Hit 500 sheets of 5/8 firecode on a single house last month - my old record was 327, and my back is still talking to me about it

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Man, I gotta jump in here because something's not right. @daniel_cooper34, you're right about lifts helping ceilings, but firecode 5/8 is way heavier than regular drywall. That stuff weighs like 90-100 pounds a sheet, not the standard 50-60. So your idea of smaller batches is smart, but you gotta be careful because stacking too many in one place can actually crack the ceiling joists if you're not paying attention to the structure. I've seen guys overload a room and mess up the floor trusses trying to move them. The lift is a good call for ceilings, but for walls, I'd still hand hang them because the lift takes forever on vertical installs. Just don't think you can treat firecode like regular board, that's where people get hurt.

nina_hall4813d ago

@daniel_cooper34 my back would've called in sick by sheet number 200, you beast.

daniel_cooper3414d ago

You get a better hang for load distribution after a few big ones like that? I started stacking mine in smaller batches and taking more breaks to stretch between loads. Also swapped to a drywall lift for the ceiling boards, which saved my shoulders a ton.