Even with his 6 3 height and an extension pole how on earth do you cut in and finish spaces like this massively tall stairwell.
Tall stairwell scaffolding for painting stairs.
Painting is among the easiest of projects that a homeowner can tackle by themselves.
Place a small stepladder six foot size on the landing at the top of the stairs.
It is a deep stairwell with tall walls.
How to paint high rooms on stairs tall walls above stairwell.
Rent scaffolding at 50 day.
Set an extension ladder on one of the lower steps and lean the top against the wall opposite the top of the stairs.
Run a 2 12 between the rungs of the two ladders so that its level and you ve created a stairwell scaffolding.
I ll admit that i m ridiculously proud of myself for accomplishing this.
Somebody told me that he used those adjustable legged baker s scaffolding but i have never used bakers scaffolding for anything.
I enlisted the help of my husband for this step by step tutorial on how to paint high walls on stairs but i promise that if you are just a smidge braver than i am it really isn t that hard.
The little giant 10069 plank is one of the best plank available for making scaffolding for painting stairs.
The traditional way of painting a stair hallway wall all is to use a ladder at the longest length a pair of steps on the shortest length and a scaffold board or plank going in between.
Without hiring a painter.
I have droned on and on to my husband about it multiple times.
The plank s maximum length is 9 feet but can be adjusted to 6 to 8 feet length.
You d think i just landed a rocket on the moon.
I didn t even know you could adjust them like that.
I painted the stairwell all by myself.
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I have to take down some wallpaper over stairs.
Although it can seem impossible to paint a tall wall or really high ceiling over stairs it can be achieved without calling in.
Adjust the length of the plank as per your requirements.
Apr 21 2020 explore teresa lisman s board how to paint stairwell on pinterest.
This property of the plank makes it the number one choice for making scaffolding.
You usually need more than just a pair of steps or a single ladder.
Basically i geek out about it every time i go up or down the stairs.
In our old house we took one look at the high stairwell and.
Has anybody seen that.
Forgive the rudimentary drawing but this is a simple example.
When handsome and i got to the stairwells we were a little perplexed.