Features:

  • Quick - Speeds up boarding a ceiling by 50% (2 in a set)
  • Effort - Take the neck ache out of holding up plasterboard sheets
  • Flexible - Allows one person efficiently board ceilings
  • Accurate - Allows the fixer check the board is perfectly aligned before fixing
  • Recommended – Boards are left lightly butted as specified by industry
If you're handy, you probably should make these yourself, but otherwise...

Yeah you can make something like this with a piece of 1x4. But as it goes these things work perfectly if you are trying to install a large sheet of drywall to the ceiling by yourself. There is a guide that keeps the device from spinning. The guide also spaces the beveled edge the correct distance to slide the sheet rock. I had the far one installed as suggested. The near one I installed then backed out the screw and rotated it out of the way. After I got the sheet rock into position, I grabbed my screw gun and tighten the near support to completley support the drywall. Very nice.

They work exactly as they should.

Pretty Great if your by yourself. They do what they were made for but if you got a helper it's still easier with an extra hand.

Helpful tool

A really simple tool that provides just enough assistance. Sure, you can make your own, or come up with some other way, but for the price why? The tool made the job just a bit easier, which was what I was hoping. I am glad I bought these and will keep them for future drywall jobs.

I thought these would be over kill but it turned ...

I thought these would be over kill but it turned out they were extremely handy working alone and with a partner.

Works great.

Why didn't I think of this...these are great. plastic but works well. I'm putting plywood (3/8") on the ceiling and these are great, I 'm working alone so I put one side up and then put my T bar in the middle. Then take my time driving screws. It would be nice if you had the option of Aluminum but so far I love it !.

WOW! where have these been all my life

If you hang drywall and don't have these yet you need to get them. I had a small job i used these. I had to hang 1 1/2 sheets of 4x8x1/2. These BoardMates made it a snap. I flew solo and they made it so easy. I had a full sheet up on the ceiling in just a few minutes and lined up perfect. No cussing, I swear. I'm keeping these in my bags from now on.

Great for DIY enthusiast

Great little DIY product. I can get on with the job on my own & not have to rely on others to be there to help me. Allows me to work at my own pace.

Recommended buy.

I would highly recommending purchasing a pair of these supports if you are planning to hang drywall solo. I finished about 800 square feet of ceiling, at 8 feet height, with the help of these supports. I was very skeptical at first but ended buying them based on other favorable reviews. There was a slight learning curve, so try to use these on half sheets before going to full 4x8 sheets.

Works okay. A heavier version would be better.

A good idea. A metal version would be better but it works fine. Looks like it might break after a few years.

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