Must drywall over good sized popcorn ceiling. Any way that one man can do this himself? Must I rent one of those scissor lifts? How to raise the 1/2" drywall and hold it while I start the screwing?
There ae several methods for one man to install drywall to a ceiling. In my opinion the easiest and least frustrating is the use of a drywall hoist, particularly if you are new to hanging drywall. By scissor lift did you mean a man-lift?
I bought two six foot extensions cut in half and welded it to the other six footer and ran a bit more cable and the thing works fine a bit on the wobbly but it beats any other way.
I just use a deadman. A 2x4 or other lumber with a board nailed to the end. I lean the deadman at an angle, lift the sheet of drywall onto the deadman, push up the other end and I'm good to go. A drywall lift, or gypsy jack as we call them in my parts, is even easier, but there are plenty of one man crews like me that use the deadman method.
Please post a video, I would really like to see. I don't know about your area but mine you can rent a lift for $20 a day. They are safe, and easy to use, and cheap when you consider the cost of doctors after the accident.
yeah I know! I might have to go to my buddies machine shop and have him custom make me one.. I think it is stupid not to have a lift that does not make a extension that goes to at least 20' it sucks working scaffolding and getting the sheets up it then putting them up ugh.
It just dawned on me....I'm done withe ceiling drywall....I don't need the lift any more.
Anyone want one? $100. Great shape.....
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