How to Make a Water Level for $20 and use it

I show you how to make a water level for about $20 and use it. This is how I leveled my house and garage. Now I'm using this technique to level my yard. All you need is a little clear tubing, bottle, water, and food coloring (optional).
3/8 inch and 1/2 inch ID (inside diameter) both work well. Try not to go smaller than that because it takes a long time for the water to level out.
Example of vinyl tubing: amzn.to/2QYtIoY
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[@jamest.5001]

I setup mobile homes for years. We used a simple 1 gallon bucket. And a few hundred feet of tube. Food coloring, and water and its a level. A shutoff valve is a good idea also. About a 3/8" tube works great.

[@lazywhale7364]

Clear tubing is obviously needed for the sight line but you could use garden hose for the bulk of your line.

[@offgridwanabe]

Basically you set the top of the patio as a benchmark normally I would call that 100 with the rod and level so every shot in the lawn would be a cut or fill shot but since all yours are low they are all fills, so if I read 5 feet on the patio my hi (height of instrument) would be 105 put it on the lawn and read 6 obviously 1 foot fill 4 would be a 1 foot cut. With a base line established it would be easy to calculate the required amount of fill or grade if you desired a slope. Have fun and don't drink your level lol.

[@stuartpatterson1617]

Cheers guys! I was just about to attempt the same thing for a patio.

[@nojnoj3069]

Very smart. Thankyou, i've taken that info on board......Subbed you for more gems.

[@adus123]

Good way to do it. There may be more hight teck ways to do it but your way works and its simpel.

[@4Fatherplus]

Another great video! Thanks!

[@ke6bnl]

I tore apart 2 coffee makers and took out a small floating ball check the I put at both ends and if the water gets to the end the ball rises and does not let the water come over the top. the other one I have has a small tank and a small thin hose so that when you use the water level the height of the water in the container change in negligible. with a big hose the level in the bottle will change enough to have reading that are not as accurate.

[@airos52]

that is freaking impressive!

[@pusatberk4193]

youre place really nice

[@DavidPozEnergy]

Thanks

[@markfillery1002]

you sound like you want the lawn level with the patio top for that you would have to ship in more soil you can not raise height with out it if you just want a level lawn then what you have worked out all ready would do just cut the heigh spots out in to the low spots and re level

[@glenngoodale1709]

kool

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

heya well that is 1 way to do it and it's shape lol

[@kimsawyer1720]

Water is level and so is the land it's in contact with. Some people actually think the Earth is a globe. The people that understand what level is don't think that.

[@checkavilatility]

Whatever doesn't seek level. It's pushed down by the atmosphere. The oceans are curved.