Painting Gables Steep Roof

Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof.

Painting gables steep roof.

Some historical homes have terne metal roofs and these need to be painted with oil based paint. Need to paint side of house above the roof line. Galvanized metal roofs are usually painted with acrylic based paint. 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.

Put a ladder jack upside down at the end of a long ladder i e. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l. Find either oil based or acrylic based paint at your local home improvement store. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be.

Use painter s canvas drop cloths or a strip of old carpet to protect the roof while you paint. How to paint on a steep roof step 1. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. Step 1 clean the eaves pull out a ladder that will touch the eaves.

06 26 2012 09 54 am 13. Most roofs get extremely hot in the midday sun. Trying to use a shorter ladder will have you stretching to reach the areas to be painted and that can be risky. Because when you want to want to paint the fascia 10 from the roof edge as you say you ll be standing about half way up the ladder on the roof.

Take a bucket of warm soapy water and a dry cloth with you. Choose a paint that s right for your metal roof. The center of an 8 foot long board. After chicken runs known as a 1 2 wide section of roofline sticking out past a gable wall.

Do not use plastic it can be slippery underfoot. It s more about the distance measured perpendicular from roof to roof. If you can reach a gable on a split level home by walking on the roof plan on doing this in the morning when it s still cool. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush.

Roof painting platform 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. Love doing those when there real steep. Consider buying or renting or borrowing a painters extension ladder that is long enough to reach the highest point of your gable. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil.

That s what i do. Once you know how far you can reach to the right from a 10 or 12 a frame ladder placed.