The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:25 am**

If you could only have one size spirit level what size would you choose, and why?

Posted: **Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:47 am**

For years i just used a boat level and if i need, for instance to 4 course a manhole i'd just tape it to a timber straight edge that can be found on any site. A 600 is my favourite it fits inside the 675 opening on regulating courses and can also extrapulate taped to a straight edge, saves carrying multiple size levels, ideal for most "rough works." :;):

Posted: **Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:26 pm**

1800mm level, but ideally I'd like a 2m one!

Posted: **Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:39 pm**

Your getting a stabila 2440mm for Â£67 + VAT,

(list price Â£134.99)

Www.powertoolsdirect.com

Posted: **Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:56 pm**

Cheap depending what model that is.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:17 am**

1200mm was always the key one for us. When we were being taught all about flag laying back in the 1970s, the 3x2 flags (900x600) were the most popular size laid on highways and a then 4ft level was long enough to mark a diagonal on such a flag, and also to cover two full 600mm wide course, or three courses partially, when checking levels and falls.

I hear what others say about a boat level (handy for checking kerbs are laid with just enough crossfall) and 600mm levels for MH construction, and the super-long levels beloved of brickies, but the 4ft/1200mm level is still my go-to tool of choice.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:45 pm**

in my experience Brickies always favour the 4 foot level with maybe a 2 foot back up for piers and a boat level for soldier courses
those 2 metre jobbies are what chippies <spit> use

LLL

Posted: **Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:25 am**

Many, not all, but many, of the brickies that worked for me over the years had an enviable collection of levels, and while they would happily use a 1200mm for building corners, they did seem to like a 2m or a 2.4m level for courses. Maybe it's a northern thing?

Or maybe I just employed useless brickies?? (not really!)

Posted: **Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:28 pm**

I was always taught that nothing over 900mm (4 bricks) should be laid by level, build a corner and use a line, was the mantra as the line never lies
laying stocks today and no way you could lay them using a levels

in 33 years never seen any bricklayer use a level over 1200 so maybe its a northern thing
but I have worked with a few
LLL

The Brew Cabin

What size spirit level?