| A | B |
| cowley square | used for right angles |
| builders square | used for right angles |
| pegs | placed into ground for ranging lines |
| lines | attached to timber to show position of setting out |
| tape | identify distances |
| pencil | marking positions on drawings |
| profiles | used for protection of setting out positions |
| datum | all vertical measurements come from this |
| saw | for marking profile positions |
| Scaled Working drawings | where we get our sizes & positions from |
| knife | to cut pencils or line |
| first aid kit | to help in an emergency |
| lump hammer | to place pegs |
| claw hammer | placing nails into pegs or profiles |
| building line | set by LA |
| frontage line | position of face of building |
| parallel lines | opton of transfering positions |
| diagonals | method of checking for square |