Insert one drywall screw deep enough into each stud to hold your piece of wallboard.
Tips for hanging drywall on ceiling by yourself.
This video shows you two ways to install ceiling drywall by yourself.
Here s a great technique for hanging drywall on your ceiling.
Start at the corner of the ceiling.
The hardest part is getting it attached to the ceiling without a helping hand.
Hanging drywall can be a difficult task to achieve alone especially for first time diyers.
The idea when hanging drywall is installing as many complete sheets as possible before cutting any sheets.
Often times i hang drywall by myself.
How i hang sheetrock drywall on the ceiling by myself or yourself diy i need your help.
As you proceed move forward from this first sheet.
You re essentially making a ledge on which to rest a large piece of wallboard.
And i m no arnold schwarzenegger.
It should be about 3 4 from the bottom of the joist.
Therefore i try to use my brain to lessen the pain involved with drywall work.
If you re hanging your sheets horizontally measure 48 down from the ceiling and place a mark on two studs.
I strongly prefer the second method and only did the first method to show you an extra.
If you have to hang drywall ceilings by yourself attach a scrap piece of 2 4 to the wall.