Installing ceiling in a 10' high garage bay

LBrown59 · Oct 11, 2006

mchasal said:
While scaffolding and a drywall jack would be the right tools for the job, I wouldn't hesitate to do it with what you've got. 10' is just not that high, you'll only be about 4-5' off the ground on the step ladder so I wouldn't worry about that. I was painting and hanging lights and a ceiling fan on top of a 12' ladder in my 14' ceilinged living room without a problem.

The FEL would lift the sheets up, but I'm not sure how high with that tractor. Maybe consider building a simple cradle that would attach to the bucket and make the sheets less likely to slide off and keep them from sagging.

I made one last night in about 30 min.

jwstewar · Oct 12, 2006

I think you'll find that when you go to do this that you spend so much time trying to position the tractor just right, that you could have rented the drywall jack and been done with it.

I've got 50 sheets of OSB sitting in the garage right now waiting to be put up. I was thinking about trying to rig something up and by the time I put it together, I could have rented one just as cheap. Now I found out my cousin has one, so I'm just going to borrow it for a couple of weeks (too much stuff to move around already

). I'll think that will end up being the cheapest, safest, and easiest way too do it. Not often those three things go together.

ovrszd · Oct 12, 2006

jwstewar said:
I think you'll find that when you go to do this that you spend so much time trying to position the tractor just right, that you could have rented the drywall jack and been done with it.

I've got 50 sheets of OSB sitting in the garage right now waiting to be put up. I was thinking about trying to rig something up and by the time I put it together, I could have rented one just as cheap. Now I found out my cousin has one, so I'm just going to borrow it for a couple of weeks (too much stuff to move around already ). I'll think that will end up being the cheapest, safest, and easiest way too do it. Not often those three things go together.

Good advice there. Too hard to get the tractor positioned. Could put a sheet up and fasten it and be working on the second sheet before you can get the first one in place with the tractor. Will also require two people or a lot of trips back and forth to the tractor. I had three guys helping me and we held the sheets in place with T braces. Went fast but was labor intensive. Sheetrock jack is the way to go. My BIL did his alone that way.

LBrown59 · Oct 12, 2006

jwstewar said:
I think you'll find that when you go to do this that you spend so much time trying to position the tractor just right, that you could have rented the drywall jack and been done with it.

I've got 50 sheets of OSB sitting in the garage right now waiting to be put up. I was thinking about trying to rig something up and by the time I put it together, I could have rented one just as cheap. Now I found out my cousin has one, so I'm just going to borrow it for a couple of weeks (too much stuff to move around already ). I'll think that will end up being the cheapest, safest, and easiest way too do it. Not often those three things go together.

Ain't that the truth?

firemanpat2910 · Oct 12, 2006

Tractor is the craziest thing I have ever heard of. You could rent a sheetrock tool or just build a "deadman" take 2 pieces of 2x4 one about 3' long for the "arms" the other 10' with a slanted "toe". lift one end of osb into its rough position kick dead man to wedge it against ceiling. screw in the other end and you are all set.

Farwell · Oct 13, 2006

Wonder if there is a hidden meaning in the name "Deadman"? I have used them, they work fine but I am willing to pay the money to rent a panel lift and do the work by myself as long as it is 1/2 inch material and not larger than 4x10. I tried doing 10x4 foot 5/8 inch panel by myself and couldn't lift it high enough to put it on the lift.
Farwell

LBrown59 · Oct 19, 2006

LBrown59 said:
Any tips on how to install OSB for the ceiling?
I think I can lift the 4x8 sheets up there with the BX23.
What I haven't figured out is how to reach the ceiling to attach the OSB to the rafters.
Kinda leary of using step ladders to reach that high and not enough room for a regular ladder.

PS Or Up Date

Got the ceiling done about 6:30 PM Yesterday.
Used the BX23 borrowed scaffold and my 7' step ladder.

>>> >>>

And a special thanks to my sweet little wife who was my big helper.

LBrown59 · Oct 19, 2006

mchasal said:
The FEL would lift the sheets up, but I'm not sure how high with that tractor. Maybe consider building a simple cradle that would attach to the bucket and make the sheets less likely to slide off and keep them from sagging.

I built one 5 feet high out of a pallet and four 5 foot two by fours.
Made the top of it 6 feet by 6 feet.
Laid the osb on top and picked up the Pallet with the bucket forks and lifted each one of the 9 sheets of OSB right up to the rafters with it.
To keep the pallet from sliding forward off of the forks I strapped it to the FEL bucket with a tie down strap. To keep the OSB from sliding off the top of the cradle I clamped it to the cradle with C Clamps.

LBrown59 · Nov 5, 2006

firemanpat2910 said:
Tractor is the craziest thing I have ever heard of.
You could rent a sheetrock tool or just build a "deadman" take 2 pieces of 2x4 one about 3' long for the "arms" the other 10' with a slanted "toe". lift one end of osb into its rough position kick dead man to wedge it against ceiling. screw in the other end and you are all set.

Got er done with the tractor.
Tried that -didn't work - OSB was 2 slick.

Dusty · Nov 12, 2006

Usually you put the ceiling up first so the wall boards then hold up the edges of the ceiling. Any reason that you started with the walls first? Did you use nails or screws? Dusty