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Assess Project and Gather Specialized Tools

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10+ TIPS Painting in Stairwells and Other Tight Spaces!

What happens here

The first step is to assess the narrow, two-story stairwell and identify the specialized tools needed for this challenging painting project. These tools include an Xtend+Climb extension ladder for reaching extreme heights, a Ladder-Aide Pro ladder leveler to stabilize the ladder on stair treads, a gooseneck brush that can attach to an extension pole for cutting in hard-to-reach areas, and a woven wool roller for applying paint to the walls. Prior to painting, it's also important to address any existing wall damage by applying Crawford's spackling paste, as stairwells often incur bumps and scrapes in narrow areas.

Goal: Understand the challenges of painting a narrow stairwell and identify necessary specialized tools.

Tools and materials

  • Crawford's Spackling Paste Crawford'sRepairing wall damage before painting
  • Extension PoleExtending the reach of brushes and rollers
  • Gooseneck BrushCutting in hard-to-reach areas, especially when attached to an extension pole
  • Ladder-Aide Pro Ladder Leveler IdealLeveling a ladder on stairs, ensuring stability and safety
  • Woven Wool RollerApplying paint smoothly to walls
  • Xtend+Climb Extension Ladder Xtend+ClimbSafely reaching high areas in a narrow stairwell

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this Kristiana hope hater here on paint-like TV today i got a project here we're working inside of a house at this two-story condo and we've got a very narrow stairwell right here and this could pose all kinds of challenges trying to pack paint this stairwell and get up here and do the ceilings and cut ends we've already done ceilings which was a lot easier we sprayed the ceilings use multiple extensions to get to the top but that was the easy part now we've got a cut in the walls and roll the walls and it's going to be a little bit more difficult and I'm going to show you some of the tools the tricks of the trade to how you work in a stairwell like this so stay tuned for this video hopefully enjoy it [Music] okay now we're down here working in this stairwell let me show you some of the tools one of them we've got a extinct line extend ladder because there's no way you can manipulate like a 24 X 24 foot extension ladder to hit a stairwell like this so the extend climb extension ladders absolutely amazing the perfect tool for this we've got a pivot ladder box in here where we can level our ladder on stairs we may be using a gooseneck brush to do cut ends I'm not sure if it's a brush that's screws on to an extension pole right here that it'll screw on it there and it bends so if we can tweak stuff from our ladder we can do cut ends using the gooseneck we're meeting rolling the walls with a cone of wool roller from here I've already done spackling using the Crawfords spackling because because it is a narrow hallway getting furniture up and down to here people I'm roommates moving in and out balls get banged up pretty easily it's a Sun Valley texture smooth wall so we're testing out a new ladder level or box first stair where else and it's actually working out pretty cool I'm tippy I've always like I'm out like last 15 years or so we've used these pivot ladder tools a lot of boxes and to

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