I have to paint walls inside my townhouse. Problem is that in some areas it is 24 feet from floor to ceiling. Can anyone suggest a staging solution to tackle this project, and is it possible to rent the equipment we need, or is a good extension ladder the best solution.
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a big see-saw..a bucket of paint, and a fat friend..jump homey.
Ok..rent scaffolding..much cleaner, safer and not too pricey.
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A trampoline would be better than the see-saw - at the least you wouldn't need a helper.
Or the scaffolding is good ( and safe ) for the less adventurous painters.
Our local Home Depot rents scaffolding for pretty cheap. It might seem a bit expensive, but once you get it set up and see how easy and safe it is to work off scaffolding rather than balancing on a ladder, it's worth every penny.
24 ft ceilings? Rent three sections of scaffolds, which will get you to 15 ft, then put a short step ladder on the planks and you're in business.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
just rented some from HD, I like their scaffold better then the other rental places here, 15' section comes with 3 walk boards and a gaurd rail to go around the top section, rented 2 15' sections with 8' leveling feet for about 125 on the week, it probably saved at least that much in labor
How much really high work is there, and how long do you need to be up there? If there isn't too much, you could cut in from an extension ladder, and roller the field with a long pole and shorter A-frame ladder. Lotsa exercise climbing up and down that ladder, though.
-- J.S.