Just realized my level was off by a quarter inch on a 10 floor job

I was doing a routine leveling check on a new install in a downtown Denver building last Tuesday. The car kept drifting slightly to the right every few floors. Turns out my digital level was reading 0.25 degrees off because I dropped it getting it out of the truck. Had to re shim three intermediate landings after I recalibrated it with a known good level from the shop. Has anyone else had a tool go bad on them mid job and mess up the whole alignment?

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olivia_anderson17d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, is a quarter inch really that big of a deal on a 10 floor job? Seems like something that would barely be noticeable.

markc8417d ago

I used to think that way too but honestly a quarter inch adds up quick across a whole building.