The Way To DIY Drywall Lift

It is a difficult project to hang drywall on a ceiling, even for almost two people working together. If you're trying to do it alone, it seems impossible, because a person can't realistically take a 4 x 8-foot-thick plaster board to the ceiling with one hand, and you twist it in with the other.

The solution is a gypsum board elevator. It's just a support. When you fix the gypsum board on the ceiling bracket, fix it. You can rent a gypsum board elevator made for this purpose, or build one yourself in five minutes.

Inspect the ceiling for obstructions or problems that need to be fixed.

Find the ceiling joists and mark their location on the wall.

Mark the placement of light fixtures and vents on the drywall.

Smooth the rough edges of the drywall pieces.

Build a T-brace if you’ll be working alone or without a lift.

The above is the general process, and the following is the whole process.

First Step
You should measure the exact height, from the floor to the ceiling bracket (or to the plaster surface of the ceiling, if you dry the walls on the plaster) which can be laborious.

Second Step
Cut a 2-by-4 the length of your ceiling. Cut a second 2-by-4 that's 3 feet long.

Third Step
Place two No. 4 boards on the narrow edge and form a "T" shape. The short boards form a horizontal span at the top. Then use a screw gun to push three or four screws through the surface of the shorter plate and into the top of the longer plate. You should follow the steps, one step can not be wrong.

Forth Step
Lean the finished drywall lift against the wall under the area of the ceiling that you're going to drywall. Finally, place it in a "T" shape with a 3-foot horizontal span several inches below a 4-foot area on a 4-foot-side of a 4-by-8 dry wallboard.

Fifth Step
Lift the gypsum board and place a 4-foot side on the top of the 3-foot horizontal span of the gypsum board elevator. At this time, you need to lift one end of the gypsum board with one hand, extend with the other hand, grasp the vertical span of the gypsum board elevator, and pull it to you. Put the elevator under the dry wall and fix it firmly on the ceiling. As you did, move the elevator to the middle of the paper. Adjust the thin plate on the bracket according to the need, and then fix it to the bracket with the dry wall screw. The whole process should pay attention to safety.

Now that your own drywall elevator has been completed, you can do it at home without spending money on equipment. But you should pay absolute attention to safety in your own process. If you can, you'd better do some safety facilities to ensure your own safety. If you can't, you can't force yourself, your safety is the most important.