I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high so 
the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also where 
can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building site 
;^)?  I live in Leeds.

Cheers

John

John wrote:

> I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high so 
> the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
> directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
> spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
> am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
> scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also where 
> can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building site 
> ;^)?  I live in Leeds.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John 
> 
> 


I am sure that the regulars will all laugh at me for this but I have 
recently painted the landing ceiling. I didn't have a ladder tall enough 
to reach and I would have needed boards to do some parts any way. Rather 
than go through all that messing about I zip tied a paint brush to an 
aluminium pole and painted it that way. You can't tell that I did it 
like that and the cutting in is perfect. If I ever had to do it again 
that is how I would do it. The only thing I would recommend with this 
approach is that you put the lighter coat (probably the ceiling) on first.

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:13 +0000 (UTC), "John"
 wrote:


>I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high so 
>the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
>directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
>spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
>am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
>scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also where 
>can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building site 
>;^)?  I live in Leeds.


I got some from Jewsons, they told me they hadn't sold any in years.

I've had a span of more like 11' between 2 ladders using 2 boards
thickness to reduce springyness.

My decorators at my old house did exactly what I think you are
describing to paper the wall to the side of the staircase.

Bit risky of course.

"John"  wrote in message 
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>I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high 
>so the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
>directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
>spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
>am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
>scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also 
>where can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a 
>building site


A hire shop. You can also hire scaffold tower parts there, to make up a 
proper stairway platform, if you want.

Colin Bignell

"John"  wrote in message
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> I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high
so
> the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread
> directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and
> spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I
> am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will
a
> scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also
where
> can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building

site

Besy place to buy them is a hire shop as they have to replace them every so
often to meet some reg or other.  I'd put a couple on top of each other for
your weight.

"John"  wrote in message
where can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a
building site

> ;^)?  I live in Leeds.
>
> Cheers
>
> John


I've got two outside my front door - help yourself if I'm not in. I live in
Liverpool.

ZD

John john@idontlikespam.co.uk typed:


> I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot
> high so the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the
> stair tread directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a
> bannister rail and spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs
> from the landing area.  I am thinking of using ladders and a plank or
> two to reach this part.  Will a scaffold plank supprt my weight (14
> stone) over a 7 foot span and also where can I get a plank from
> without resorting to nicking one from a building site ;^)?  I live in
> Leeds.


Available from most good builders merchants for 20 ish, alternatively
length of 8x2 x3Mt is about 8.

--
Mark

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:13 +0000 (UTC), "John"
 wrote:


>I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high so 
>the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
>directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
>spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
>am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
>scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also where 
>can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building site 
>;^)?  I live in Leeds.
>
>Cheers
>
>John 
>


It will support you, but will sag, better to use 2, one on top the
other.

However the easiest thing to do is to buy a 14 foot 3 *8 (or similar)
and cut it in two, it will more than hold you .......

Rick

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:13 +0000 (UTC), "John"
 wrote:


>I have a hall, stairs and landing to paint.  The ceilings are 9 foot high so 
>the highest point of the landing ceiling is 16 feet from the stair tread 
>directly below it, if you see what I mean.  Due to a bannister rail and 
>spindles I cannot get a ladder across the stairs from the landing area.  I 
>am thinking of using ladders and a plank or two to reach this part.  Will a 
>scaffold plank supprt my weight (14 stone) over a 7 foot span and also where 
>can I get a plank from without resorting to nicking one from a building site 
>;^)?  I live in Leeds.
>
>Cheers
>
>John 
>


It will support you, but will sag, better to use 2, one on top the
other.

However the easiest thing to do is to buy a 14 foot 3 *8 (or similar)
and cut it in two, it will more than hold you .......

Rick