Just to clarify....Everyone of our jobs that has a concrete floor, the top of the concrete is 4" above "grade" . We want our concrete floor to be the same as the front doors thresh hold. therefore when we set out receiver at +4 and then zero it out...the receiver will get a solid tone at 0 on the grade stick when it is 4" below the finished concrete. Then I slide the stick up when resting it on the bracket and the number it tells me is the offset difference I use when making my columns. Hope that clears up some questions

I love your videos and I have learned a LOT from you. I must confess that I had to watch this one several time to get it all sorted out in my head. Thanks for all the effort you put into these, you are helping a lot of people to step up their skills.

It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s kzfaq.infoUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.

I get what you’ve done now RR , although I had to watch it several times and then sleep on it in between. After referencing finished floor height to zero on the pole, you lowered the receiver by 4” and then lengthened the pole by 4” now the zero mark on the pole is actual grade level. So now when you take the pole around the site and slide the receiver up or down to get a solid ping from the laser the difference between the mark on the receiver and the zero mark on the pole is the variation in height from grade level. Thanks for making me think about it 👍. Please correct me if I am wrong, the moral here is, be sure to use the zero mark on the pole to make significant reference point , in this case you’ve made it grade level. Thank you for making this video it’s much appreciated.

Makes a lot more sense after you have tried to use one! Helped my in-laws put in an in ground pool and this video really helped me make sense of how to use it when I actually had one in my hands. Great work!

I found your channel just over a week ago. I have literally just finished watching every single video you made. I live in Ontario Canada if I ever win the lottery I’m flying you here to build my shop house. I have a crazy idea for a shop/house that I guarantee no one in Canada has. Your Channel has gave me so many ideas.

I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you, sir!

You and your crew are awesome , keep the videos rolling please, I learn something new every time I watch you guys

I’m almost to my third year as apprentice in IUOE. I’ve done trade work for a long time but I’m newer to the equipment side of things. Your videos are great and have helped me a lot along the way. Thanks for everything you post

3 years later, still wasn't a waste of your time mate, thanks for the video! I jusr wish to add that there are different grade sticks out there, some are less advanced and you do end up having to math things out a little bit.

I watch a few of your videos now and then. What I find is that I’m doing the same things just a little different. I’m not a contractor just a home owner with a lot of toys (tools). I built my own 3300 sg ft home a few years ago long before KZfaq. Now I’m looking for a skid steer. Great videos Thank You

Thank you for helping me understand how those work and how useful they can be!

Clear and concise explanation! If anyone is confused just watch the video again!

This video helped me so much, not all people know how to explain and teach. My boss being one. I’ve watched 6 videos and yours is the only one that made sense. Thanks

Hi Kyle, worth it! I was a bit fuzzy, I had the basic idea this just set it for me! Thanks, you guys do great work !

Great video, cleared up multiple questions. Much better solution than a visual transit.

It's also worth noting that when you are looking to purchase a grade stick that you need to make sure you buy one that is scaled in the right unit of measurement that you need. My dad always had fractional inch grade sticks... but when I went to work for a utility contractor suddenly I found myself working with a grade stick that was in tenths of a foot :O A tape measure can turn any piece of lumber into a grade stick when you need it to be one too. I'm sure you know that though.

Badass give us as many of these as possible I’d love to see one while building stairways and decks when grading the header and footer 💪💥👍💯🙏

Absolutely taught me something i had no idea how the grade stick worked thank you

Showing a close-up of the sliding of the stick and actually seeing the offset difference would be nice and what number that you are marking on the steel bracket . Just want to thank you for taking your time from work to explain that level for dummies like me . Never was good in school math .

Thanks for a helpful video, explaining some tricky ideas. Well done - keep it up!

Great video explaining this somewhat difficult task.

I just learned something. Thanks!

super simple!! Thanks for sharing kyle.

I recently purchased an LAR350 and I was a little confused with the grade stick. I’m used to the standard inch/cm measuring sticks but this explanation helped me understand this style. Thanks!

Not wasting your time you helped me a lot! Feel like this is a better choice over the Dewalt

This video was so very helpful. Thank you very much!

Thanks for the demo I had know idea about how that all worked.

Great job mate - cheers from Australia

Thanks for the video it helped me. The last thing I used to lay elevations out was a transit. So now we have bosh laser and laying out grade starting today. A video on laying out footers and squaring the footers with a laser would help. Especially with as many subscribers as you have.

Loved it thanks Kyle!

Will you show how you install grade board around the building corners over the brackets? how would you build different if the floor was going to be gravel? very informative videos. thanks.

Good tips are ALWAYS appreciated.

Hey Kyle great videos. My name is also Kyle but Had to come back to this video to see the leveling. I have a Johnson laser level transit and getting ready to start our pole barn house conversion. Still waiting on materials from local Mennonites as the been behind and hard finding straight logs for our post and now an injury on there side. With cost of materials and everything we are so far behind along with full time work to come home and build our homestead from scratch. I have the 7 holes for porch started and still have to set grade along with mark the rest of our holes for quick tubes. And tips and trick would be great thanks Kyle b.

I like these tips videos. Keep them coming

Thanks Kyle. I think it would be helpful for more examples. I am just starting to get the gist of it, but as a newbie , more would be helpful.

Nice explanation. Surveyors call a grade reference mark a benchmark- if you want to add some new terminology. Also - I used to have some problems using a laser in snowstorms. The beam would deflect off level when it hit the falling snow. This was a while ago - maybe lasers have improved since then.

Thanks Kyle. Very good info.

Great explanation! Thanks!

Awesome im learnning ..keep teaching brother please...love your videos...

Interesting stuff. I'll never practically use that information but as a draughtsman I like to know how site guys think as it helps me know what information will be most useful to them on my drawings. That made perfect sense to me, thanks for taking the time sir.

Video suggestion: What is grade, How to establish grade, How to use grade?

Looking for a vid on framing a lean to on existing pole barn. Love your work, ty.

Hey Kyle, can you do a tools day video about the Stabilla LAR350, and walk us through the whole process? That grade stick video was helpful, but i still have questions. I am a deck builder and would use the LAR350 to level all my posts out. I am about to purchase one, and I’m sure I could figure it out, but your walk through videos are money! Thanks Kyle!

I would of just left the finish floor on zero and moved it up 4 inches in the yellow. You guys are true craftsmen and enjoy your videos.

Hey Kyle I just want to start by saying I really enjoy watching your videos! I have a quick question for you regarding rotary laser. Which one or kit would you recommend to someone starting out? Would it be the Stabila LAR 350 or something else? I really appreciate it!

Ye are worthy 🙌 . Keep em coming

thanks man very helpful

Very helpful thank you kyle

good stuff. still learning how to use mine.

Great video.

Great video. Thanks

Great information on laser grade tool. What if you have the old school system passed down to you? Could you pass on information on that or where we could get information?

great tip my stick is different then that one no zero mark to set to but im going to find that one it makes it much easier

Piece of cake. Great idea no figuring but the one time. Great content

great channel

Cool stuff

Brilliant!

I probably don’t have enough information to know what you are talking about, but I would love to learn more about the grade stick. I know it’s dumb to ask, but could you do like a Barney style explanation of how to use it. Even the little bit of what you did flew way the hell over my head. Would love to take a class on it and learn how to be proficient at it.

couldnt get my head around this till a fella drew me a diagram of what was happening. might be worth including this in a future video. Just a thought.

Great explanation....thank you. :--)

What brand and model number is your grade stick? Your videos are great to watch. I own a excavation company and work with Contractors all day long your professionalism is top notch. Thanks

Thanks bro.

this helped me

Interesting. I guess I never realized that the bottom of the column was under the concrete and the concrete was poured around and encasing the bottom of the column. Is that required by building code in your area or just considered best practice?.

What about keeping the stick plumb as that can affect the height of the laser receiver?

This is great but the same thing can be done with a basic spirit (dumpy) level and staff, or am I missing something? What is the cost of the equipment you are using?

How far does the horizontal plane extend from the transmitter module? That thing is dam cool.

Can you please tell me what laser detector holder you are using.

Hi Kyle, what rotary laser would you recommend?

Hi just come across your video. What brand is that grade staff?

Could you do a video on a water level? Just thinking for the guys that don’t have a grade stick, but want to build their own building.

More confused now than when I started watching

Kyle Very informative but still some confusion, for my part worth while subject as are all your videos.Thank You

Can you make a tutorial for making your own columns, aka laminating 2x6s?

Worthy!

How do you install window trim when edge of window falls on a rib

Thanks for the videos! Just became a member. I want to built a workshop so I need all this information. What do you think of kit buildings? Do you design all of your builds?

what brand of grade stick did you use and where can I get one?

good vid

Kyle, love watching your videos. Could you do a video on the process/steps you have to go through before you even arrive onsite?? Such as designing the buildings, material takeoffs, ordering of materials, and possibly your estimating costs for projects. Thanks for sharing your passion!

Great video as always. But I have a ? Do you or have you used a water level? Is it accurate?

Need hearing aides now, thanks so much... :P

Is a fractional grade stick better that a 10ths stick? What are most blueprints or plans?

Where I can buy just the vertical grade rod with the sensor?

Is the measurement taken on each support bracket used to trim each wall post length? That way each post will be the same height and all your pre-measured markings will be level for the wall perlins

Do you have/use a grade laser with Slope/dual slope?

Kyle, what's the red portion at the top of the stick (on the metric side) and the yellow portion (on the inches-Imperial side)? Why do the colored portions only cover about 1.5 feet of the grade stick? Another question is the bull's eye level at the bottom supposed to be functional? On mine, it's just a useless dummy level. It seems to me that a real, working bull's eye level would have been better, right? Of course, someone who is experienced and skilled handling a grade rod should be able to tell when they are holding it plumb (or at least close enough) without having to look at a level.

I need to dig a footer 42” below grade how do I set my transit once grade is set to zero on the stick

Thank-you v much. Still a bit confusing after only one viewing. The pluses and minuses get confusing. Will watch again.

Can you post a video of your Site cleanup? your jobs don't look trashed!

so does a building with a 12ft wall and 4 inches of concrete have an inside finished height of 11' 8"?

You lost me at "Hey. What's up guys"

why are you not using total station of GNSS rover for stake out?

I'm a total amateur building a relatively tiny shed that is 6' x 14'. The grade is pretty flat already but I do have a "high" end. Unfortunately, I don't have a Stabila and can't justify buying one for such a small job. Do you have any videos that show a good way to layout a level foundation on just 6 piers? I guess it would be like if you showed up to the job site and you said, "Damnit. We forgot the stabila! Is there an easy way to layout a small job? I'm assuming the answer to be "use a string and string level"(?). Not sure there is much interest in this sorta question but figured I'd lob the question over. Love the vids by the way... I have a new appreciation for making sure everything is done right from the very beginning.

I need one of those, rotary lazer level and a tape measure have been my methods..

How do you like that laser?

What brand is your grad rod

This grade stick is a lot different from what came with my Bosch rotary laser. This one seems like it works much better

I bought a laser when I set the stick on hub and it gives me beep where do I set the numbers too