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How to paint trim on a steep roof.
The only way to access and paint walls above a steep roof is to fasten toe boards or roof jacks to the rooftop.
Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw.
Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be.
Return to the top of the door trim and begin painting the face of the trim.
The center of an 8 foot long board.
Spray the paint onto your roof.
Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down.
Need to paint side of house above the roof line.
Starting at a top corner of the door trim begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside.
Space the boards two to three feet apart leading to the wall you re painting.
Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete.
This roof is way too steep to stand on.
Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil.
Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l.
Toe boards are pieces of wood typically 2x4 boards that are nailed into the roof for footing and stability when climbing up and down.
We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top.
One section of a 40 er bolt it on so it doesn t slip off wrap it with rags so it doesn t damage the roof and use it as a hook over the ridge of the roof.
How to paint on a steep roof step 1.
Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger.
Its about 25 ft up where the roof starts.
Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge.
Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof.