Painting On A Steep Roof

Step 2 rinse off the thermoplastic polyolefin surface with a garden hose.

Painting on a steep roof.

The center of an 8 foot long board. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Mark the center of your 2 by 4 inch board using a tape measure and pencil. First you have to grab a sponge and dip it in the mixture you just made.

Thermoplastic polyolefin coatings are almost always on roofs with very minimal sloping but in the rare occurrence of a steep thermoplastic polyolefin roof always start working at the top of the slope and move downward. Very helpful in painting a gable end over a garage exactly as shown in old alex s photo. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Let go of the trigger at the end of your stroke.

Move your sprayer from the peak of your roof to a spot 3 4 ft 0 91 1 22 m down. Clamp your two 4 foot sections together in the shape of an l. Some roofs are so high and so steep that even working from scaffolding can be dangerous. A roofing harness provides the extra security you need when working on such a roof.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. Cut your 2 by 4 inch board in half with the circular saw. Before you climb up the ladder put on some protective gloves. How to paint dormers on a steep roof.

Hold the nozzle of the sprayer 1 2 ft 30 61 cm away from your roof and pull the trigger. Spray the paint onto your roof. It can be either latex or. I do not like being on steep roofs and would probably not use this on anything steeper than 6 12.

Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. Clean the dormer windows. For indoor surfaces use a wet rag. It comes as a set that.