How To Paint Roof Overhang

Hold the spray paint can s tip 8 to 10 inches away from the awning s surface.

How to paint roof overhang.

Mix the paint and hang it from your ladder. Scrape off all loose and flaking paint with a triangle scraper and then sand with coarse 80 grit sandpaper followed by fine 120 grit sandpaper but don t get particularly meticulous on this. I have ideas like throwing in a 3rd color but don t know where to put it. Take a bucket of warm soapy water and a dry cloth with you.

Peeling paint under the overhang of a roof causes. Apply a coat of primer and let it dry. Work from the top to the bottom of your roof. Slide your board over so that it is a minimum of 2 feet from the side of the house or overhang you will be working on.

Remember high work is not eye work paint going from the outside inward. Use plastic sheets to wrap and cover your vents and. It s fine if some of the current. Proceed to wash the eaves free of all dirt grime and grease.

Attach one end of your bucket hook to the handle of the paint can and hang the can from the upper rungs of the ladder. Pull out a ladder that will touch the eaves. Most eaves and overhangs have strut supports. Open the paint and mix it well with a clean paint stirrer.

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. Set your l board on your roof with the tallest side sticking up. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Before painting the underside of a roof overhang remove the cracked and peeling paint.

For most homes you ll want a quality exterior latex paint. Cover any vents or skylights that you don t want to get paint on. Apply a thin layer of paint to the awning s surface while constantly moving the can. The overhang is pronounced with large the soffit and knee braces on a half hipped roof.

Although the painted area underneath a roof overhang is not exposed to direct sunlight or precipitation it is. Applying the paint 1. 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. Take your drill at least six 3 inch deck screws and your l board up the ladder with you.