Painting On Roof

Work from the top to the bottom of your roof.

Painting on roof.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. 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. If your house has a roof that overhangs another roof soffit fascia and possibly siding will need painting at some point. However if the painting directly benefits or is incurred as part of a larger project that s a capital.

Replacements of the entire roof and all the gutters. Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Its like a 10 12 pitch i have to paint a chimney and two dormers luckly their is a rooftopdeck which proves some sturdy post to tie off too. Applying the paint 1.

Cover any vents or skylights that you don t want to get paint on. If you re up for the challenge though you ll need to make sure you have the right kind of paint clean your roof and apply several coats. Use plastic sheets to wrap and cover your vents and. By itself the cost of painting the exterior of a building is generally a currently deductible repair expense because merely painting isn t an improvement under the capitalization rules.

To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Painting a roof can be a difficult job that takes a long time so you should consider hiring professional painters to do the work. You set it on the slope of the roof put one ladder leg on it one on the roof for a level surface if the roof slopes away from the wall lean a 6 footer up against the wall if the roof goes the other way you ll need the boot. The roof is asphalt shingles and i don t want to nail in toe boards.

Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. Place your ladder in the middle of your roof along the bottom edge. A 6 person can reach 8 with a brush. It s more about the distance measured perpendicular from roof to roof.

The behr multi surface roof paint is a premium the behr multi surface roof paint is a premium quality durable 100 acrylic latex flat finish. Apply a coat of primer and let it dry. Painting a very steep roofline need tips any and all appreciated.