decorating help/info required....

glasgow guy

glasgow guy

Nori Brick
Tackler
how the heck do you scrape the paper from the wall thats at the top of the stairs/top of the hallway - you know the area I mean...in a standard 2 bedroom terrace..its way at the top of everything it seems..., now I am hardly spiderman or have bloomin firemans ladder that goes up that high...so what does one do ?
and if someone says get a decorator then who ??
dont wanna spend shedloads of cash as babys on the way..so...
 
Get some 3 X 2 and some plaserboard and under-draw it to a reasonable height, saves on heating bills too :) failing that its ladders off the stairs, scary but its possible
 
Put a ladder on the stairs resting on the wall above them and a trestle on the landing (or top big step) at the top of the stairs. Then put a substantial plank between the trestle and the ladder.
 
The SAFEST method is to invest in one of these;
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If you can justify the cost of £90 then they do come in handy for quite a few jobs. You can hire them for about £20 a day I think from a hire shop.
 
lancsdave said:
The SAFEST method is to invest in one of these;
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If you can justify the cost of £90 then they do come in handy for quite a few jobs. You can hire them for about £20 a day I think from a hire shop.
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They are very good but that one might not be quite tall enough to reach mine. We have 10' ceiling downstairs and 9' upstairs so it is quite a drop when you are painting that top corner. I know I did it :D
 
My dad was a decorator in the 60's and always used the ladders and sturdy plank system. I tried it when I was painting mine a few years ago, I have no head for heights and had a bit of a wobbly start but I managed it. Good luck.
 
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