Hello there!! Hope you are all well and enjoyed this sunny day!! On my last post I mentioned we had a dilema with inspection report findings! The main concern was scraping and painting peeling paint on exterior trim and entry stairs and porches!!! I was abit anxious about the ordeal because I thought it would be a difficult job, but I’m very grateful to say we took care of most of the painting today!! Yay!! We may have a few hours more to do but it’s mostly done!!
One of my concerns was the height of our apartment buiding!! We Have a three story Victorian!! But no worries, we found a way!! The solution was using long extention painting poles, brushes and small rollers! In some places a ladder was used, glad my husband is morn afraid of heights!! I am!! We consulted with our painting friend Rick, who also helped today who helped us with this form of painting, apparently most painters use this tool to paint tall buildings!! I couldn’t believe my eyes!! Very cool!!
You can purchase these at Home Depot, Lowes’s or online…. we had no idea! Here’s a similar item on amazon.com, click on image for more Info.. what a wonderful tool!!
So my hubby managed to be safe and do most of the high trim from the ground!! So cool!! I think the neighbors were amused too! They had funny looks on their faces when they walked by!! 😂
Here is the fire escape I prepped and painted!! It was a lot of work.. The before and after pictures!
Fall & Winter can be rough on stairways, even if you remove the leaves and shovel Snow off of it, As you can see!!
Before you paint it’s so important to prep the area, sweep, clean, scrape and vacuum if needed to make sure paint adheres to the surface!! This was really just a touch up but I made sure to remove any mold, and dirt… there was even a spot up high on the platform where leaves had collected and packed in between wood slats! What do you guys think? what a difference alittle elbow grease and paint can make, right!!
Have a wonderful evening, thanks for following, visiting, Sharing and liking 🙂 Hope this helps with your projects!!