are wooden sticks used as post sharpened at one driven into the ground to serve as boundaries or supports of the batter boards
stake
wood stick or board nailed horizontally at the stake
batter board
either plastic chord or galvanized wire across the batter boards used to indicate the outline building wall and foundation
string
instrument or tool capable of vertical and horizontal line check
spirit level
uses for vertical line check
plumb bob
method of leveling (horizontal) batter boards w/o transit
plastic hose
a manual method of squaring the corners of building lines in building layout
3-4-5 multiple w/ the use of steel tapes