Sheetrock Lift

Awhile back someone asked about ideas on building a sheetrock hoist. I mentioned that I built an attachment for my engine hoist that could be used to install sheetrock. Well it was put to use again and here is a picture with a piece raised up to the ceiling. This is on an eight foot high ceiling with a piece of rock a little over ten foot long. I have installed 12' long 5/8" thick rock on a 10' high ceiling by myself with this lift. I thought that I would pass this along in case others wanted to adapt the idea for their use. My brother said that one time he used it to also install the top sheets on the side wall. I will give it a try and see how that works when we get to the side walls.

Here is a picture of the lift halfway down. It can be tipped flat when the sheetrock is on and it is going up.

Here is the lift in the down position and ready for loading. The lift can be rolled over to a standing pile of sheetrock. I use a small C clamp on the two top corners to hold the sheetrock in place and then tilt it back as far as it will go. After it is raised a little it can be tilted back so that it is laying flat and then the clamps can be removed.