may sound silly but

[ianphilip007]

this may be a sill question, but is there an easy way of locating the void between floors on a house for when you have to drill thru for an outside light ect, from the out side on a gable end with no upstairs windows. or downstairs windows as i usallyuse the windows as a guide to where to drill after measuring from the inside. i guess you could measure the cieling height and and 100mm any suggestions

 

[johnboy6083]

compass and a magnet? i read it on here a year or so ago, and it seemed like a neat trick, but ive never tried it.

 

[ianphilip007]

neat idea if it works

 

[Darkwood]

follow the seams of the brick/stone work from a side wall using that window as a guide assuming the floor is same height throughout.

 

[ianphilip007]

ahhh now thats more like it, simple and as long as no splitl evel floor fool proof thks

 

[KevinS]

Do as the Romans did, use a water level!
Cheap and effective!

Used mine only yesterday.
had 2 rooms where floor level was not level, wanted to get bench height sockets at same level so when room was knocked into 1 all the sockets would be perfectly level.
Went back today, wall was down, sockets perfect!

 

[ipf]

Just make sure it's the right wall.

 

[sedgy34]

try a tape measure

 

[telectrix]

and use a small ( 3/8" bit) for a pilot hole. then if it's in the wrong place , it's only a quick dab of filler and stick the wallpaper back before anyone notices.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Hi, this is only for you, thanks

:42::42: His other posts are too.