Fallon
Super Member
Some recent snow melting & turning parts of my driveway to mud has informed me I didn't get the grading quite right.
What ways do you measure out a grade before moving dirt? My eyeball it & guess method is close, but not quite good enough.
I'm familiar with the concept of using stakes marked to the appropriate height, but probably looking for a good way to set them...
String & level... Slow but cheap
Rotating laser... Not so cheap & minimal range in the sun
Surveyor's transit... Might have to recruit your wife to hold the stick, but reasonably quick. Any cheaper than a laser?
What ways do you measure out a grade before moving dirt? My eyeball it & guess method is close, but not quite good enough.
I'm familiar with the concept of using stakes marked to the appropriate height, but probably looking for a good way to set them...
String & level... Slow but cheap
Rotating laser... Not so cheap & minimal range in the sun
Surveyor's transit... Might have to recruit your wife to hold the stick, but reasonably quick. Any cheaper than a laser?