How to paint on a steep roof step 1.
Painting gables steep roof.
Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l.
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Step 1 clean the eaves pull out a ladder that will touch the eaves.
How to paint gable end of house tutorial.
I do not like being on steep roofs and would probably not use this on anything steeper than 6 12.
Take a bucket of warm soapy water and a dry cloth with you.
My roofs are 5 12 so pretty easy to walk around on i get up there many times a year to blow out the gutters and sweep my chimney.
Find a spotter that can help you hold the ladder and climb the ladder in order to get to a point where you can properly touch the eaves.
If you can reach a gable on a split level home by walking on the roof plan on doing this in the morning when it s still cool.
To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside.
We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top.
High exterior gables are some of the hardest to access areas that make diy painting a nightmare.
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.
Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw.
Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil.
Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be.
Do not use plastic it can be slippery underfoot.
The center of an 8 foot long board.
Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.
Learning how to paint a house is actually fairly easy.
Most roofs get extremely hot in the midday sun.
Very helpful in painting a gable end over a garage exactly as shown in old alex s photo.