Painting On Steep Roof

The center of an 8 foot long board.

Painting on steep roof.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. It can be either latex or. Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. 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.

How to paint dormers on a steep roof. Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. You will have difficulties to place and secure the ladder on the roof.

Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l. Just make sure the ladder you re standing on is tied to the gutter or something so the ladder you re pushing up doesn t push you instead cause that would really ruin your day. Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down.

The main issue with the ladder and the roof comes up is the surface is sloped or steep. Slide it up the roof with the jack pointing up toward the sky then when it gets up past the ridge flip it over. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush. Climb up the ladder.

First you have to grab a sponge and dip it in the mixture you just made. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Clean the dormer windows.

Need to paint side of house above the roof line. Before you climb up the ladder put on some protective gloves. Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. The steepness of the roof will not allow the ladder to stay on straight rather it will be slanted which in turn would increase your risk of falling off.

Do the opposit to bring it down. Once you know how far you can reach to the right from a 10 or 12 a frame ladder placed. 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. Its about 25 ft up where the roof starts.

How to paint on a steep roof step 1. This roof is way too steep to stand on. Spray the paint onto your roof. It s more about the distance measured perpendicular from roof to roof.