Painting High Ceilings Without Scaffolding

An extension roller is a paint roller with a long handle that will allow you to reach your high ceiling.

Painting high ceilings without scaffolding.

This might come as a shocker but you will need a ladder. How to easily paint ceilings and stairwells without ladders or scaffolding. Alternatively you can buy a stair leveler which is a small platform that fits onto your stairs so you can prop your extension ladder on it and reach the ceiling. Kevin mcgivern edge and paint your 20 foot ceiling without using tape a tall extension ladder or scaffolding and without drips.

Here is how i do it with limited tools no help no scaffolding without dragging out the extension ladder and without a lot of time and energy. But first a warning. I was happy to go back to having a small house with 8 ft. Scaffolding ranges in design from a long plank locked between two a frame ladders to large.

Our 8 one didn t even come close to reaching and we didn t want to have to buy a longer one just for this project. I have a staircase hall i want to paint and that could come in handy for the high ceiling and cutting in. I just had to paint the stairwell however and i thought this would be useful. A ladder makes painting a high wall a lot easier but you can get the job done without one.

Ceilings because it is sooo much faster to paint. I was able to paint right next to the trim without any paint getting on the actual trim. The telescoping handle of the homeright paintstick allows you to paint hard to reach areas of stairways or stairwells without needing scaffolding or a ladder. Scaffolding gives you the largest base from which to work when painting an 18 foot ceiling.

However painting high walls can be a challenge. Cutting in along the ceiling edge is where it gets a little tricky. Then i just pulled back on the handle until the paint tube was full. November 6 2019 by christy 13 comments.

If you don t have access to a ladder or if the only ladder you have is too short there are some tricks you can use to get the new paint all the way up to the ceiling. Then i reattached the paint roller and i was ready to paint. If you need to paint high walls and ceilings in a stairwell or a great room you ll need to use an extension ladder and maybe build scaffolding to reach some of the farthest points. How to paint a vaulted ceiling without scaffolding.

The bead board wallpaper is going to look great with the wall color too looking forward to seeing it all done. Cassie primitive proper says. So with a combination of research and some frugal creativity i pulled together some tips on how to paint rooms with high ceilings without scaffolding.