Painting On A Steep Roof

My roofs are 5 12 so pretty easy to walk around on i get up there many times a year to blow out the gutters and sweep my chimney.

Painting on a steep roof.

It can be either latex or. Clean the dormer windows. Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke. Very helpful in painting a gable end over a garage exactly as shown in old alex s photo.

Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down. The center of an 8 foot long board. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil.

I do not like being on steep roofs and would probably not use this on anything steeper than 6 12. Before you climb up the ladder put on some protective gloves. Step 2 rinse off the thermoplastic polyolefin surface with a garden hose. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw.

Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. Some roofs are so high and so steep that even working from scaffolding can be dangerous. How to paint on a steep roof step 1. A roofing harness provides the extra security you need when working on such a 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. Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. It comes as a set that.

First you have to grab a sponge and dip it in the mixture you just made. We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. Climb up the ladder. How to paint dormers on a steep roof.