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How to paint a steep roofline

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#1 ·
I am trying to paint a steep pitch roof line. Its the roof line between the house and the attached garage. The peak of the roof line is 32 feet on the house and about 20 ft on the peak of the garage. This means I have 12 feet of wall that I have to paint at the peak of a steep roof. any suggestions? I am new to painting and would like to hear some ideas.
 
#10 ·
Get some rope and tie one end to your vehicle, drape it over the peak and tether down.

Just make sure your shoes have good grip, you tie a good knot, and the rope isn't frayed.




p.s. tie it to structure not some plastic trim piece.:thumbsup:
 
#23 ·
I am trying to paint a steep pitch roof line. Its the roof line between the house and the attached garage. The peak of the roof line is 32 feet on the house and about 20 ft on the peak of the garage. This means I have 12 feet of wall that I have to paint at the peak of a steep roof. any suggestions? I am new to painting and would like to hear some ideas.

i was just going to ask the same thing.
 
#25 ·
There are a great many ways to tackle this.
Buy a bigger ladder to start with. If you knew you had a 32' gable to paint and you only had a 20' ladder you should of priced a 32' or better yet a 40'er into the job.

The problem with these types of question are that it shows that you are not properly trained to attack this job and while there is a vast amount of painting knowledge at PT the site is not designed to be a training course because safety is of the highest priority and it would be terrible for both you and the customer for you to get hurt or damage their property while trying to figure out this ladder move. So the comment I agree with most is Dave's comment about you do not seem ready for this level of a job.

When you say you are new to painting does that come with any experience? Or did you just decide since you had a brush and a 20' ladder you were now ready to get paid for your time?
 
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