Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: brianbarber on April 15, 2012, 05:42:26 pm
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Hi guys
Best method of measuring a job, trad tape measure,or those digital jobbies?
thinking about getting a digital ....
Any one use a digi measure?
Thanks in advance
Mr B
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i use digital, much better than tape!!!!
saves time as well!!!
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Sonic laser measure,adds up the area too,save time with a calculator ;D
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Sonic laser measure,adds up the area too,save time with a calculator ;D
Agree. so much faster and professional.
AutoCad from furniture diagrams on commercials if you do em is even better.
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Laser is best, sonic not that accurate.
Looks so much more professional and done in seconds.
I have this one: -
http://www.bosch-pt.com/productspecials/professional/dle50/au/en/start/index.htm
Great bit of kit and prices are great now compared to a few years ago.
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As Ian said, get a Laser, not a Sonic.
With the laser, it projects a red dot on the point you are measuring to, so the distance is accurate.
With a Sonic, this works on a frequency somewhat similar to radar, and can bounce back from an obstacle between you and the point you are aiming for, giving you a shorter distance than it actually is.
If doing commercial work, make sure that the meter can cover longer than normal residence measurements.
Shorty.
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Agreed on the sonic ones... I had one, and it conned me out of a fair bit of money on a commercial job once... I put it under the wheel of my van and ran over it so I wasn't tempted to use the dam thing any more!!
(they actually work on the principal of sonar, the same as bats... bouncing a sound off something and timing how long it takes to come back. Radar is radio waves :) )
I think a decent laser one with a good range would probably set you back £100 or so but should last a lifetime.
Saying all that, I prefer to use a tape measure :)
I use an 8m tape. If I've got a big room like a school hall I wind it all out from one end, pick a marker point and walk back, measuring in 8m sections. Doesn't take very long and the tape never lies!!
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Actually it's a laser one I have. When doing big areas my hands shake so much (probably the trich exposure as a child) I need to get someone to stand part of the way along and measure in sections. There is always the sniper comment.
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laser all day long! much more accurate than a tape measure, and they calculate area, go for the bosch.
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get one of these, absolutely brilliant. I can even measure up to door architraves. You won't regret it.
http://www.laser-measure.co.uk/leica-disto/leica-disto-d2.html
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Agree with John, Leica are really good, I got this one.....
http://www.laser-measure.co.uk/leica-disto/leica-disto-dxt.html
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How accurate do you need to be, measuring up a carpet or floor to clean it?! I learned maths at school too: width x length = area!
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Tape every time for me.
I know it's right and if I get it wrong only
me to blame.
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With a laser if you are in an office it will measure accurately as long as you can point the beam between the cabinets etc. A sonic will bounce off obstructions.
And the price is not that different now. I paid £300+ for my Disto 8 yrs ago.
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I use the Leica. Really recommend it for measuring rooms large or small in seconds. Looks more professional too.
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As above, it has to be laser. I have this one
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&q=milwaukee+laser+measure&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3832690242686340360&sa=X&ei=tFiQT4ndO8GX8gO72Om1BA&ved=0CJoBEPMCMAI (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&q=milwaukee+laser+measure&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3832690242686340360&sa=X&ei=tFiQT4ndO8GX8gO72Om1BA&ved=0CJoBEPMCMAI)
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Thanks guys
Digital laser it is!
Mr B