Drywall Lifts

[neblinc]

Anyone here bought one of those cheap drywall lifts from ebay?
If so are they worth the money?
I have 12' ceilings and was thinking it woul be cheaper to buy then rent since I will only be hanging the dry wall in my spare time.

Randy

 

[bpez317]

I just bought one of the red lifts to finish off my garage. It worked fine.

Check out this link to another forum on the subject.

http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32341

 

[ChucksCrib]

I'm so pissed I had a great sheet rock lift tutorial that I put together and posted a while back which would have helped you. The thread was deleted.

This may help some however.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=954&highlight=tutorial

 

[ChucksCrib]

I still have the pics anyway

 

[ChucksCrib]

 

[ChucksCrib]

 

[REFLEXX]

Priceless!

 

[Inetmonkey]

Priceless!

They are worth 1000 words, aren't they? I never even thought about using a lift for the walls. I just figured I'd be using full sheets upright. I'll obviously need to get more info before I try doing this myself.

What's a "cheap lift" like that cost?

 

[GShelton]

I just figured I'd be using full sheets upright.

Drywall should always be hung "side ways" as the grain runs the long way. It makes it much stronger when hung side ways and will not have the desire to bow between studs it would if you hung it upright.

Just my .02

 

[ChucksCrib]

What's a "cheap lift" like that cost?

I think it was about $260

 

[74-77Camaro]

Thanks for the re-post, Chuck! Pics help tremendously. I went out and checked eBay, the lift looks like it's running $120 plus $90 shipping now.

Scott

 

[bpez317]

Drywall should always be hung "side ways" as the grain runs the long way. It makes it much stronger when hung side ways and will not have the desire to bow between studs it would if you hung it upright.

Just my .02

The only problem with hanging them sideways is finishing all the **** joints. I hang sideways in small rooms and prefer factory joints for finishing in bigger rooms.
Using the lift for walls looks like more of a PIA than its worth. Lift by hand and bang 'em out.

 

[Der Bugmeister]

Using the lift for the walls is a snap. And it sure beats struggling to hold the board up (especially with 10 or 12 footers) while fumbling for the nails/screws and hammer/drill, then finding the board shift down a half inch just when you're ready to fasten.

After using a lift to do the 11' 4" ceiling and walls of my garage, I can't imagine doing it the "old fashioned" way again, even if I have help.

 

[neblinc]

Well there are the red ones and yellow ones on ebay. I was looking at the red Troy lift with the extra lift extension for $159 + a flat $60 for shipping. Will I be ok with that lift?

Great pics on using the lift in this thread.

Randy

 

[ChucksCrib]

I think anything you buy on e-bay is a **** shoot. The extra lift extention on my unit extends the usable lift range from 11' (without it) to 15' (with it). The unit you are looking at may or may not be the same. I don't have an extension with my lift and was able to use mine as is, due to my ceilings being 11' +/- an inch.

Well there are the red ones and yellow ones on ebay. I was looking at the red Troy lift with the extra lift extension for $159 + a flat $60 for shipping. Will I be ok with that lift?

Great pics on using the lift in this thread.

Randy