Sheetrock Lift

[rakane]

How well would a sheetrock lift work for the second 8' sheathing of 7/16 OSB? I'm doing it alone so I'm looking for a way to lift it, catch the edge of the bottom piece and fix in place.

Meanwhile is a 30' Grady White.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

At the moment our Princess Auto has the Metaltech drywall hoist on special for $220.They refer to it as a 11' drywall hoist holding panels up to 4X16' with a capacity of 150 pounds.
I imagine the one you are looking at is similar so should do the trick.
I also have noticed that guys that buy these type of items rent them out after use to cover off the purchase price.

 

[JRC3]

Not sure if Menards is in Oregon but I bought one there two years ago. Identical to the HF one and cost less even with a 20% coupon. https://www.menards.com/main/tools-...87-c-8951.htm?tid=1852419891356385279&&ipos=2

 

[klassenl]

I also have noticed that guys that buy these type of items rent them out after use to cover off the purchase price.

I sold mine after I used it for 50% of what I payed for it. Then 3 years later I borrowed it back for a week to do my garage.

 

[vavet]

Check craigslist. They come up frequently here. I had to search to get mine because I needed to go higher than 11 feet for my garage ceiling.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

It works great for that but you work from the top down so what you refer to as the 2nd 8ft should probably be the 1st 8 ft. (Also I hang wall material horizontally so doing it vertically make it more difficult).

 

[jeffmattero76]

For sheetrock, I agree that you should start at the top sheet and work down. However, for OSB, I don't see why it would matter.

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[rakane]

It works great for that but you work from the top down so what you refer to as the 2nd 8ft should probably be the 1st 8 ft. (Also I hang wall material horizontally so doing it vertically make it more difficult).

That answered my questions. Thanks for posting.

Meanwhile is a 30' Grady White.

 

[matt_i]

If you're talking wall sheating I think there's a better way.

Screw a 2x4 to the wall, large flat on the wall, top edge flush with your existing OSB edge, use only 2 torx or deck screws. Now screw a 1x2 to the 2x4, flat-on-flat, push the top edge of the 1x approx 1/4" above the 2x4s edge. Now you have a place to lift and rest the sheet, it only needs 1 screw thru the OSB to hold it once set. Then you can zip in the rest.

The problem I had with the lift hanging drywall, is lift is it can't get closer than about 16" to the wall no matter how you twist the 3 casters. That's a long way to launch the sheet if you ask me. Also with a 12' sheet of 5/8" (I know its not drywall) its heavily unbalanced until the sheet is flipped up flat and I think the crude telescoping center will grind to a bind with the sheet off-center and it being loaded on a cantilever.

 

[The Cobbler]

the reason for hanging the top sheets first is so you can nicely **** it to to the ceiling .
unless you're planning a trim pc at the top I would hang the tops first . even then I would do the top sheets first.but that's me

 

[rakane]

The shop will have an open ceiling so top first or bottom is not a big deal. I can start low until I figure out how to do the higher part without injury or failure.

Meanwhile is a 30' Grady White.