The laser level I bought for $60 saved my stair stringer layout

I always did stringers with a framing square and tape, but 3 weeks ago I grabbed a cheap laser level on a whim. It showed my back stair landing was off by almost a half inch, which would have caused a wobbly tread, and now I will not cut stringers without checking the laser first. Anyone else trust the old math over tools and regret it?

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betty_shah10d ago

Did you ever check the old layout against the laser after it already bit you? I was the same way, swore by the square and tape. Then I found out my garage slab was a quarter inch low in one corner, and my stringers were just following the bad floor. The laser showed it right away, and now I run it across any landing before I even mark wood. Still keep the square handy, but that little tool caught something my eyes just wouldn't have seen.