ToughButterCup Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Contemplating the minor challenge of our foul drainage piping : and came across this little video of how to ensure the correct angle of fall. It's brilliant Nice bit of gentle weewee extraction too. Want to go straight to the technique? 2:58 Recon my laser spirit level set up correctly in the middle of the pipe will do fine. But I betcha @Declan52 will tell me how to do the same more easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I'm a bit more old school and used a length of builders string between the 2 ends with a peg driven into the ground but using the same principle. Obviously a laser is much much fancier!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Depending how long your run is an offcut of 22mm timber taped to a 6ft level is handy for short bits. Likewise I use 10mm packers on an 800mm level for even shorter bits. When the bubble says level the gradient is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I found tape a bit of 1" batten to one end of a 1M long spirit level was about right. Set the pipe so the level reads level. simple. EDIT @Oz07 beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Yeah but I want sexy..... (as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said: Yeah but I want sexy..... (as well) Well then get the aa batteries on the go and get that laser shining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I just used a digital spirit level set at 1.0 or 1.5 Degrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 19 hours ago, AnonymousBosch said: Contemplating the minor challenge of our foul drainage piping : and came across this little video of how to ensure the correct angle of fall. It's brilliant Nice bit of gentle weewee extraction too. Want to go straight to the technique? 2:58 Recon my laser spirit level set up correctly in the middle of the pipe will do fine. But I betcha @Declan52 will tell me how to do the same more easily. Seamus O Hoolahan? !!! HOTLIPS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epsilonGreedy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 My index finger under the downhill end of my long spirit level gives a fairly consistent 1 in 80 gradient. A tip given to me by my nearly retired building advisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 hours ago, PeterStarck said: I just used a digital spirit level set at 1.0 or 1.5 Degrees. Yeah, but did you shine the laser down the pipe - like Sean in the video? Such a brilliant little idea - makes it really easy to get the level of the gravel right...... Watch Seamus and Sean in action at speed .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said: Yeah, but did you shine the laser down the pipe - like Sean in the video? Afraid not, just used the digital readout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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