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Title: how to measure heights
Post by: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 06:25:57 pm: what is the gizmo called for measuring heights of buildings from the floor, any one know ?.

Luke said about another one last year but cant for the life of me find it.
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: trevor perry on January 27, 2009, 06:32:43 pm: Quote from: Stan The Man on January 27, 2009, 06:30:30 pm
Tape measure ?
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 06:34:09 pm: Quote from: Stan The Man on January 27, 2009, 06:30:30 pm
Tape measure ?
smart ass lol, anyone else know ?
You have to excuse the baked bean listening window cleaner. ::) :P
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: Dean Aspects on January 27, 2009, 06:35:54 pm: Quadrant and a tape measure
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: simon w on January 27, 2009, 06:36:33 pm: Quote from: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 06:25:57 pm
what is the gizmo called for measuring heights of buildings from the floor, any one know ?.

Luke said about another one last year but cant for the life of me find it.

It's some kind of laser gizmo. Nationwide Access always use them to work out the height needed when selecting a mobile elevated work platform. Not sure where you can buy them. Sorry not much help.
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: simon w on January 27, 2009, 06:41:31 pm: Try this link

www.merlinlazer.com (http://www.merlinlazer.com)

www.Hilti.co.uk/LaserMeasure (http://www.Hilti.co.uk/LaserMeasure)

Is this what your after?
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: Dean Aspects on January 27, 2009, 06:44:44 pm: Laser range finder
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 07:00:11 pm: Quote from: simon w on January 27, 2009, 06:41:31 pm
Try this link

www.merlinlazer.com (http://www.merlinlazer.com)

www.Hilti.co.uk/LaserMeasure (http://www.Hilti.co.uk/LaserMeasure)

Is this what your after?
cant find it from that link ???
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: cbcs on January 27, 2009, 07:01:49 pm: Golfers use something like a range finder?
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: simon w on January 27, 2009, 07:05:35 pm: Windowwashers.

Click on the Hilti link. Look on first page for introductory offers, then click on measuring kits.

Or try www.merlinlazer.com (http://www.merlinlazer.com) Measuring tools, Laser distance measurement
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 07:22:22 pm: Quote from: simon w on January 27, 2009, 07:05:35 pm
Windowwashers.

Click on the Hilti link. Look on first page for introductory offers, then click on measuring kits.

Or try www.merlinlazer.com (http://www.merlinlazer.com) Measuring tools, Laser distance measurement
thank you Simon your a star ;)
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: dai on January 27, 2009, 08:15:30 pm: I have one of them, they were selling them in ALDI's the other week, about £7.
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on January 27, 2009, 08:19:10 pm: Is this any good to ya WW.If it is,hurry,offer ends at 9pm......pure coincidence i saw this. Hope it may help
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21504/Hand-Tools/Lasers-Levelling/Lasers/1st-2nd-Fix/SITE-Rotary-Laser-Level-06;jsessionid=QHUSUZEO3NF2GCSTHZOCFFY?ts=87213
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 08:26:18 pm: Quote from: Pole 2 Pole on January 27, 2009, 08:19:10 pm
Is this any good to ya WW.If it is,hurry,offer ends at 9pm......pure coincidence i saw this. Hope it may help
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21504/Hand-Tools/Lasers-Levelling/Lasers/1st-2nd-Fix/SITE-Rotary-Laser-Level-06;jsessionid=QHUSUZEO3NF2GCSTHZOCFFY?ts=87213
dont think thats the right one for height, but thanks for looking for me, I could well be wrong but I have something very like this already.

Ian
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: elite mike on January 27, 2009, 08:30:11 pm: ask an estate agent :o
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on January 27, 2009, 08:32:29 pm: Quote from: windowwashers on January 27, 2009, 08:26:18 pm
Quote from: Pole 2 Pole on January 27, 2009, 08:19:10 pm
Is this any good to ya WW.If it is,hurry,offer ends at 9pm......pure coincidence i saw this. Hope it may help
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21504/Hand-Tools/Lasers-Levelling/Lasers/1st-2nd-Fix/SITE-Rotary-Laser-Level-06;jsessionid=QHUSUZEO3NF2GCSTHZOCFFY?ts=87213
dont think thats the right one for height, but thanks for looking for me, I could well be wrong but I have something very like this already.

Ian
No prob Ian...........It all looks alien to me but to the right person that coulda been an ok purchase i reckon ;)
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: dai on January 27, 2009, 08:38:14 pm: It's easy with a brick building, measure the distance between 10 courses of bricks, then count them to the required height, not exact but near enough.
Title: Re: how to measure heights
Post by: Tosh on January 28, 2009, 07:03:54 am: As a rule of thumb, 10 feet per storey should give an inaccurate figure to work with.