Levelling pegs

[petecbgb]

I've read in some trade catalogues that levelling pegs are a good tool to help with the all important levels. Does anyone know if they are readily available and where from?

[steve r]

Don't waste your money.
Get yourself a length of 10mm rebar and cut it into lengths of 500mm and voila - levelling pegs.

[petecbgb]

Rebar? Is that the rods used to strengthen concrete? If so is it widely available?

Thanks in advance.

[remus]

Yes you can get it from a Builders Merchant. Comes in 6m legnths. They might cut it down for you but take a hacksaw just to be on the safe side.

Kevin.

[Tool]

well i get mine from a local concrete products supplier they have it for all lintels and stuff they use i get about 30 to 40 pegs for a £5 and they cut em there while u wait.

You could try your local steel stockist also check yellow pages in your area.

i use rebar pegs all the time for footings too they are better than wood because you can drive em through any rocky soil.

good luck m8

[petecbgb]

cheers chaps,

half way through the job now and the rebar has worked fine.

Just wish these thunder storms would stop so i can get a bit of unbroken work done.

oh and they'd invent some magical levelling machine that got your flags to the perfect level and stopped them rocking