Are you building or fitting a new wardrobe or some kitchen units? Maybe you want to fit some track lighting or even lay a new patio outside your home. Whatever type of home DIY project you want to start, you must ensure that you are working with level surfaces. There is nothing worse than putting up a shelf or a cupboard, only to discover that it isn't level and everything you place on it will roll to the side. The old-fashioned way of ensuring that DIY projects were level was to use a spirit level or a bubble level against the edge of the object being installed. When the bubble was centrally located, you would know that the item was level. While that worked reasonably well, it was still subject to human error, and it wasn't always possible to tell whether the bubble was precisely centre. Today, laser levels offer the prospect of more accurate measurements that can line up DIY work precisely. Here are three ways that laser levels can make the job easier.

Keep your hands free for working

When you are carrying out a DIY task, you will need to hold and work with lots of tools and materials. Often, you must have access to all of these items at the same time, particularly if you are standing on a stepladder. Adding the need to hold a level at the same time can make a difficult job almost impossible. Laser levels make the job much easier since they can be operated hands-free. The level can send a beam straight across any surface, and you can see at a glance where you need to mark the straight line.

Work across multiple walls at once

A traditional level allows you to work on only one surface at a time. Laser levels can project a beam across several walls, so you can be sure that you are always working at precisely the same height on every wall. This approach offers total consistency throughout the whole operation. With this technique, there is no danger of misjudging the required height of a unit or a piece of decorative work, whether you are working on the ceiling, wall or even the floor.

Works at the press of a button

Rather than struggling to operate a manual level, you only need to press a single button to project a light beam across whatever surface you need to check when you're using a laser level.