PSA: That one Saturday last month when I tried to save $50 by not renting a drywall lift

I was hanging 12 foot sheets in my basement in Austin and thought I could just muscle it up with a buddy. By the third sheet my back was screaming and we dropped a corner right through the floor register. Spent $140 on the lift for Sunday and finished the whole room in 4 hours, no sweat. Has anyone else learned this lesson the hard way or am I just stubborn?

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grant_perry2d ago

120 bucks for a chiropractor visit later I realized the same thing. My buddy Dave and I tried to lift a 12 footer in his garage and it went about as well as your basement job. We ended up scratching the paint on his truck and I pulled something in my shoulder that hurt for a week. The lift rental is a no brainer next time. Did you at least get the floor register fixed okay or did that turn into another project?

nathan_patel2d ago

Man it's wild how we all gotta learn this stuff the hard way before it sticks. I feel like that's just life trying to teach you a lesson you could've got for free if you'd just listened.