Roll the Walls from Top Down

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10+ TIPS Painting in Stairwells and Other Tight Spaces!

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What happens here

After the high-area cut-ins are completed and have had a chance to dry sufficiently, use an extension pole fitted with a paint roller to apply paint to the main wall surfaces. It's important to continue working from the top of the stairwell down, immediately after the cut-ins, to maintain a wet edge and ensure a seamless finish without visible paint flashing (lines where wet paint meets dry paint). The video demonstrates using various length extension poles (e.g., 4-8 foot) to cover different heights of the wall efficiently. Be careful not to overextend the roller's reach upwards to avoid accidentally hitting and marking the newly painted ceiling.

Goal: Efficiently apply paint to the main wall surfaces of the stairwell, ensuring a smooth and consistent finish.

Tools and materials

Extension Pole — Extending the reach of the paint roller
Paint Roller — Applying paint to large wall areas
Paint Tray / Bucket — Holding paint for the roller
Paint — The paint for the walls

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rolling the walls below him so Lucas is doing cut ends and in the stairwell I'm gonna start with one walls another thing you're gonna need we're doing a sterile like this is extension poles in multiple extension poles anywhere from you know the one to two foot Stu I got a four to eight foot know if that's going to reach up as high as I need to hopefully otherwise I'll have to step up into a 8 to 12 foot extension pole but if you're doing situations like this expect extension poles will be your best friends so here we go and once he got the ceiling cuttings done then I can start rolling the walls from the top down below but get all your a lot of work done first that way you don't have to put your ladders on wet paint so yeah Lucas up here in the stairwell and he is working up here and in the way the latter said I mean I'm totally comfortable with you know him up there like that this is a safe position but you know it's a spotters always you know best so I'm more comfortable spotting him on the ladder I'm just sitting here making sure this ladder doesn't slip or slide it is a carpet and drop cloth over the top of it and better safe than sorry Lucas brought his cuttings down he was nice so he brought his kind of down low enough for me and I can reach and not have to grab the 12 to 8 foot extension pole what you don't want to do is go up too high and hit the ceiling create a touch up up there so you want to know your reach your limit you can get once

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