Painting High Ceilings In Stairwells

How to paint walls and ceilings in a tight narrow stairwell.

Painting high ceilings in stairwells.

There didn t seem to be any easy way to do it. We have a bi level high ranch stairwell with 1 set going up and one down. However painting high walls can be a challenge. If you don t have access to a ladder or if the only ladder you have is too short there are some tricks you can use to get the new paint all the way up to the ceiling.

Preparing the painting area correctly and using. Tips for painting tall ceiling stairwells. I was hoping to avoid painting the stairwell and upstairs hallway because the gray green color is a very pretty neutral it s a custom mix so i don t have the exact color. I duct taped my paint brush to get into the edges but i didn t know how to edge for the ceiling paint job which will be coming up.

The home mender dustin luby shows us how to paint those hard to reach places at the top of a stairwell. However the original paint color was flat and the patch paint was eggshell. Painting a stairwell with a high ceiling can seem like a daunting task particularly for new homeowners. Now hopefully i can paint with relative ease and safety.

An extension roller is a paint roller with a long handle that will allow you to reach your high ceiling. High ceilings give a room a sense of spaciousness and grandeur that may belie its actual square footage. If you need to paint high walls and ceilings in a stairwell or a great room you ll need to use an extension ladder and maybe build scaffolding to reach some of the farthest points. On this page are a few tips and techniques for working in stairwells and building quick improvised scaffolding with dimension lumber.

Click the links below to see inside dustin s. Ladder hacks for painting on stairs and high narrow corridors. There is no easy way to trim where the wall meets the ceiling when it was that high up at least not without renting scaffolding so by painting the wall and ceiling the same color you don t need to be quite so careful with your. The ceiling in the stairwell was so high though and i was terrified of getting on a ladder on top of the stairs.

Alternatively you can buy a stair leveler which is a small platform that fits onto your stairs so you can prop your. Painting a high ceiling over stairs can be a challenge but you can use an extension roller to make things easier.