Professional Builder’s Tibby Singh investigates the considerable Laserliner portfolio of measuring equipment, including a MultiScanner Plus Wall Scanner, MoistureFinder Compact and VideoPocket HD
Laserliner is a brand I learned about in a previous review and you’ll find it in the January edition of Professional Builder, but I was surprised to hear about the extent of the product range. I got to explore a few interesting products that may not be used daily, but when you do, they can get you out of some sticky situations.
First up was the Laserliner MultiScanner Plus. Usually when fixing something into the wall, the general rule would be not to fix in line, above or below a socket as that’s where the wires should be running. However, it’s not always the case as wires can be hidden behind a wall without you knowing. This device is great to double check this before drilling into the wall as it detects live and non-live wiring.
It also detects many other materials, magnetic or non-magnetic metals under stone, concrete, screed, wood, ceramic and mineral building materials. I needed to fix a door frame into a stud wall and to get a solid fixing I wanted to fix into the stud. I don’t know how, but this device not only helped me find the stud, but identified the centre/edge of the timber too. I also like that it doesn’t take any external batteries and can be charged with the external lead provided.
The second product to whet my appetite was the Laserliner MoistureFinder Compact. Because it’s not always visible, moisture or damp areas in a building or in building material can be difficult to identify. With this MoistureFinder you can quickly locate any areas that have a potential moisture problem. It’s as simple as turning the device on, selecting the material type and placing it flat onto the surface.
This will determine the moisture content as a percentage. It also has a colour indicator which shows up green for dry, yellow for moist and red for wet. A warning tone would be sounded for wet material, to alarm you that there is significant amount of water. It allows you to select between four different materials from soft woods and hard woods, gypsum plaster and cement screed.
Finally, there’s a product that I never knew I needed, which is the Laserliner VideoPocket HD. There’s been some cases in my career where I’ve needed to see behind something or in a hard-to-reach location that you physically can’t reach. This device allows you to carry out these inspections. The 8mm camera is fixed to a 1-metre flexible tube which can be shaped according to the space you need to inspect. As you’d expect, these hard-to-reach areas are usually dark so there is a powerful LED light which can be adjusted to suit. It gets better as well, because it’s waterproof so great for any plumbers that need to inspect pipes, and any images or video footage can even be recorded.
I was wondering what would happen if the camera was upside down; would you have to turn the screen. Laserliner have thought about this, and the device allows you to flip the screen so it’s easy to view. Other attachments are supplied to fit to the end, such as a magnet, hook and a mirror attachment to view at 90 degrees. All this fits into a case and it literally is – as the name suggests – pocket size.
I’m impressed with these Laserliner products and no doubt they will get me out of some tricky situations in the future. They have so much more to offer and I’m excited to try more of the company’s products in the future.
For further information on any of the products mentioned in this feature use the relevant link below:
MultiScanner Plus Wall Scanner
You can take a look aty Tibby Singh’s review of the Laserliner PocketPlane-Laser 3G on the Professional Builder website here: Laserliner PocketPlane-Laser 3G review – Professional Builder
Tibby Singh – www.TibbySingh.com
