we have been moving along at a snail's pace all summer long with the drywall. did I ever mention that all 3 bedrooms need to be drywalled....top to bottom? they are swathed in broken down and beaten up plaster. covered in wood paneling and tile. blech.
here's what i've learned so far about drywall: it's heavy. really heavy even when you think it's not. i dropped it on my toe. i know it's heavy. also, it breaks....easily. don't drop it. don't smash it into something...like a wall. it will crumble into a fine powder. then you will have to save your drywall by cutting off your broken pieces. pain in the arse.
we are currently hanging drywall on the ceilings.
this is an upside down picture for some reason. even though it is not saved this way in my files. scratches head. anyhoo, we stared out with tiled ceilings. we ripped all of the tiles down when we first arrived back in the spring. we have been living with plaster and lathe ceilings now for quite some time.
we have drywalled 2 of the 3 bedroom ceilings so far. we picked up ultra light 1/2 inch panels for the ceiling at home depot and lowes. each panel runs around $7. once the remaining ceiling and all walls are complete we will hire someone to come in and tape. it's a job that we are not comfortable in doing lest we make it look like a 4 year old playdoh party.
we were able to get the job done on the cheap. 
pliers to pull out staples. we already owned these so they were clearly free!
$5 ladder picked up at town yardsale in may.
another already owned item....drillgun used to hang the drywall.
lucky for us, we scored a $15 bucket of drywall screws at a yardsale. they retail for aorund $70 in the store!!
tsquare. scored for $2 at a yardsale! cuts 90 degree angles in drywall. indispensable.
we spent $22 plus the cost of drywall. not too shabby. here's to hoping that we can hang drywall tomorrow :)
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