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I did our 2,000 sqft basement, 9’ ceilings with a Telpro lift. I bought it on Amazon and resold it for 90% of what I paid for it after I was done. At the time I was in my mid 50s and could barely lift a 75#, 5/8” sheet onto the lift. This lift, an inexpensive set of scaffolding and a Dewalt drywall gun made this miserable job reasonable. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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The key to drywall is shimming so the gaps between sheets is minimal and drywall is level/even. Don’t leave large offsets and then use mud to fill it in. The less mud, the less sanding and dry time. | |||
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we call those dead men in these parts, I hung a few ceiling panels in the garage at my first house with them, and it was doable, but a bit of a pain, then again, I had tall ceilings (7" studs on top of 3 courses of cinderblocks) called a friend and got him to help out with the rest, I did use them also, successfully, on the upstairs of that house, in 2 rooms, but that was standard height, just takes a bit of coordination https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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^^^^ When you put it that way, so is SRA, ChrisOrndorff, DMarlowe, etc. I just need to order pizza, soda, throw some burgers on the grills and we can have a SIGforum nail gun shoot at my house next Saturday. I’ll provide the nails, “targets” and food and will be done in just a few hours!!!  __________________________ | |||
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I’m totally there if I can work with my shirt off. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Are your current walls finished? Before you start, if just bare block or cement I would use a sealer on them to block any moisture that might seep through. Are the walls or whatever you're mounting to straight and flat? ___________________________________________________________ Your right to swing your fist stops just short of the other person's nose... | |||
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Beat me to it! We rented one when we finished the basements in 2 homes over the years. They really take the work out of doing dry wall ceilings!! | |||
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I have done that, too. Takes at least 2 people (prefer 3) to use them tho. 2 to lift and hold the panel, 1 to place the braces. | |||
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those work really well! Well worth the money! | |||
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12 footers work well for walls, save time and work. I would not try to use them on ceilings. And run them horizontally for the walls! That way if you hang the first one next to the floor, you can use it to support the upper sheet. | |||
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When I refinished my basement I did the drywall myself. Took until the last two seams to figure out the taping and mudding technique. I ended up with a lot of drywall dust. I watched the pros do a bunch of drywall during our renovation at work. They produced a product that required little sanding and dust. Truly an art form. A ceiling jack is a MUST. | |||
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You're not kidding, it's an art form when you get a large crew working. Even a 1 person or 2 person crew will piss me off as they make it look so easy. Had a large project a few years ago that we took out a tremendous amount of double layer high impact drywall due to a flood. The contractor (large national company) doing the put back had a crew of about 25-30 guys show up from a neighboring state. Unbelievable to watch them work, had you stood in the wrong spot for long enough they would have drywalled right over you. To top it off, they would have finished it to where no one would have known you're stuck between the studs and the drywall. | |||
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Sort of like that house at the beginning of "Sicario" ? A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master-and deserves one. Ronald Reagan, 1964, quoted from Alexander Hamilton | |||
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Thanks everyone. To answer a question or two, I already have the basement framed, wired and insulated. I do live in the desert so I’m not really concerned about moisture. __________________________ | |||
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Want to do ceiling by yourself? Fasten a piece of 2X4 to the wall about a couple inches below the ceiling. Put one end of the drywall on the 2X4 and raise the other end and install the dead man. That's how I did mine about 30 years ago. Cant do it today. | |||
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