a footer 42” below grade how do I set my transit once grade is set to zero on the stick
Thanks for the demo I had know idea about how that all worked.
Great information on laser grade tool. What if you have the old school system passed down to you? Could you pass on information on that or where we could get information?
super simple!! Thanks for sharing kyle.
What about keeping the stick plumb as that can affect the height of the laser receiver?
Where I can buy just the vertical grade rod with the sensor?
Awesome im learnning ..keep teaching brother please...love your videos...
why are you not using total station of GNSS rover for stake out?
How far does the horizontal plane extend from the transmitter module? That thing is dam cool.
if hes using the laser i think he is, that one has like a 2500ft range or something along those lines
I need one of those, rotary lazer level and a tape measure have been my methods..
this will change your life bud seriously much more accurate..less math, and so much quicker
Yep, me, too. I use the old school scope-level: a Leica Theodolite with a grade rod. In the time it takes just to get the Leica scope leveled in a plane, I could have taken all the readings and be finished if I were use a self-leveling Laser level and target-receiver. A Theodolite is a fine instrument but it's obsolete technology. I say it's high time I upgrade my site layout equipment.
@@WelshRabbit--- I'm retired but I had an old Gurley transit....and still in excellent shape (it can work tomorrow). Last time I used it (for 30 minutes of work) was 2012.
I would think that seeing a laser line on a tape measure would be much faster than messing with the head up and down to get tone then locking the head and turning it to read the number. Maybe not better, but just as good and faster for this particular task. You should race Kyle, I'll put my money on you. Are you sure that your laser is visible/effective 80' or more down the line? :)
couldnt get my head around this till a fella drew me a diagram of what was happening. might be worth including this in a future video. Just a thought.
I just learned something. Thanks!
Where do I get a stick like that, that grades 0 from the center up and down? Anyone? Link please
Can you please tell me what laser detector holder you are using.
Do you have/use a grade laser with Slope/dual slope?
Does your grade stick have a bulls eye level to ensure that it’s perfectly plumb when you’re reading the measurement?
Yes
Kyle Very informative but still some confusion, for my part worth while subject as are all your videos.Thank You
Thanks Kyle. Very good info.
Thank-you v much. Still a bit confusing after only one viewing. The pluses and minuses get confusing. Will watch again.
Ye are worthy 🙌 . Keep em coming
Great explanation! Thanks!
Just a thought.. could a water level and tape measure achieve the same results?
Absolutely.
Hey Kyle I just want to start by saying I really enjoy watching your videos! I have a quick question for you regarding rotary laser. Which one or kit would you recommend to someone starting out? Would it be the Stabila LAR 350 or something else? I really appreciate it!
Piece of cake. Great idea no figuring but the one time. Great content
Is a fractional grade stick better that a 10ths stick? What are most blueprints or plans?
Can you post a video of your Site cleanup? your jobs don't look trashed!
Is the measurement taken on each support bracket used to trim each wall post length? That way each post will be the same height and all your pre-measured markings will be level for the wall perlins
Exactly right. That is the sole purpose for this task.
Ok show me how to take grade and dig 6in down and have a 6in pad above for a one foot even difference over a 8 foot long 6 foot wide hole. Please I need this information for a test coming up and I never used a grade stake
So up is down and down is up?
I like these tips videos. Keep them coming
good stuff. still learning how to use mine.
Kyle, what's the red portion at the top of the stick (on the metric side) and the yellow portion (on the inches-Imperial side)? Why do the colored portions only cover about 1.5 feet of the grade stick? Another question is the bull's eye level at the bottom supposed to be functional? On mine, it's just a useless dummy level. It seems to me that a real, working bull's eye level would have been better, right? Of course, someone who is experienced and skilled handling a grade rod should be able to tell when they are holding it plumb (or at least close enough) without having to look at a level.
Loved it thanks Kyle!
What brand is your grad rod
I bought a laser when I set the stick on hub and it gives me beep where do I set the numbers too
Interesting. I guess I never realized that the bottom of the column was under the concrete and the concrete was poured around and encasing the bottom of the column. Is that required by building code in your area or just considered best practice?.
yeah but can use a Philadelphia rod?
How do you know the grade rod is plumb
Usually a bubble level on the stick.
I'm a total amateur building a relatively tiny shed that is 6' x 14'. The grade is pretty flat already but I do have a "high" end. Unfortunately, I don't have a Stabila and can't justify buying one for such a small job. Do you have any videos that show a good way to layout a level foundation on just 6 piers? I guess it would be like if you showed up to the job site and you said, "Damnit. We forgot the stabila! Is there an easy way to layout a small job? I'm assuming the answer to be "use a string and string level"(?). Not sure there is much interest in this sorta question but figured I'd lob the question over. Love the vids by the way... I have a new appreciation for making sure everything is done right from the very beginning.
You can do this stuff on a small scale with most any self leveling laser, even a $50 one. If that seems expensive for a one time small job, look up 'water level', it will work as accurately and can be made for less than $15.
Could you do a video on a water level? Just thinking for the guys that don’t have a grade stick, but want to build their own building.
The minus 4" is the finish grade under slab. The +4" is top of slab
what brand of grade stick did you use and where can I get one?
Didn't even show the grade stick. What best for foundations, 1\8 stick or 1/10?
Why are the not in 1/12ths????
Hi just come across your video. What brand is that grade staff?
I bought a botch 800 ft laser, and it doesnt work this well. I couldnt afford the more expensive one, but the receiver isnt picking up the level line as easy
So take it back, is this the Bosch venting channel or are you just looking for a Bosch support group?
what is last word? 4:18
This is great but the same thing can be done with a basic spirit (dumpy) level and staff, or am I missing something? What is the cost of the equipment you are using?
How do you like that laser?
Can you make a tutorial for making your own columns, aka laminating 2x6s?
Kyle, love watching your videos. Could you do a video on the process/steps you have to go through before you even arrive onsite?? Such as designing the buildings, material takeoffs, ordering of materials, and possibly your estimating costs for projects. Thanks for sharing your passion!
@Brandon Collins --- Kyle might not want to reveal his methods/secrets!...I know I didn't when I was still contracting....but my competitors still called me!
Ok I got the point but you cut it short. I would just now had demonstrated the corners of the building to see and make them level so that the SLAB should line up level with the building which is standing on your tubes. I think a lot of people still have the disconnect there.
More confused now than when I started watching
what can I help explain
Like donald wells, I learn by repetition. Just keep beating the drum loud and we'll get it eventually. Maybe. @@RRBuildings
RR Buildings maybe next time go a little slower. I don’t use mine very much. Thanks 🇺🇸
Like Anthony below I don’t use often. You keep explaining and we will eventually get it
I think if you need him to explain again, just watch the video over and over. He couldn't explain it any simpler than he just did!!!
This grade stick is a lot different from what came with my Bosch rotary laser. This one seems like it works much better
Thanks for the videos! Just became a member. I want to built a workshop so I need all this information. What do you think of kit buildings? Do you design all of your builds?
Yes I design them... kits are great for DIY
@@RRBuildings thanks
Just remember that up is down and down is up and will work fine ^^
I think the bulk of the confusion for me comes from 1:00 to 2:00 in the video. Clarifying certain things like "we set out receiver at +4 and then zero it out." don't make a lot of sense, it sounds like you're moving the laser to a 4" mark, then moving it back. Thing is, you're adjusting two different things. First the grade stick expands/contracts into itself, second the receiver slides up and down the stick, I missed that first time through somehow. I don't have a grade stick, and I've not used one as of yet, maybe that's part of my problem, a lack of hands on knowledge.
I was able to understand it after the second or third watch and I think it's purely a case of certain terms being ambiguous. It's like saying him, him and her. instead of John, Grace and Gregg. You're talking about grade and +4 -4 but you have the house grade, and the project grade, concrete grade and gravel grade. So "grade" becomes ambiguous. Adjusting +4 -4 is another sticker, clarifying exactly what you're adjusting might help. The other thing that caught me up was "it, it, it" What is "it"? It was the grade stick, the receiver and the grade at times.
After writing this I think I've got it all clear in my head now lol. Hopefully next video I won't need to do such a deep dive into what your saying haha. Maybe this will even help you clear it up for me in future how to videos.
Love watching the content you put out. I want to build a new shop and your experience and attention detail is very valuable. You manage to make it hella entertaining too. Keep it up!
hey man totally agree and thanks for the feedback...im by no means a pro at this video stuff and learning all the time and thanks to people like you that give good constructive criticism I can get better. Thanks
So, when you said you are "1- 7/8", were you saying that the bracket is 1-7/8" below the finished floor?
The bracket is 1 7/8 below the bottom of the grade board and therefor 5 7/8” below top of concrete which is almost exactly where we planned it.
Do you guys come to jersey