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Easiest/Cheapest Way to get small qty drywall home
What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my
house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? |
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find a friend/cow-orker with a pickup and offer them a six-pack after
delivery? wrote in message oups.com... What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? |
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"Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ... find a friend/cow-orker with a pickup and offer them a six-pack after delivery? wrote in message oups.com... What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? Or Home Cheap-O does have the truck that you can rent. I did once, and the thing was under $30 for me to pick up my own patio door. They had a guy help me, but he sort of had his hand out for a tip, which I slid $5 into. Once back home, you can get the sheets out yourself, can't you? |
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Okay, I'll check in with how much HD would charge for delivery, and yes
they do have a truck that I could rent which might be the easiest route. |
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:21:38 -0400, "ng_reader"
wrote: "Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ... find a friend/cow-orker with a pickup and offer them a six-pack after delivery? wrote in message oups.com... What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? Buy a roofrack, and a sheet of 3/4" plywood. |
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you could always rent from Uhaul and get the truck for the day, that
way you wouldn't be rushed to unload the drywall, which by yourself will be a job, let alone doing it within the time you're allowed to have the truck from Home Depot |
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go to an autoparts store and buy a suction cup roof carrier. (like a 2X4
with suction cups). and than make sure you secure load real good. I hauled about 100 sheets on mine over the span of a few years. 6 is the most I would do at once. It was pretty hilarious to see a chevette driving down the road loaded with wall board. It even hauled a sofa once the same way. But the find a friend with a pick up is proably the best. wrote in message oups.com... What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? |
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What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. I have trailer hitch on my Jeep and whenever I need something too big to fit inside I rent one of those Uhaul trailers. They only cost $10/day. |
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So Calif coast signs on the truck tout $19.00/hour.
On 25 Aug 2005 09:35:56 -0700, " wrote: Okay, I'll check in with how much HD would charge for delivery, and yes they do have a truck that I could rent which might be the easiest route. |
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In article ,
nospambob wrote: So Calif coast signs on the truck tout $19.00/hour. includes the gas too. |
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Are there any day laborers floating around the HD parking lot with a
beater van??? Offer them some cash....ON DELIVERY!!! |
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Buy a roofrack, and a sheet of 3/4" plywood.
HD will rent him their truck for $19.95. Thats cheaper than the ply or the rack |
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Where you at? If buying from my local HD or Lowes I'll give you a hand for
$20, the cost of renting the truck at HD. SE PA. wrote in message oups.com... What is the cheapest/easiest way to get 4-6 sheets of 4x8 drywall to my house. My options as I see it are have someone deliver it, but called someone last night and the delivery charge is $100, which is about five times the cost of the material or rent a pickup and try and lug it from Home Depot. I'm also doing all this on my own without anyone to help. Thoughts? |
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