Hanging drywall

[Oregonhunter5]

I hate hanging drywall. I'm saying $500.00 to hang it in a room in my shop.
Having someone tape texture and finish it for $500.00
I use a makita and 1 screw loaded one by one. Its the sheeets. Young mans work!

Read More

 

[jbett98]

These wall/ceiling lifts help a lot, especially if you're working alone.

 

[Kruel J]

These help if you don't have a drywall screwgun and are just using a cordless. Keeps you from breaking the paper and compromising the sheets ability to stay put.

DEWALT Drywall Screw Setter (4-Pack)-DW2014C4 - The Home Depot

 

[clearconscience]

Drywall sucks anus.

 

[Mister Bisley]

I don't think drywall is all that bad. The worst part is all the dust created from sanding compound.

 

[Stomper]

I hate hanging drywall. I'm saying $500.00 to hang it in a room in my shop.
Having someone tape texture and finish it for $500.00
I use a makita and 1 screw loaded one by one. Its the sheeets. Young mans work!

Hanging the drywall is the easy part, mudding, taping, and sanding sucks canal water!

These wall/ceiling lifts help a lot, especially if you're working alone.

View attachment 548501

Bought one from Harbor Frieght... (almost) the best $100 (with super coupon) I ever spent!

These help if you don't have a drywall screwgun and are just using a cordless. Keeps you from breaking the paper and compromising the sheets ability to stay put.

DEWALT Drywall Screw Setter (4-Pack)-DW2014C4 - The Home Depot

I use the exact same thing, perfectly counter-sunk every time!

 

[jbett98]

Sheetrock can be easy or hard, it mostly depends on how good the framing is and the quality of the tools.
I've hung thousands of sheets and towards the end of my remodeling career, I just hired it out to the pro's.
They did it for less and far quicker.
I would go find a drywall supplier and ask around for a reliable crew that works on weekends for cash.
English will more then likely be their second language, but they'll get it done, just have the material on hand.

 

[Oregonhunter5]

So I'm going to hang the rest of this room and call it good. Pay the finish guy to get that done.
It's an art!

 

[Bealzybub]

I know a finish guy that is an expert. He lays the mud on so good theres hardly any sanding. Because of that he's very very reasonable. Finish only, no hanging.

 

[PNWguy]

I hate drywall! I do it myself and I rely on heavy texture to cover up my lack of mudding skills.

 

[ditchtiger]

I don't think drywall is all that bad. The worst part is all the dust created from sanding compound.

what sanding?
keep the mud edge down and no sanding is needed.

 

[Mister Bisley]

So I'm going to hang the rest of this room and call it good. Pay the finish guy to get that done.
It's an art!

It's really not that hard. Just takes a little finesse and patience. If you have neither...hire a finisher

 

[Mister Bisley]

what sanding?
keep the mud edge down and no sanding is needed.

There is always sanding...no matter how good you are.

 

[EPS]

Lol my friend does dry wall for a living.
Mmmmm
Don't F#$@& with him can hold a sheet of drywall above his head and screw it in .
Forget about it.
Screw and tape and prep a room for paint in no time.
No joke this is real work

 

[jbett98]

Less is more when it comes to taping.

 

[Jerry]

I was a sheetrocker back about 40 years ago. No power tools at all, just measurin', cuttin', liftin' and hammerin'.
A young man's job, that's for sure.

 

[NW Backpacker]

Don't forget the Gorilla Gripper Tool:

 

[Certaindeaf]

 

[Certaindeaf]

I knew a guy so good that could perfectly cut all the sheetrock and do all the mudding with his old fashioned sheetrock hatchet.










not really