Comments on: Exterior Painting problem – How to reach places above my garage? http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Houston, Texas Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:44:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: thewrangler_sw http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-14 thewrangler_sw Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:38:59 +0000 http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-14 There are several routes you can take.... working off of a ladder can be unnerving if you do not do it a lot, not to mention dangerous. IF I were going to use ladders, I would use the scaffolding attachments you can get for them... or... better yet.... get the 'scaffold jacks' that mount on a 4x4 post. You can create a plywood cutout, to fit around the top, and even screw it to your roof... then a simple wedge will tighten up the assembly, and you're good and sturdy... your only limitation with this type of product is the length of the pole you can get.... and you can always splice 2 poles together, by bolting 8 ft boards around the joint of the two posts. Stud lumber could be nailed to the roof of the garage, to form a brace for the base of the ladder, if you wanted to place a ladder up there. Scaffolding can be rented. You might check into renting a 'cherry picker'... one of those trucks, like an electric company, tree service, or sign company might use. Really tho... by the time you spend the money to invest in any of the options Ive mentioned so far.... you would probably be spending as much as you would to hire someone who does it for a living, and already has the tools and equipment. Ladders aren't cheap, and neither are any of the other items Ive mentioned. Most of these items would be too expensive to purchase for use only every 10 years....even renting them can be costly. Go ahead and find a local painter, and get an estimate... that won't cost you anything, and may save you not only some money, but some broken bones ;) Good Luck<br><b>References : </b><br> There are several routes you can take…. working off of a ladder can be unnerving if you do not do it a lot, not to mention dangerous.
IF I were going to use ladders, I would use the scaffolding attachments you can get for them… or… better yet…. get the ‘scaffold jacks’ that mount on a 4×4 post. You can create a plywood cutout, to fit around the top, and even screw it to your roof… then a simple wedge will tighten up the assembly, and you’re good and sturdy… your only limitation with this type of product is the length of the pole you can get…. and you can always splice 2 poles together, by bolting 8 ft boards around the joint of the two posts.

Stud lumber could be nailed to the roof of the garage, to form a brace for the base of the ladder, if you wanted to place a ladder up there.

Scaffolding can be rented.

You might check into renting a ‘cherry picker’… one of those trucks, like an electric company, tree service, or sign company might use.

Really tho… by the time you spend the money to invest in any of the options Ive mentioned so far…. you would probably be spending as much as you would to hire someone who does it for a living, and already has the tools and equipment. Ladders aren’t cheap, and neither are any of the other items Ive mentioned. Most of these items would be too expensive to purchase for use only every 10 years….even renting them can be costly.

Go ahead and find a local painter, and get an estimate… that won’t cost you anything, and may save you not only some money, but some broken bones ;)

Good Luck
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]]> By: Teetyme http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-13 Teetyme Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:48:59 +0000 http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-13 This is one of the hardest spots on a house to paint. You could do it yourself with 2 people, a ladder leveler(expensive at about $100), and some strong nerves because it gets a bit unnerving climbing the ladder. Try calling a few small local painting companies and see what they would charge just to do that one area. Shouldn't be too expensive if you already have the paint. I do this for customers all the time, plus it will come out better if the person painting the area is comfortable in the situation, not freaking out, which trust me you will be, once you climb that ladder.<br><b>References : </b><br>25+ years at CK Painting This is one of the hardest spots on a house to paint. You could do it yourself with 2 people, a ladder leveler(expensive at about $100), and some strong nerves because it gets a bit unnerving climbing the ladder.
Try calling a few small local painting companies and see what they would charge just to do that one area. Shouldn’t be too expensive if you already have the paint. I do this for customers all the time, plus it will come out better if the person painting the area is comfortable in the situation, not freaking out, which trust me you will be, once you climb that ladder.
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]]> By: eskie lover http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-12 eskie lover Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:17:59 +0000 http://www.thebestprofessionalpainting.com/exterior-painting/exterior-painting-problem-how-to-reach-places-above-my-garage#comment-12 In my area, you can rent scaffolding. Here they deliver it, set it up for you and disassemble it when you are through. It costs $40 per day or $150 per week. You can also purchase ladders that can be bent into the scaffolding at the Home Depot. But, I have one and still rented the scaffolding. It was a lot sturdier and it had locking wheels so I could move it around to paint. Try calling equipment rental places in your area.<br><b>References : </b><br> In my area, you can rent scaffolding. Here they deliver it, set it up for you and disassemble it when you are through. It costs $40 per day or $150 per week. You can also purchase ladders that can be bent into the scaffolding at the Home Depot. But, I have one and still rented the scaffolding. It was a lot sturdier and it had locking wheels so I could move it around to paint. Try calling equipment rental places in your area.
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