I hate hanging sheetrock

[dcwave]

My back and knees are killing me!
Tape and 1st coat of joint compound done.

[jmail]

I'm hiring mine when it comes time. Of course, I've got a friend who does it for a living... He can do in one day, what it takes me a week to do. Even if I only count my labor at $5 an hour, and his at $50, I *still* come out ahead, 'cause his days aren't even 8 hours long, while mine exceed 12... And his finished work looks way better than mine. Of course, he kind of looked at me sideways at first, when I was describing to him some necessary construction techniques in a sound room... lol, but then he "heard" the reasoning...

Congrats on the 1st coat of mud. That, in my book, is the most difficult. From here-on, it's more a game of patience, and not trying to "work it" too much... lolol (another reason why I hire it out, anymore). Face mask and head covering needed from here, unless you like limestone in your internals... lol |;^)

[dcwave]

Mmmmmm... limestone.... drool aagghrr...

I was going to hire it out but I got impatient. I have one week - have new desk and new gear on its way

[jmail]

[wc fields]Ahh, yesh, the impatience of youth...[end wc fields] Must post pix sap...

[itsplayed]

Yeah, nothing worse than hanging 12' sheets of 5/8" rock on a cathedral ceiling....can you say 'nightmare'?

[jmail]

Or, in my case, can you say: "Look-out for the falling 235 pound dummy!!!"...?

[itsplayed]

:eek: I hear that! Some jobs are just best to be hired out.

[87PRS]

cathedral ceilings...ahhh....the stilt trick, been there, done that... too old now....should of called i got grown sons who could of helped ya out hahaLOL.

you should be congratulated, hanging sheet rock is a tough job even at 1/2" X 8 that 12 foot high (?) space is going to
be b e a u t i f u l yep, we need some pics!!!:D .

[itsplayed]

I thought hanging 12' sheets of 5/8" rock on a cathedral ceiling was a nightmare until I was hired to hang this stuff......

http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietrock_thx.html

....At 1 3/8" thick and a 180lbs I was forced to redefine nightmare when it comes to hanging rock.

[87PRS]

I got a couple sheets of that stuff around my vocal booth, but....12 feet in the air, no way jose'....literally outweighed the installer.

[TimOBrien]

Hanging sheetrock is bad, but I hate laying tile worse.

I blew out both my kneecaps putting down tile in my last house getting ready to sell it. Now it feels like kneeling in ground glass any time I have to crawl under my equipment to hook anything up.

[jmail]

I just hate work - still...

[itsplayed]

Hanging sheetrock is bad, but I hate laying tile worse.

I blew out both my kneecaps putting down tile in my last house getting ready to sell it. Now it feels like kneeling in ground glass any time I have to crawl under my equipment to hook anything up.

Doing a 900+ sq. ft. basement floor as we speak(not literaly).....it does suck!

[vulcan_dc]

Doing a 900+ sq. ft. basement floor as we speak(not literaly).....it does suck!

cool... pictures please... :)

[87PRS]

I just hate work - still...

yep, yep, yep, uh huh and that's why I am Re-tarded :) AARP

[jmail]

AARP shall rise!!!... and then sit down fast, 'cause my back & knees hurt!!!

[87PRS]

hummm.....experiencing a s...--__moemnt, now what was I saying...oh yeah, me too :confused:
speaking of pics ...vulcan where's the finished drum room and samples:D

can anyone tell me how to keep my tiles flat?

[itsplayed]

can anyone tell me how to keep my tiles flat?

If the floor is undulating severely, use a floor leveling compound before tiling.

[87PRS]

no its not undulating severely, man ya should never use the word undulating around musicians :D just a little dip I noticed with 4' level, I'll put some floor leveler on it...guess we shouldn't use the word "dip" either. thanks itsplayed.

[itsplayed]

Is this a basement floor your doing? If so, here's a little tip for ya'. Start the floor layout near the lally columns if you have any to contend with.....splitting the tiles around the columns. There's nothing worse than laying out a basement floor and discovering that your next tile lands squarely in the middle of a column where your only option is to split the tile in two before the circular cut.

* Notice I avoided the use of the words 'undulating' and 'dip' in my response this time around......musicians are just too sensitive.

[jmail]

...* Notice I avoided the use of the words ... [blankety blank] ... in my response this time around...
You most certainly did not... tic

[itsplayed]

You got me! :p

[vulcan_dc]

speaking of pics ...vulcan where's the finished drum room and samples:D



gosh.. LOL... sorry :o ... yeah, it should happen soon... some time mid this month... some new matched omnis on the way too... (finally... LOL@dcwave ;) :D )... so i'll use that and see what it sounds like... ;) i will send u a link of some trials runs...

cheers

[87PRS]

looking forward to hearing your clips vulcan, while I am on my knees laying that "blankety-blank" tile LOL :rolleyes: what brand-make-kind of omni's did ya get? :)

[vulcan_dc]

ah... its the naiant MSH-1O..

http://www.naiant.com/studiostore/studiomicrophones.html

I had to play with these.. ;) ... althought i bought that and stored it in a friends place in Cali some six months ago, its getting to my hands now.. LOL... :)

cheers...

[Bops2000]

there's little trick you can do to help hang sheetrock on cielings..
build a couple of 'y' braces -out of 2 by fours and close the top of the 'y' with another 2 by four the lenght of the stick should be about an inch taller than the cieling, once you and helper get it up on cieling brace on end with the y , or two braces, your shoulders will appreciate it.
dollar short, day late I suppose

[87PRS]

vulcan...checked out the o/h's, look to be a real nice mic for the bux :) I'm really interested in hearing the results, may p/u a couple myself ;)

Bops why so complicated...cut off a 2X4 ceiling height and nail a 2' piece of 2X4 to the end of it....support! good advice, done it before OR hire 4 outta werk drummers over 6' tall with long arms :D

[vulcan_dc]

:) I'm really interested in hearing the results,

so am i... ;) :D ... lets see how they measure up...

[Bops2000]

vulcan...checked out the o/h's, look to be a real nice mic for the bux :) I'm really interested in hearing the results, may p/u a couple myself ;)

Bops why so complicated...cut off a 2X4 ceiling height and nail a 2' piece of 2X4 to the end of it....support! good advice, done it before OR hire 4 outta werk drummers over 6' tall with long arms :D

these days we drummers tryto over kill my friend,
besides, it gives the old ladies somthing to build badda boom !

[jmail]

If ya do it Bops' way, you've got enough timber left afterwards to build a drum stage...

[vulcan_dc]

ok.... i got those naiant MSH-1O omins in my hands and i connected them in to check.... man, they just surpassed all my expectations... brilliant stuff... full points....

:)

regards

[itsplayed]

Well you certainly can't beat the price! Now I'm curious about their drum mic kit.