How To Paint Siding On Steep Roof

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How to paint siding on steep roof.

Learning how to paint a house is actually fairly easy. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. 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. To darken a paint color add black paint to darker colors and gray paint to lighter colors.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. Spray the paint onto your roof. Its about 25 ft up where the roof starts.

Pour thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket. In this how to video in our how to paint a house exterior s. To lighten a paint color add white paint as needed until the desired color is reached. 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.

Many hardware and home improvement stores offer paint mixing services. We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. Need to paint side of house above the roof line. 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.

This roof is way too steep to stand on. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down.

One section of a 40 er bolt it on so it doesn t slip off wrap it with rags so it doesn t damage the roof and use it as a hook over the ridge of the roof. Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. How to paint on a steep roof step 1. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l.

To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush. Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke.