Just started building an interior wall. Bought plasterboards that are 240 high and 120 wide. Convenient, I thought, as they cover two studs and reach all the way to the ceiling, minimizing seams. But I didn't realize how cumbersome they were until I got to the store.
Do you need to be two people when using such large boards, or how do the pros do it? The OSB boards of the same size were more manageable.
Do you need to be two people when using such large boards, or how do the pros do it? The OSB boards of the same size were more manageable.
I usually carry them upright or however you might say. So you have one hand under a long side. Then you shouldn't sway the board too much.
Then it's just a matter of gently placing it on the corner and then rotating it to a standing position and leaning it against the wall.
It's a bit heavy but not so much that you strain yourself too much.
Then it's just a matter of gently placing it on the corner and then rotating it to a standing position and leaning it against the wall.
It's a bit heavy but not so much that you strain yourself too much.
Just stand them up and grab the sides just below the middle, support with the head and carry 
That's why there are now 90 cm panels that are more manageable in construction, Arbetsmiljö
That's why there are now 90 cm panels that are more manageable in construction, Arbetsmiljö
You can use a handle for assistance,
One like this or if you make your own.
https://www.jula.se/catalog/bygg-oc...l-murarverktyg/byggverktyg/barhandtag-169004/
One like this or if you make your own.
https://www.jula.se/catalog/bygg-oc...l-murarverktyg/byggverktyg/barhandtag-169004/
Then it's important to have balance otherwise it can break, but when in front of the wall to push the board up to the ceiling, it seems like a good idea for it.S sune73 said:
The handle above is good but easier with a gorilla grip when carrying from the top edge. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roughneck-Gorilla-Gripper-Advantage-Multi-Colour/dp/B01F738PCE#
To press the panels against the ceiling and the wall at the same time, you need a gipskrycka, like https://www.verktygshandlarn.se/product/lyft-och-hallare-for-gips-och-skivmaterial
To press the panels against the ceiling and the wall at the same time, you need a gipskrycka, like https://www.verktygshandlarn.se/product/lyft-och-hallare-for-gips-och-skivmaterial
I have personally used Jula's handle for carrying and a larger model crowbar to press up against the ceiling, it works but is a bit tricky. A screw gun is golden when you're putting up drywall yourself.
For amateurs, it can be good to use large sheets to avoid filling joints, for professionals like carpenters, this is a painter's problem... If you're going to put up full-size sheets on the ceiling yourself, a panel lift is necessary if the ceiling is larger than one drywall panel.
For professional use, 120cm sheets are too heavy to handle by one person, so there's been a shift to 90cm sheets to reduce staffing needs.
There are also smaller drywall lifters to press up against the ceiling, but I haven't tested these.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/board-door-lifter/20360
http://b2b.bridgat.com/sv/drywall_foot_lifter_03-o244838.html
For amateurs, it can be good to use large sheets to avoid filling joints, for professionals like carpenters, this is a painter's problem... If you're going to put up full-size sheets on the ceiling yourself, a panel lift is necessary if the ceiling is larger than one drywall panel.
For professional use, 120cm sheets are too heavy to handle by one person, so there's been a shift to 90cm sheets to reduce staffing needs.
There are also smaller drywall lifters to press up against the ceiling, but I haven't tested these.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/board-door-lifter/20360
http://b2b.bridgat.com/sv/drywall_foot_lifter_03-o244838.html