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Answers (8)
- Isklopot
- Contributions:36
If you try to use a loong ladder remember that you have to get it into the house--manuevering a 25+ foot ladder from an exterior door into an interior room can be impossible.
- A Greg, "Eureka Is Better!"
- Contributions:5
I would agree with Brian, and use multiladder, but in some cases you can place a wooden plank on the stair and on the top of the leadder.
I would also recommend that someone is assiting you, ex holding the ladder.
If you don`t want to scratch the wooden foors, but a blue or other masking tape and tape the bottom of the ladder, just dobule check and make sure it will not slide.
Good luck!
Greg Adamkiewicz
Eureka Service Group, LLC
I would also recommend that someone is assiting you, ex holding the ladder.
If you don`t want to scratch the wooden foors, but a blue or other masking tape and tape the bottom of the ladder, just dobule check and make sure it will not slide.
Good luck!
Greg Adamkiewicz
Eureka Service Group, LLC
- DanaEv
- Contributions:62
We had the same problem. Our walls in the living room and foyer are at least 25 feet. The contractor automatically used scaffolding and the guys were finished in 2 days, and that was with adding a coat of primer first.
They started on ladders for the lower parts of the wall, and went to scaffolding when it became too high to reach with their highest ladder.
Most ladders won't reach that high, and you have the problem of where to put the paint. Do you put it on the top edge of the ladder or on the ground? With scaffolding you can put all your supplies up there with you so you don't have to get up and down over and over. If we ever repaint those walls, we'll hire someone with scaffolding to redo it. It was quick and easy for the pros and prevented any bodily harm from leaning over too far to get more paint on a long roller arm.
And yes, you can rent scaffolding for a small price from most home improvement stores for a day or two to finish up your work. You'll be so much safer, once you figure out how to put the scaffolding together. I can't imagine any other way. There are some huge ladders nowadays but I personally wouldn't want to be on a ladder that reaches 25 feet high and that I'd have to go up and down on to get new paint.
They started on ladders for the lower parts of the wall, and went to scaffolding when it became too high to reach with their highest ladder.
Most ladders won't reach that high, and you have the problem of where to put the paint. Do you put it on the top edge of the ladder or on the ground? With scaffolding you can put all your supplies up there with you so you don't have to get up and down over and over. If we ever repaint those walls, we'll hire someone with scaffolding to redo it. It was quick and easy for the pros and prevented any bodily harm from leaning over too far to get more paint on a long roller arm.
And yes, you can rent scaffolding for a small price from most home improvement stores for a day or two to finish up your work. You'll be so much safer, once you figure out how to put the scaffolding together. I can't imagine any other way. There are some huge ladders nowadays but I personally wouldn't want to be on a ladder that reaches 25 feet high and that I'd have to go up and down on to get new paint.
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Scaffolding is the way to go in my opinion especially for a large area. You can rent it from your local tool supply store or some paint stores also rent them. It is safer for you and your job will be more consistent because your are not reaching up and then refilling the roller from the ground. You can use a pole with a cut in pad, but since you cannot mask without a scaffold or ladder it is a big risk especially if your don't do it all the time.
- Michael Emery, "MikeEmery"
- Contributions:7298
I needed to remove wall paper and repaint a stairwell. So I rented a scaffold that could be used on steps but a ladder would work just as well.
- Brian Gwaltney, "Metro Maintenance"
- Contributions:315
This paint brush style is also quite useful for cutting in interiors and exterior gutters, over hangs etc off the top of a ladder or other wise.
- Brian Gwaltney, "Metro Maintenance"
- Contributions:315
The most common height adjusticators are:
ladder
ladder with levelers for uneven ground
ladder with ladder jacks and platform
pump jacks
scaffolding
boom lift
For stairs running paralell to the wall I usually use a multiladder like in the picture above. Standing on top of one of these 15 feet up, on top of a staircase, takes some getting used to.
- Sam DeBord, "SeattleHome.com"
- Contributions:3472
You can rent scaffolding from a home hardware store.
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