Unpopular opinion: stop using a chalk line to lay out wall plates, a laser level changed my whole week

Phoenix Lewis · 2026-10-08T10:25:03.878448+00:00

I got tired of snapping lines that rubbed off on rough framing, so I grabbed a $90 laser level and shot all the plates on a 32 ft wall in about 10 minutes. My old boss in Dayton told me lasers were for guys who couldn't read a tape, but he never had to redo a wall because the chalk smeared. Anyone else ditch the chalk line for framing layout, or am I the only one?

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