Painting On A Steep Roof

Climb up the ladder.

Painting on a steep roof.

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. It comes as a set that. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. Before you climb up the ladder put on some protective gloves.

Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke. It can be either latex or. A roofing harness provides the extra security you need when working on such a roof. Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down.

First you have to grab a sponge and dip it in the mixture you just made. We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. Some roofs are so high and so steep that even working from scaffolding can be dangerous. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside.

Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l. How to paint dormers on a steep roof. Very helpful in painting a gable end over a garage exactly as shown in old alex s photo.

The center of an 8 foot long board. Step 2 rinse off the thermoplastic polyolefin surface with a garden hose. Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw.

How to paint on a steep roof step 1. Thermoplastic polyolefin coatings are almost always on roofs with very minimal sloping but in the rare occurrence of a steep thermoplastic polyolefin roof always start working at the top of the slope and move downward. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. For indoor surfaces use a wet rag.