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Old timer told me to never use a level on baseboard, just scribe everything
I was trimming out a house in Oregon last month. This retired carpenter with 40 years saw me running base with a 6-foot level. He laughed, said levels lie on old walls, just scribe the damn board. I ignored him, ended up with a 1/4 inch gap at the floor. Tried his way on the next room, fit like a glove. Who else learned a hard lesson ignoring a pro?
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rosed321mo ago
Last two houses I scribed everything, never touching a level again.
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iris_jones891mo ago
Ugh, yeah, @rosed32 I hear you. I fought it for like three rooms before I gave in. The level is fine for the top edge but the floor is never actually flat, that's the whole deal. I kept chasing a straight line on a wavy slab. Once I started scribing, I stopped cussing at my own work. Honestly, it's not even slower once you get the hang of it.
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