I used to think string lines were a waste of time for a simple chain link run, but after my post holes were off by 3 inches on a 50 foot job in July, I finally tried one.

Now I won't even start a dig without setting a line first, because that one mistake cost me half a day of rework, so what's your go-to method for keeping a long fence straight?

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nathan85114d ago

My old foreman swore by a transit for anything over 100 feet. You ever try that method?

stone.thomas14d ago

Yeah, the transit thing... that reminds me of a story @nathan851 would get a kick out of. We had a guy who used one to level a barn door and somehow ended up three inches off.