How To Paint Siding On Steep Roof

Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil.

How to paint siding on steep roof.

Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. Learning how to paint a house is actually fairly easy. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush. Pour thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. This roof is way too steep to stand on. Many hardware and home improvement stores offer paint mixing services. Because when you want to want to paint the fascia 10 from the roof edge as you say you ll be standing about half way up the ladder on the roof.

One section of a 40 er bolt it on so it doesn t slip off wrap it with rags so it doesn t damage the roof and use it as a hook over the ridge of the roof. Its about 25 ft up where the roof starts. Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke. Once you know how far you can reach to the right from a 10 or 12 a frame ladder placed over the shrubs along the wall you ll know what you ll have to reach from the ladder on the roof.

Spray the paint onto your roof. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. How to paint gable end of house tutorial. How to paint on a steep roof step 1.

In this how to video in our how to paint a house exterior s. That s what i do. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of. To lighten a paint color add white paint as needed until the desired color is reached. Put a ladder jack upside down at the end of a long ladder i e. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside.

Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. Need to paint side of house above the roof line. The center of an 8 foot long board.