How To Paint While Standing On A Sloped Roof

Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.

How to paint while standing on a sloped roof. How to paint on a steep roof. I have a long ladder but i m not sure how to set it up in a situation like this. I cannot afford to paint the entire house and missing paint is only some small spots so ive decided to touch it up for right now. I recently had a portion of a 2nd story exterior wall pressure washed.

I m painting some of the trim on my house over the weekend. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the. The center of an 8 foot long board is 48 inches.

Unfortunately some of the paint came with it. I think the roof is too sloped to stand on. Someone help me out here i can t think of the right term for it to save my life. One of the windows i need to paint is directly above a little sloped roof.

If you ve ever painted dormers or half gables on the outside of a house you know that resting a paint can while working on a rooftop can really be tricky. Painting while standing on a sloped roof. You set it on the slope of the roof put one ladder leg on it one on the roof for a level surface if the roof slopes away from the wall lean a 6 footer up against the wall if the roof goes the other way you ll need the boot. Maybe i should be using some other approach to get to this window.