Join | Log in

Channel Button

Home > Jobs & Careers > Occupations > Trade & Manufacturing Jobs

Life's lessons from hanging drywall 5 Articles

  • 1 of 5

    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

  • 2 of 5

    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

  • 3 of 5

    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

  • 4 of 5

    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

  • 5 of 5

    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

Debate Icon

Cast your vote!

Should service industry employees earning tips receive the US federal minimum wage?

Click for your side. Must be logged in.

Marketplace

Join Helium

102314

Featured Partner

Appleseed

Appleseed has partnered with Helium, giving you the chance to donate your article earnings. Put your knowledge to wo...more

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User agreement | DMCA

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA