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Hanging drywall is hard work, especially when it comes to hanging it over your head.
But with a little time, patience and practice and a few tools you can do it yourself. Of course, I can't give you every answer to every situation that you might encounter; but I can give you a few of the basics. The rest will be trial and error; but you will do fine with these basics under your belt.
Hanging your own sheetrock, drywall or gypsum board can save you a lot of money, but in the interest of time let’s concentrate just on hanging sheetrock over your head.
Before we start there are some tools that will make the job easier. A utility knife (with several sharp blades, the sharper the blade the easier it is to cut), tape measure, pencil, square (a T-square can also be helpful), a key-hole saw, screw-gun, hammer, sheet rock nails and lastly a Prohoists Dry wall lift. In the past, owning a lift was not an option but with the Prohoists Dry wall lift we give you dependability with affordability. Check out http://www.prohoists.com/ for our complete line of lifts.
Ok, now that the commercial is done, back to our project! Sheetrock is heavy so it's not really a one person job. I suggest that you get a friend or brother-in-law to help.
I’m assuming here that all framing, insulation and electrical has been done and inspected if you have any questions call your local building inspector.Starting in a corner, measure from the wall to the truss that best matches where your sheet rock will end. All sheet rock must land on a truss to avoid any buckling.
After you assemble your prohoists lift, release the catch on the wheel, and crank it up and down a few times to make sure it’s working smoothly. Cut your sheet rock to fit desired length. Then lock the lift and hoist one end of the drywall sheet up to the support hook—finish side down. Now, get your soon to be ex friend or brother- in- law to lift the other end of the sheet up and slide it onto the second hook. Lift slowly and smoothly—abrupt or jerky handling can pop the front edge of the drywall off the hook. Now turn the lift flat and rise to the ceiling. Nail off or use a screw gun to attach the sheet rock and you got it! Just repeat these steps for the rest of the room.
Our Prohoists Lift will work on upper wall sheets just as well as it does on ceilings.
But that is for another blog, remember go to http://www.prohoists.com/ and check out our products, How to Videos and blogs.