One man hanging ceiling sheetrock

[n74tg]

Found this on YouTube; kinda interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkrRblKLvJw




P.S. John/Glenn - I've never seen this link on this forum, if it's been here already, let me know, I'll delete it.

[glenn kangiser]

I don't remember seeing that one, Tony.  A good example of how to make a jig of sorts from common materials to replace a helper.

It won't be late for work, you don't have to feed it, it won't argue, you won't be wrong.  What more could you ask.

[fishing_guy]

I hung drywall for several summers, just enough to know I didn't want to do it full time.  I never have seen something so slick.  Somehow, I don't think it would pass OSHA standards though.

I think our horses cost about $300 back in the 70's, for all the (over)engineering that went into them.

[bayview]

   Thanks for the link . . . I may try this myself.

[Jens]

I rent a lift, and hire or borrow a helper for the day.  My back still loves me, and it is worth every penny.  That is a pretty cool set up though.  Nice part about a lift, is that you can run the upper wall sheets, and vaulted cielings with it too.  I put strapping perpendicular to the rafters on my vault, made a jig to go on the lift to hold the sheet 90 deg from normal, trimmed 3 inches off one end, and hoisted the sheets up to the lid.  Four rooms, I think we were done in about 2-3 hours.  Those 5/8" (firecode) sheets are heavy when 12' long!

[glenn kangiser]

Another option...

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=477207

or

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95852

higher -

[rwanders]

The heaviest I ever had to handle was elevator shaft liner----1" x 2' x 16'. We had to carry it up four flights of stairs while holding it vertical since it wouldn't fit around the narrow fire escape stairwell turns (or in the elevator of course). keeping that weight balanced was a real bitch. I think it aged my joints several years worth in two days. Only had one project like that thank god!

Very clever device!!

[glenn kangiser]

I have some elevator shaft liner in my yard.  Broken pieces fortunately.

[MountainDon]

I have some elevator shaft liner in my yard. 

Is there anything you don't have in your yard?   

[glenn kangiser]

People give me stuff...  

They were 4 or 5 feet long so when sassy wanted a closet with sheetrock instead of mud, I had to use it as I couldn't allow new unrecycled sheetrock in the house.