Best horizontal & vertical lasers according to redditors

Or you could just buy a real, self-leveling one for about $35.
https://www.amazon.com/Tacklife-SC-L01-50-Self-Leveling-Horizontal-Cross-Line/dp/B01N33JJ3R/ref=sxin_2_b2b_sx_ftd_qd?keywords=self+leveling+laser&pd_rd_i=B01N33JJ3R&pd_rd_r=ff7da6a5-c4b5-466e-932f-f1151ecae3d6&pd_rd_w=IgbHy&pd_rd_wg=HUoOl&pf_rd_p=96f4a28d-bbd4-4b1b-b36b-32fdf628e1b1&pf_rd_r=C1XHJF5E4S9Y5W3T90HB&qid=1568934347&sprefix=self+leveling+

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N33JJ3R/

$32 USD. Works great.

Occer 12x25 Compact Binoculars... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N33JJ3R?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Link says binoculars but it’s the level.

I'm going to be honest with you, If you want a "Basic" self leveling laser, don't get any of those. They're all over 100 dollars.

you know what you need? This

50 dollars is pretty steep too, but you get a tripod with it.

don't need a tripod? Here.

Mine is a "parkside" I got from Lidl for 20 bucks, works fine. If you're not using it every day, cheap is fine.

Proffesional Commercial and residential GC here. I use various types of lasers all day. DeWalts crossline laser is hands down best bang for your buck and most versatile.

DEWALT DW088K Cross Line Laser https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B009O94W3E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_-jVPAbFRJJ31J

Canadian tire has them for $10 cheaper and will go on sale a couple of times a year.

I moved from Boston to Athens GA and bought my first real (but still cheap) home. Its a great functional house but all the storage space had this very cheap wire shelving that absolutely sucks. The 120sf master closet was not functional at all. Neither was the laundry room. Or the 4 other bedroom closets. Or the pantry.

So I called California Closets and Inspired closets. Two national chains and the only providers of a service like this in Athens GA. They both had very slow response times and took more than 3 weeks to visit my home to do a walk through and then another 2 weeks to get a quote. Inspired never showed up.

They were PRICEY. California came with this proposal for $2,929.

Our goal was to get rid of our dressers in our master bedroom and have some drawers in the closet so we could fit all of our clothing in there. California let us know that an option with 16 drawers (8 for each of us) would be $5,000 or more plus tax. He also let me know the install team is backed up and it would take 6 weeks until they could get to the job. I didn't bother hassling him for a quote.

So I shopped around a bit and decided to buy some Easy Track systems from Build.com. I looked around my house and decided to not only build out my master closet but also my laundry room, pantry, three guest bedroom closets and basement bedroom closet.

I measured each closet and drew some designs on a notebook. This and this.

Then I made this list of the Easy Track systems I would need to order to accomplish all of this.

Then I compiled my order on Build.com. I called them and was able to get a 10% discount on the pricing. Here is my receipt.

$2,710.02 + $189.70 tax for a grand total of: $2,899.72

Then I borrowed my neighbors miter saw and got to work. First I ripped out the old wire shelving and then spackled the holes and repainted. This took about an hour. I drank 2 miller lites while doing this. If you end up starting a business I recommend skipping that step.

I drank two more miller lites and listened to this audiobook while I put together all 16 drawers with wood glue and a rubber mallet. This took about 3 hours total and was the hardest part of the entire process.

The next morning I hung the track system on the wall using my laser level (which is the most handy tool ever for a home owner) and started the install. This took a total of about 8 hours for the master closet. I got a lot faster on the second half. If I were doing it again I would probably get it done in closer to 5 hours.

This is the final product:

Master closet empty. Full. Laundry room. Pantry.

We cleaned out all three of our dressers and fit all of the things from the previous closet layout in with ease. Then we listed them on craigslist.

I went on and did the other 4 closets and easily multiplied my available storage space in this home by at least 8x overall.

How much would all this work have cost me if I hired it out? No telling. Maybe $8k? $10k? 15k? Not to mention the fact it would have taken about 10 weeks from the desire to get it done to actually getting it done.

I spent about 20 hours and $3k. I think I could do the next one in 10 hours total.

Are you a little handy and a fast learner? Set something up and start offering this service! Doing this while you have a full time job is the perfect way to start. More on that here.

Don’t like closet building? Check out this list and take your pick.

Not HF but I bought this $38 self leveling laser level from Amazon and it's actually been working well -- always tested true level with my bubble levels

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N33JJ3R/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Are you kidding me? That thing is junk. Just by any laser level that has the 3 function mode (cross, vertical, horizontal). Use it elevated a foot or two on tripod and in vertical mode. Perfect line on ball and wall, no need for a mirror.

With this you can also use it around the house on many different projects.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004GHA5DA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518970499&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=skil+laser+level&dpPl=1&dpID=41Ku9FLWkxL&ref=plSrch

There are units which throw a straight line rather than painting one while spinning.

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW088K-Cross-Line-Laser/dp/B009O94W3E

http://youtu.be/Ojj4-W1svw4?t=1m43s

I have had a Stanley fat max locking cross line laser for probably 10 years with no complaints. This bosch looks good for the $$$ Bosch Self-Leveling Cross-Line Red-Beam Laser Level GLL 30 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJ40TOM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YnbFDbZATZBMW

This is the one I use. I use it a lot on commercial jobs that require a lot of anchors for No-Hub pipe and copper. I'll lay it out on the floor and then transfer my marks to the ceiling.