Product Works's New Product, Plumbmate brings plumb back to building. Cocoa Beach FL, September 14, 2002

New product invented, designed and manufactured by company offers increased quality of construction to improve America's buildings and homes. Product is applicable to DIY, construction, remodeling and restoration industries.

Cocoa Beach FL - Most of Americas homes and offices are more than a little out of plumb. Since the advent of the spirit or bubble level our buildings, our homes in particular, have been built with the level. Most would not pass a code check for plumb.

US Government: Unified Facilities Guide Specifications
The tolerance for wood frame construction is 1/4 inch in 8 feet maximum out of plumb. For some finish applications, tile for instance, the tolerance is even less, 1/8 inch in 8 feet. This is also true for metal stud construction. Our surveys found most walls in existing and newly built homes exceed these limits. In many cases by a factor of two or more! Product Works believes it is largely due to the tool most often used to align the vertical structure, the common level. In practice, the level simply isnt accurate enough as is demonstrated in the lack of plumbness in our homes. It wasnt this way when builders used the plumb bob.

Plumbmate
A new kind of tool lets the builder use a plumb bob in a whole new way. It allows the user to hold the plumb line with an extension pole and provides an industry standard 2-inch offset. The user can position the plumb-line at the top of the wall without the need to climb, tie the string to a nail or depend on a helper to hold it offset and steady. With Plumbmate confirmation of plumb is absolute. The reference can be physically measured and verified. The very top of the wall is aligned with the bottom. Something that cant be done with a level. With this new tool, using a plumb bob is as convenient and fast as a level and results in a finished structure that is truly plumb.

The Cost of Plumb
It is probably more important to state; the cost of out of plumb". When a wall or opening is built out of plumb during the framing stage the impact on remaining work to be done is not readily evident. The roof structure goes on and the course is set. The finish carpenters and installers begin work on the cabinets, windows, doors and built-ins. The undocumented costs to compensate for the lack of plumb-level-square-flat & straight could be hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in this country alone. It's built into the costs and comes out of the potential profits of the builder and is paid for by the home buyers purchase money. It's a cost that need not be paid any longer. Plumbmate makes a proven, ancient building method viable again - the use of the plumb bob.

Remodeling Tool
Working on existing structures during remodels, additions or restoration require collecting some fundamental information. Is it square-level-plumb and is it straight? Knowing where the problems are in old buildings allows the right decisions to be made before the work begins. Initial job surveys are made easy with Plumbmate. One person can make measurements of overhead features, locate positions and offsets. Find and document trouble spots with accurate dimensional data that can be recorded. All without climbing or needing assistance. In todays competitive climate the more cost effective and accurate information the remodeler has the more profitable and competitive their bids can be. Plumbmate is one of the tools that will add to the bottom line and produce a superior product for the home owner.

About Product Works LLC
Product Works is the only manufacturer of the Plumbmate type product. The company was formed to bring this new patent pending tool to market (one of the company founders invented the Plumbmate tool concept). Plumbmate is currently only available on the Web. For more information on Plumbmate, visit the Web site at www.plumbmate.com or call 321-799-3777.