Decorating the stairwell..ladder help please..!!

ferry

Hi all

Should be tackling the stairwell before Xmas which will involve stripping the existing wallpaper and painting both the corridor and upstairs ceilings etc..

Can anyone offer any advice on how to best position a ladder to reach the furthest corners up into the stairwell.I was hoping to avoid having to spend out on a proper platform ladder thingy..
Though I assume this would be the safest method.

Any ideas

Terry

fozzylozzy

Hi Terry,

I don't know if i'd take the risk with a normal ladder - depends how high your ceilings are. I think you can hire platform ladders relatively cheaply.

Wouldn't want to end up in A&E just before xmas for the sake of a few extra quid!!!

Good luck.

Louisa x

ferry

Hi Louisa

Yep,I guess you're right!

Cheers!

ManAtHome

Assuming a standard 'straight up' staircase....

If you have a double ladder (or 2 single ladders), position one one the stairs against the return wall (the one you see when you're walking downstairs, then rest the other one on the rungs and the top of the stairs (so it's horizontal), a couple of floorboards or MDF laid INSIDE the side-rails of the horizontal ladder should give you a reasonable platform.

Aries

hi Terry if I was you I think I would enquire at a local Hire shop to see if they have something suitable at the right price. Its a long way to fall.

prettypennies

When I was doing my stairwell last summer I managed to buy a combination ladder from ebay for around £30 including delivery. (Less than it would have cost to hire one).

A combination ladder can be used as a step ladder, stand-off ladder, platform or standard ladder. It folds away for easy storage and has come in very useful a number of times since.

They also sell them at places such as B&Q or can be hired from most hire shops

robowen

I use a large scaffolders plank. 2 small ladders each end and the plank in between.

troll35

My stairwell goes round in a U shape with a half landing part way up. I use a standard ladder (the walls prevent it from going anywhere), but I make sure the top of the ladder is well padded so that it can't damage any new wallcovering. I got a combination ladder but found it was still not big enough to reach the top of the walls.