What would you do : visually level or real level

[Metropolitian]

We are living in a townhouse, in the whole street the ground in the back has sunk a little.

Put a ball on the floor, and it will roll to the back. And so does fluids..

 

Rough measurement gives 10 cm over a distance of 12 meters. Close to a sinking ship ????

 

I did mount a whiteboard last week, which is 120cm wide. And when drilling the holes I used a level.

Now I moved a cabinet under it, at the right side it fits nicely under the board and at the left there is a gap of 1 cm.

 

 

 

Now what would you do when you hang up a TV, art or anything else on the wall.

Level to your eyes or level to the gravity?

 

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by Metropolitian
adding poll..

[rvaviator]

haha ... My eyes are my level ...... Eyes first .. then level .. its 99% within the black lines ....

 

It has to be level ... the floor or ceiling  is irrelevant - Gravity every time ... My rationale is .. if I can influence it .. it has to be level ... Why not level up the cabinet - blocks under the feet .. ?

[4MyEgo]

Um......

[blackcab]

2 hours ago, Metropolitian said:

Now what would you do when you hang up a TV, art or anything else on the wall.

 

What would you do if you were hanging a circular mirror?

[carlyai]

It depends on 3 things: 1. If it looks out of place when you use a spirit level, level with your eye.

2. If it looks OK with the level, use that.

3. If your Thai Mrs tells you when it's level, always follow that advice.

 

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, carlyai said:

3. If your Thai Mrs tells you when it's level, always follow that advice.

 

Definitely this ... on pain of death (or at least no nookie)

[BritManToo]

12 hours ago, Metropolitian said:

Now I moved a cabinet under it, at the right side it fits nicely under the board and at the left there is a gap of 1 cm.

Wedge under the cabinet leg.

[Metropolitian]

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Wedge under the cabinet leg.

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17 hours ago, rvaviator said:

Why not level up the cabinet - blocks under the feet .. ?

Two reasons why not; there are two of them sitting next to each other. And the material is mdf which is prone to sag and flat at the bottom so using wedges it would give a gap at the left side at the bottom.

 

I'm now using small peggies, on points where the pressures are high, and lift the cabinet 0.5cm from the floor to avoid water going into the wood.

 

Having stuff on the cabinet the gap is barely seen now.

[Metropolitian]

15 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

What would you do if you were hanging a circular mirror?

Put a marble on the top, and whatever direction it is rolling realign.

????