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| Thread ID: 108059 | 2010-03-12 06:35:00 | House painting question.... | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 866363 | 2010-03-12 20:36:00 | Well - they're cedar, but OK will take your suggestion... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 866364 | 2010-03-12 21:13:00 | Boxing is cheap,just rip some of that down,what do you think S? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 866365 | 2010-03-12 21:20:00 | If you use cedar the nails won't hold very well either due to it's softness | gary67 (56) | ||
| 866366 | 2010-03-14 03:46:00 | I have in the past seen painters using sugar bags partially filled with sand under each end of sturdy plank. The sand bags distribute the weight and make a stable platform. Have also seen 25--50 mm polystyrene used in the same manner Make sure you use a drop sheet to stop any paint splashes on the lovely new tiles. "Murphy " dicates in times like these HH |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 866367 | 2010-03-14 03:51:00 | Cheers guys, went with the "cat ladder" idea - old battens cut down for weight distribution and screwed to 150x25x2400 (times 2) boxing timber. (I have big feet, that's why 150 wide and not 100 - still easy to manoeuvre). Works great!! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 866368 | 2010-03-14 05:30:00 | Bah. The answer is always beer! | Greg (193) | ||
| 866369 | 2010-03-14 05:38:00 | Beer doesn't have good coverage properties or colourfastness on weatherboards. However it does do wonders for energy levels and frame of mind after spending several hours with a sander or paintbrush 3 or 4 metres above the ground (once down off the roof, of course). |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 866370 | 2010-03-14 07:05:00 | With Beer Goggles, the old paint looks great ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 866371 | 2010-03-14 08:08:00 | A paint brush with a really long handle? :P | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
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