How To Paint While Standing On A Sloped Roof

I have a long ladder but i m not sure how to set it up in a situation like this.

How to paint while standing on a sloped roof.

Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the. 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. 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. Maybe i should be using some other approach to get to this window.

Someone help me out here i can t think of the right term for it to save my life. How to paint on a steep roof. The center of an 8 foot long board is 48 inches. One of the windows i need to paint is directly above a little sloped roof.

Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. Unfortunately some of the paint came with it. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw.

I think the roof is too sloped to stand on. 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. 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. I recently had a portion of a 2nd story exterior wall pressure washed.