Access to paint a 4m high ceiling

smcqis

Hi,

Need to paint a room, including ceiling which measures 4m high. I always do the house painting and thought about employing a painter due to height of ceiling but thought maybe I should invest in a ladder/scaffold and at least I would have it again and be able to clean out gutters etc

Im struggling to find the right one online. I see combination ones with level area to stand but I need this at least 2m from the ground and struggling to find one. Any of you guys have any recommendations?

FreeBear

I invested in this one - https://www.aluminium-scaffoldtowers.co.uk/product/super-diy-5-3-in-one-with-4-stiffeners-aluminium-scaffold-tower/

Looked at the cheaper DIY & mDIY, and found them to be wanting in both stability and ease of assembly. I should have gone for outriggers for a bit more stability, but I've not needed to go to the max height yet.

smcqis

Thank you, this does look the buzz, though I could prob do with a smaller version than the smallest version. Was a bit more than I was budgeting

FreeBear

smcqis said: I could prob do with a smaller version than the smallest version. Was a bit more than I was budgeting

Watch the max "working height" - They assume one has a 2m reach, so the platform level on the 5m tower is only 3m from the ground. If you are thinking of doing gutters on a typical two storey semi, then you'd be better off with a 7m tower plus all the trimmings. Yes, it gets expensive, but it is so much safer than a ladder for a lot of jobs.

Alanp

You could hire one, speak to your nearest hire company and tell them your requirements, they should be able to help….

rob7475

Agree with above that hiring a tower will be better value. Try and find a local hire company that the trades use - they'll tend to be a fraction of the price of HSS etc and if you hire over a weekend when the trades aren't using them, you'll usually get a good deal.