Used to hand level every fence post with a 4-foot level. Now I just use a string line.

Spent 3 hours getting one section of fence perfectly plumb in my Denver backyard two years ago. Neighbor came over and showed me the string line trick. String line from top of post to top of post, set it and forget it. Anyone else fight with leveling posts for way too long before finding a faster way?

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jones.brooke29d ago

Took me three hours and a smashed thumb to learn that same lesson.

veramiller26d ago

Had a buddy spend his whole Saturday trying to fix a leaky faucet after watching one YouTube video. It's funny how we all assume the easy path is the right one until we're bleeding or swearing at a pile of parts. Kinda makes you wonder how many simple things we overcomplicate just because we're too impatient to ask for help or read the whole manual first.