On 5 Jul 2005 20:05:54 -0700, "keyridge" wrote:

Building a 12x16 shed. Need to raise the walls but too heavy to safely
lift and set in place on my own. Other than begging the neighbours, do
you have any recommendations or equipment suggestions to do this on my
own?

Only thing that hasn't already been mentioned is the technique I use
for lifting trusses. If you've got a comealong, hook it to a branch
in a nearby tree, and use that if the wall is too heavy to lift on
your own. If you don't have one, those nylon straps with the
ratcheting handles that you use to hold down stuff on a trailer work
pretty well also.

Of course, you need to have a tree or something taller than the wall
nearby, but if you do, it works great. Get the wall up until it is
almost (but not quite) vertical, and then put a brace on it. A little
push should get it resting on the brace, and you're off to the races.
For the trusses, hook the strap around the top of the wall on the far
end of the building, and you can pull all of them up at once, then
move them into place one at a time.