BoardMate Drywall Fitting Tool - Keep Your Board Secure During Installation

Pat Leuzzi: I read some of the reviews posted and some of the negative feedback that was given. Some things I agree with like made out of aluminum but I would not trust just two on an angled wall and no way on an eight foot full sheet on a ceiling. I was by myself and since I would not have made it upstairs with a 4 x 8 sheet I cut sheets for vertical install and installed with butted tapered edges. If I could have carried full sheet upstairs I would not find it necessary to put these on a beam for the first sheet laying them vertical but the second would be fine to use them. They worked great for installing sheets on angled walls. You could also put small scrap pieces of sheet rock on the beams then screw these in to that so they would be flat on the wall. An improvement to them would be a slightly longer lip on the front part and have a small part of the front dipped/curved slightly down at an angle. Putting up an eight foot sheet by yourself the sheet bows slightly at the ends and that would make it easier to grab those things for install.

United States on Oct 30, 2023

Russell H.: Such a useful, quality tool to have - it was just me putting a new ceiling up in my daughters room and this system helped me massively! I would gladly pay double the cost!

United Kingdom on Oct 15, 2023

Richard: Recommend if working alone an a ceiling

Canada on Oct 11, 2023

serafi: Bueno

Spain on Oct 05, 2023

mmbe1490: J’avais acheté ce petit accessoire sans certitude mais c’est vraiment pratique. Seul commentaire c’est qu’il laisse un léger espace entre les plaques, il faut enduire en conséquence

France on Sep 03, 2023

Charlie: I was all set for another internet-hyped gadget that does nothing. But instead I was surprised at how well this worked

United States on Aug 26, 2023

Mike: They do work well holding the sheet so it can be secured. Used them to install cieling by myself, but cut the sheets into 4'x4' because I felt it to dangerous and difficult for one person to do full sheets. It's not easy to get the sheets positioned properly without some force, easier with 1/2 sheets.

United States on Jul 27, 2023

Drywall Ninja: These beautiful, simple pieces of plastic are a lifesaver. This is one of the 2 most valuable tools to have when hanging drywall, especially for high, angled ceilings. The other being a heavy-duty, chain-driven board lift with the optional (but is actually not an option to not have, IMO) board-lifting attachment for loading the board onto the rack.

I'm currently working on a house with 2 14'+ angled ceiling rooms with exposed wooden beams about 3-4 ft from the peak and about 6-8 ft apart. Not a lot of room for more than one person to work and I got stuck hanging both except for the first row on the bottoms which we usually do with at least 2 people just to make sure that the boards went on straight using a board lift (can be a nightmare depending on the angle of the ceiling, lift or no lift).

I bought 2 sets of these (my brother/boss also bought a set) several years ago and almost forgot I had them. We couldn't easily use the lift as most of the board had be to cut into smaller than usual pieces and would have been more trouble than was necessary especially at the peak where we would have had to use the mast extension and STLL not be tall enough, they made the work...

United States on Dec 24, 2022

Leoncino: Ho conosciuto questo articolo grazie ad un collega, e devo dire che mi ha stupito, dà una mano a montare le lastre di cartongesso quando si è da soli, basta montarli su due lati, anche uno se non si ha la possibilità, e fa lo stesso effetto di una mano che ti tiene su il pannello. L'unico limite è che devi avere almeno una lastra già montata, ma se capita di montare a soffitto delle lastre da soli, si rivela molto utile. Peccato perché la plastica è un po' sottile e non si quanto durerà nel tempo, in alluminio sarebbe stato il top, però ha il suo perché.

Italy on Oct 18, 2022

T. Nadeau: Very limited usefulness. These are only good on center panels, where you already have a panel up and are butting up panels edge-to-edge. It doesn't help on putting up the first panel, or any panels that don't have an edge up to another panel. I had to two drywall three rooms of ceilings, and half the rest of the house with walls by myself. I found a 2x4 and a couple of deck screws to create a lip were more secure and easier to use than these.

The plastic would bend, and I didn't trust it at all lifting up 12 foot sheets with these by myself, so I used it only on 8 footers. On one occasion, the plastic bent causing the panel to fall on my head, then onto the floor. I finished the house with my 2x4 from that point on, and honestly, it was less frustrating.

Seriously, just use a scrap 2x4 and a couple deck screws, and save your money. I like to encourage new tool ideas, but this is poorly executed. If these were aluminum, these would be a LOT more useful.

United States on Jun 20, 2017