How To Paint Above A Steep Roof

If your house has a roof that overhangs another roof soffit fascia and possibly siding will need painting at some point.

How to paint above a steep roof.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. 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. I do not paint many exteriors so i am kind of green when it comes to rigging up ladders scaffold etc. He replaced some flashing and a couple of slates on the drying room kitchen roof and much to his chagrin my mum insisted he paint the bathroom window frame sill too and clean the guttering above the kitchen.

Buy water based acrylic paint for your roof. Basically a harness attaches you to the roof to prevent falling if you lose your footing. Use the surface area of your roof to determine how much paint you need for your roof. Once you know how far you can reach to the right from a 10 or 12 a frame ladder placed over the shrubs along the wall you ll know what you ll have to reach from the ladder on the roof.

Calm painting wonâ t mend any cracks or wreck you have you can calm create your roof appear brand new. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Painting this section of your house that has a steep roof is impossible without a way to safely stay on it. Pick a water based acrylic paint for the best coverage and protection for 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. Use a roof safety harness to walk safely on a roof if it s in poor condition or if it s very steep. Go to your local paint supply or hardware store to see what options they have for roof paint. The bathroom window involved was tiny so he just painted it through the ladder rungs with it sloped and leaning against the roof.

Bidding on a two story colonial style house that will require me to stand on roof over the garage. The roof is sloped on both sides and the exterior that i need to paint is too high to reach without a ladder. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush. After you mend any wreck and mud the roofing material you can easily use a sprayer to create painting easy.