Painting the roof

Time to paint the roof again. It is the middle of winter here but I got lots of discounted paint, and the weather is fine. It's quite steep, like about 65 degrees with triple gables. There are thirteen flat pieces of roof, up to 9 metres off the ground.

The painting is nearly done. I dare not show pictures of how it was done because I know people will be cross at me.

Now I need to figure out how to paint those white weatherboards at the back below the two top gables. They are above plastic roofing that I can't stand on, or even rest scaffolding on (if I had any, which I don't!).

Cherry Picker

But did the elephants object to having to squuirt paint through their trunks?

Brian

In message , Matty F writes

Why not take out every third sheet and use a conventional ladder?

I have just decided that I will attach ladders to the wall and put a plank in the ladders. We painted the roof using ladders hooked over the ridges and abseiling gear.

Last time I wanted to use a 5 metre ladder people here said I was mad. Now you want me to use a 7 metre ladder? It's OK, I have made some steel brackets that bolt on to the frame of the house, to hold the ladders. The feet of the ladders can rest on a bit of timber above the plastic roofing.

Well at least you haven't run lines from the top of your cliff to the house ridge and suspended a bosun's chair from them, in a 3D linkage. ;-)

Good luck.

Chris

Hmm.. I once painted a gable end which involved borrowing a double 16' ladder. The overlap was 2 rungs!

I fitted a spreader tray at the top so it actually felt quite stable. The residents of the old folks home opposite were hanging out of their windows to watch. One rather liked the pink wood primer and hoped it was permanent..