If you need to paint high walls and ceilings in a stairwell or a great room you ll need to use an extension ladder and maybe build scaffolding to reach some of the farthest points.
Painting high ceilings without scaffolding.
Alternatively you can buy a stair leveler which is a small platform that fits onto your stairs so you can prop your extension ladder on it and reach the ceiling.
The telescoping handle of the homeright paintstick allows you to paint hard to reach areas of stairways or stairwells without needing scaffolding or a ladder.
A ladder makes painting a high wall a lot easier but you can get the job done without one.
Here is how i do it with limited tools no help no scaffolding without dragging out the extension ladder and without a lot of time and energy.
I have a staircase hall i want to paint and that could come in handy for the high ceiling and cutting in.
So with a combination of research and some frugal creativity i pulled together some tips on how to paint rooms with high ceilings without scaffolding.
An extension roller is a paint roller with a long handle that will allow you to reach your high ceiling.
The bead board wallpaper is going to look great with the wall color too looking forward to seeing it all done.
I was happy to go back to having a small house with 8 ft.
I was able to paint right next to the trim without any paint getting on the actual trim.
On this page are a few tips and techniques for working in stairwells and building quick improvised scaffolding with dimension lumber.
Our 8 one didn t even come close to reaching and we didn t want to have to buy a longer one just for this project.
I just had to paint the stairwell however and i thought this would be useful.
This might come as a shocker but you will need a ladder.
Scaffolding gives you the largest base from which to work when painting an 18 foot ceiling.
It does an amazing job.
But first a warning.
Cutting in along the ceiling edge is where it gets a little tricky.
Scaffolding ranges in design from a long plank locked between two a frame ladders to large.
Then i reattached the paint roller and i was ready to paint.
However painting high walls can be a challenge.
How to paint a vaulted ceiling without scaffolding.
Cassie primitive proper says.
Kevin mcgivern edge and paint your 20 foot ceiling without using tape a tall extension ladder or scaffolding and without drips.
Ceilings because it is sooo much faster to paint.
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November 6 2019 by christy 13 comments.