Life's lessons from hanging drywall 5 Articles

by Samantha

There are lessons to be learned in any job you do. Many people continue to make the same old mistakes and get the same old results, and wonder why. From hanging drywall, a few of the multitude of life's lessons one might...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

Hanging dry wall and the lessons I have learned. Dry walling is hard for a woman of my height. The sheets are heavy, and incorrect usage can actually injure you. Believe me I know there are right ways and wrong ways of ...read more

by Patrick Carrasco

A Gunslinger's Prayer I began hanging drywall at 16 years of age; on tract homes in Southern California in the mid 60's. My teachers were two brothers who were masters of the trade, my father and uncle. Besides their f...read more

by Chris Dixon

Lesson 1 RECRUIT A FRIEND If home improvements have taught me anything, its that despite your best intentions, you can't do everything alone. Hanging drywall is a prime example of this. If you are drywalling a small area...read more

by Jon Coe

Twenty years ago, I got a job drywalling with my Brother-in-Law. I did this job for about three months before I tore all the muscles in my right shoulder, hanging heavy, fire proof drywall on the outside of an elevator sha...read more