How to Hang Drywall By Yourself

In this video, I show you how to hang drywall by yourself. I also go over why I am using the size of drywall sheet I am and how to easily carry a piece of drywall. Hope this video helps!

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[shteebo]

Yes, drywall is much easier with a helper, but in real life, I wind up doing many home projects at night, an hour here and there, when no helper is handy. There's special satisfaction in working alone, thinking things through in peace without rushing, and figuring out how to do it without help. Your collection of tips, techniques, and tools, clearly demonstrated, is a big help. Thanks for posting.

[rushmatic]

My favorite memory as a kid was hanging ceiling drywall with my dad. I was 11 and a tremendous klutz. But afterwards I felt like I could do anything!

[starlapickens]

Hey, I watched the whole video and as a single Mom I want to thank you for being so detailed in your explanations. I’m converting my garage and I’m more to the Sheetrock phase. I’m trying to learn everything I can. You’re a very good teacher.

[mcgeorgerl]

Just as "Helper Blocks" come in handy on ceilings, I also use them for hanging my upper horizontal wall sheets. I measure and mark the height 48-3/8" down from the ceiling and put 2 helper blocks of 2 x 4 scrap onto the stud with the top of the helper at my 48-3/8" mark. With a few tapered door frame shims in my pocket, I rest the sheet on the helper then slip the door shims between the sheet and the helper to lift the sheet tightly against the ceiling sheets. This gives me a chance to step back and look at how the sheet sits on the wall and consider any adjustments to minimize the gap sizes caused by out-of-square walls or humps at the ceiling.

[scottyellis]

I was a hanger for 25 years, hung many many sheets by myself. I was hanging before screw guns were used, we nailed everything off. We mostly hung 12 foot rock.

[jorgegauthier]

You're the best residential DIY guy on YouTube. Always sound advice. There are some real hammerheads on here. Thanks for everything.

[carls]

I wouldn't even think about doing that now. I did my kitchen ceiling (vaulted) by my self in 1989 a bedroom/ bath (also vaulted) in 2006. I had to work off scaffolds for both.
I did get help when I did the first floor shop. It helps being 30 years younger!

[ernieforrest]

A drywall lift can be rented very reasonably at many tool rental agencys.
With one of those hanging drywall on both ceilings and walls is both much easier and safer.

[sferg]

I'm going on 70 years old and am glad my drywall hanging days are done. I've done a bunch of drywall by myself, and the hardest is the ceiling. I rented a drywall jack on wheels to lift the sheets to the ceiling and hold them while I ran in the screws. 4'x8'x1/2" for a single person is about the limit I think.

[thenexthobby]

For reasons I can’t quite explain, yours is the best drywall hanging video I’ve watched … and I’ve watched a few. Nicely done!

[squid]

Absolutely the best video I’ve seen in regards to hanging drywall. Your video is realistic when the the other guys show how to do it in a perfect setting. Thanks for sharing.

[Dhannibal]

At 72 this is 30 years too late for me! I can still remember the days when I could still manhandle a sheet of sheetrock, many, many years ago!

[matthewengle]

I just want to say I'm only 1 min and 30 seconds in and this is exactly why I'm watching. I'm a big dude but I'm intimidated at drywall and home renovations in general. Unfortunately I was never shown these things and now I'm a first time homeowner and been living with a bid bedroom remodel needing done for over a year and a half. I'm tired of being intimidated by what I don't know. I'm extremely prideful of what I have and I want to know it front and back and know it's done right.

Thanks for the video brother. I'm subscribed now

[Gubers]

Bro, you are a lifesaver. I have been so effed trying to remodel my master bedroom pretty much by myself. Had termite damage, sunken foundation, joist issues, missing insulation in outside walls... One of your various videos was helpful to me for nearly every issue I faced. I'm considering removing all the drywall and wiring in some new power outlets and installing insulation. Finally got the joists and the framing all fixed/replaced that was ruined by termites, and jacked up the walls and joists to level. Now I need to install some new sub flooring, rip out the floors and install new floors and install new drywall most likely. A weekend face-lift renovation turned into a lot more work... But at least it's going to be done!

[Exiledk]

I've just been doing all that.. the ceiling was a chore. I bought a "dead man" lift to hold the plates up and in place before I set the screws. It was a great help. I was converting what was once a pig sty... Done now, good result. This was good to see, we work in a similar fashion.

[ericmoraski]

Keep spreading the word about the JOY of DRYWALL !! And let's not forget, DRYWALL, for fun and profit ! Everyone should know the back-pain, the knees blowing out, the sweat in your eyes, the crushed fingers, the nose full of router dust, MAN-O-MAN, and the best thing, chasing down your money on Friday night! I did interiors for 45 yrs and I sure do MISS it!

[AaronRoney]

Another thing you can do in addition to the 2x4 supports is make a 'T' to support the weight as a kicker leg from the floor to the ceiling. Made out of 2-2x4s, one the length of the floor to ceiling and the other as wide as needed. Few screws in it and boom.. lean it against the wall next to you for after you push it up in place and you're ready to go. Good video for diyers.

[grainplaner]

A few tools you may want to include in your list for hanging dry wall, long straght edge, carpenter's level for checking the straightness of the walls either bowed or bellied, drywall rasp, taping knife, pocket sized drywall lifter, and a stack of dry wall shims. pro tips ; 1: mark joist or stud layout on your sheet before you hang it. 2: clean up your knife cut with a drywall rasp. 3: you can take the button off of your cap so that your have both hands free. 4: cut a rabbit on one end of your "helper " block that is 1/8 inch deeper then the thinkness of the drywall and keep the block tight to the joist not loose if you have to put up on the sheet to get it tight to the joist use door shims. 5: check the screw depth with a tape knife by brushing it across the screw as if you where mudding it. 6: for wall sheet installation meassure up 48 inches and level a line across your wall, to see exactly what is out of square or level, if both condtions are true floor and ceiling out of level, and wall out of plumb the level line will be a time material saver, then start hanging your sheets off of the level line and start at the bottom and work up the wall it is a lot easier then trying to hang the top sheet balancing it in one hand, your second and third cousres of sheets going up the wall will be even easier .7: put the base on your zip and set the depth of cut 1/8 inch deeper then the drywall.

[J_Money]

For carrying panels, I found something at HD called "JawClaw". its about $50 and has easily paid for itself in my last project (as someone who does all the work themselves). I had to carry 12 sheets of subfloor and 6 12' sheets of drywall solo. Eacch of those is 80lbs and this little contraption made it easy.

[robertblahnik]

I put up drywall for a guy for a summer. I made a handle that made the job easier even for 5/8 drywall. So I made another one and two of us could carry 2ea 12ft sheets of 5/8's at a time. It was very heavy yes, but not awkward. We just took our time, taking many short breaks and filled every room with the amount of drywall it would need. We also got a drywall lifter making the job as fast as you could put a sheet on the lift you could get it up in place in seconds.