Ideas for lifting a 1200x2400x12.5mm plasterboard on highest part of stairs working alone - 4.3m

[User1234567890]

Finally getting round to boarding the walls my stairway this weekend. Already done the ceiling and the easier walls, to get into the swing of it, but it occurred to me that, despite me being quite tall, even if I could lift the board at full stretch above my head, it's still not enough, and as I'm using adhesive, I don't want to be struggling to get it in place, against the clock. Can't do it on ladders, as the ladder would be in the way, and I'm doing this on my own.

From the stairs to the ceiling at that highest point, it is 4.3 metres. A board lift would be perfect, but obviously no good for the stairs.

I was thinking of getting a couple of pulleys and some thin rope and screwing them into the ceiling joists and making a lift of my own. Once it is lifted up, I can then rest it on the board below it. Anyone done anything like this on your own, or have any better ideas? Any input is greatly appreciated, cheers.

Edit: Added a couple of pics so you can see. I managed the piece at the back, as it was screwed into some battens, so that was pretty straightforward. There's not enough room for battens for the next pieces, to the right and left of the one in the pic.

 

[yorksbuilder]

Use 900 x 1200 boards for easier handling. Think about the weight of the dot & dab on the back too.

Rent a small 2-in-1 stairway/ladder platform that you can adjust and make taller as you go, and work from the bottom up.

 

[robinbanks]

Cut the boards up to make them smaller/lighter. Work from the bottom up so you can place the next board up on the one below for support. Apply the adhesive to the wall so you aren't carrying a board full of adhesive around, worrying about bumping it on everything.

You can put a ladder the opposite way to the stairs, top resting on the sheet you already fitted (plus some timber screwed to the ladder, to spread the point load) bottom resting on some suitable stair tread, and then double or triple up planks to span from ladder to stairs, or screw extra timbers to the bottom of them (making a upside down U shape) to increase the distance they can span. If you have extension ladders you might be able to use the narrower ladder length as the horizontal, with a plank infill, for a strong platform

Aim to have it so a full sheet goes up to the ceiling so you aren't faffing adding a sliver at the top as the last part of the job; mark the wall (a distance of one full sheet plus 5mm) down from the ceiling, then make sure the lower boards you install finish at that line so the sheets you place above land and fill the gap well

 

[foxhole]

Screw timber to that timber at base of the wall over the stairs and run 2-3 scaffold boards to top of stairs . Should give a more manageable work height .

 

[opps]

When decorating hallways, I often use some 2 by 4 to span three steps so that I can use my ladder against the opposite wall. It only takes 10 mins to cut and screw the flat platform together and the platform/ladder cannot slip because it is pushed against the opposite wall.