How To Paint While Standing On A Sloped Roof

You set it on the slope of the roof put one ladder leg on it one on the roof for a level surface if the roof slopes away from the wall lean a 6 footer up against the wall if the roof goes the other way you ll need the boot.

How to paint while standing on a sloped roof.

Someone help me out here i can t think of the right term for it to save my life. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. Unfortunately some of the paint came with it.

I m painting some of the trim on my house over the weekend. The center of an 8 foot long board is 48 inches. Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. How to paint on a steep roof.

If you ve ever painted dormers or half gables on the outside of a house you know that resting a paint can while working on a rooftop can really be tricky. 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. One of the windows i need to paint is directly above a little sloped roof. I recently had a portion of a 2nd story exterior wall pressure washed.

Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. I have a long ladder but i m not sure how to set it up in a situation like this. Painting while standing on a sloped roof.