Indoor Applications of Laser Levels

• Align and plumb your walls
• Leveling floors
• Attach your laser to a wall or ceiling mount for easy drop ceiling installation
• Easily check door or window heights
• Align shelves, cabinets and trim
• Use a tripod for easy installation and alignment of wainscoting, chair rails, etc

Outdoor Applications of Laser Levels

• Any type of basic surveys
• Lasers easily level and align posts, decks, fences and porches
• Masonry alignment
• Site layout
• Lasers with a slope capability can set grade for proper drainage and irrigation
• Contour farming or drainage

Accuracy

Laser levels are more accurate than other tools such as the torpedo levels.

Manual VS Auto

Auto lasers, also known as self leveling lasers, essentially does most of it for you. Once it starts up it will eventually give you a true level line. It will also stop if disturbed, meaning you won’t get any inaccuracies. Manual lasers aren’t less accurate than auto lasers if they are set up properly. However, unlike auto lasers, if they are disturbed they will carry on running which is why they are better suited to smaller projects.

Green Beam VS Red Beam

Green beam lasers are easier to see because they appear much brighter. But the green laser option has historically been about 25% more expensive than its red counterpart. Another downside is that green lasers are more energy-consuming. Because they have a higher output, battery life is depleted within a shorter time span. Therefore they are only used for large-scale, indoor projects where the line needs to be seen instead of using a laser level detector.

Indoor or Outdoor Usage

Are you using your level for indoor or outdoor projects? There are different types of laser levels that could be better suited for it's intended use.

Rotary Lasers

A rotary laser sends out a 360-degree spinning laser beam creating a highly accurate "chalk line" or leveling line from which to work. This is very useful for a wide range of jobs including tiling, aligning and plumbing a wall, leveling floors, aligning kitchen units, any type of basic survey work, site layout, calculating grades and much more. The most beneficial way to set up the level will be using a tripod, so it is essential that you purchase a set or buy one separately. It is ideal to purchase a self-leveling laser as you won’t need to calibrate the measurement – allowing you to get much more accurate measurements. Once this is complete you can begin measuring by pointing the laser where you need it to be.

Line Laser Levels

Line lasers allow the user to establish a horizontal or vertical plane by projecting a beam, or line, of light usually around 180 degrees horizontally and vertically. However, there are some line laser levels that can project a beam 360 degrees. This device is particularly useful for anything needing horizontal or vertical leveling. To use a line laser, you will need to set it up on the flattest surface available – tripods are the best way of achieving this. You can then make sure the laser is level, either manually or automatically, depending on whether you have a self leveling laser or not. The measuring and marking process can then begin and once you have your level line you can use it for reference.

Dot Lasers

These lasers produce single or multiple dots of reference on the wall or work surface. They work much like a reference point, or a laser plumb bob.