Getting 12 foot long drywall sheets from the Home Depot to our house proved to be a difficult task. Our truck's bed is only 7 feet long. We had to buy three 2x4x10' boards to support the drywall sheets for the trip home. My spouse drove, the brother-in-law sat up front, and I sat in the extended cab of the truck. We'd strapped the drywall sheets into the truck bed as best we could, but I still stuck my arm out the back window to add a little extra push to keep the sheets in place. We drove pretty slowly, hit a few bumps, felt the drywall shift and tip a little, but we got home just fine. (That is if sweaty palms are just fine.)
The first couple of sheets went up pretty easily. That's mostly because there was no wall on the east side of the room.
The third sheet was a lot tougher. Bound in on three sides, and us not wanting to cut the drywall into smaller pieces, meant that we had to heave the heavy sheet into place incrementally.
The process of installing the big drywall sheets involved installing a 2x4 cleat on the wall to support one end of the drywall and using a 'deadman' to support the board on the other end. While the board was supported, we screwed it into the ceiling joists. Because it's the ceiling, we put screws in every 6 inches (we're just paranoid like that).
The closets were a lot easier because they were so much smaller.
During the drywall installation, my spouse commented that we looked like we were going to put on a puppet show.
And there was a little bit of peek-a-boo (practice for when the baby is born).
My spouse and brother-in-law noticed something funny at the end of the day. After smiling and laughing...
Apparently I had been using my head a little too much. The work had left its mark.
Chalk lines are great tools. And the marks wash off skin pretty easily. Here's a photo of the finished work!
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