How much of a pain is it to install sheetrock?

Not bad, as long as your aren't hanging the ceiling.

It really isn't all that terrible. If doing the ceiling, going rent a small set of scaffolding will make the job much easier.

It's not hard doing the hanging. Floating is the hard part. Just some simple measuring and hammering.

Then you'll likely be his extra set of hands. Shouldn't be bad, especially if you're doing a partial ceiling and one wall

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Not bad, as long as your aren't hanging the ceiling.

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Yeah, pretty easy for the most part. You may even be able to get someone to just come in and tape/mud for cheap. Hang the drywall yourselves, and then outsource the dirty part.

Hanging is easy except for cutting our for outlets and any obstructions. Full sheets? Piece of cake.

I can't stand floating and sanding though. It's like laying tile. You get everything laid down but still have a shite ton of work to do. Sucks.

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Floating is the hard part. Just some simple measuring and hammering.

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This.

You need stilts to do it fast.

and don't go cheap on the tape, self adhesive is worth it and still doesn't cost much

Just follow his que

not that hard i just finished up the sheetrock work in my new addition. It is heavy but the initial installation isn't bad it is the taping, mudding, sanding and texture work that is tedious and a dirty mess. I would also suggest that you lay out a grid on the gypsum boards before you hang them in place it make screwing them to the wall quicker. I was installing over solid plywood sheeting so it went pretty quick.